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MEGA CHOIR

Open to all children
Wednesday 08:00 - 08:50
First rehearsal: Wednesday 22nd January 2020
Last Rehearsal: Wednesday 25th March
​ 2020
£12 per term - Sign-up and payment deadline was FRIDAY 17th JANUARY 2020 at 16:00
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Spring Term 2020

This term, we will be learning and rehearsing songs to be performed at the VE Day Celebration on Friday 8th May 2020. A celebratory 75th anniversary festival will be taking place here, at Downs Junior School, and will be attended by local MPs and representatives of the Queen and the Royal British Legion. Other school groups will also be performing.

Throughout this term, more information will be added to the VE Day web page:
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There's a Power in the Music

The 2020 SingUp song by Lin Marsh
There's a Power in the Music (lyrics)
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Autumn Term 2019

To view concert dates, download the Christmas Concert lyric book, and to listen to the audio tracks, visit the CHRISTMAS 2019 PAGE (click on the image below):
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Spring / Summer 2019

LAB RULES
A science parody of New Rules by Dua Lipa.
​The lyrics explain how to stay safe in a science laboratory.
Lab Rules (lyrics)
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Radioactive by Imagine Dragons

Everyone Belongs
​by Jonny Walker
Everyone Belongs (lyrics)
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Fight Song
Fight Song (lyrics)
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One Moment, One People
One Moment One People - Lyrics
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EVENTS - ​AUTUMN 2018

Friday 9th November
Mega Choir and Super Choir performing at St. Bartholomew's Church - 18:15 - 19:30

CHRISTMAS CONCERT DATES:

WHAT TO WEAR: 
Children can wear their own clothes. It is optional to also wear festive clothes, and/or festive headgear e.g. Santa hat, reindeer antlers, elf ears, angel halos or tinsel.
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Monday 3rd December - Year 6 Super Choir performing at the Brighton Centre 19:00 - 20:15 (book tickets early via the Brighton Dome Box Office). Please arrive 18:15 – 18:30. Collect your child at 20:15 from the auditorium.
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Tuesday 11th December – Orchestra, Mega Choir and Super Choir will be performing to ex-pupils of the school 10:45 - 12:15
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Tuesday 11th December – Orchestra, Mega Choir and Super Choir will be performing to families at St. Bartholomew’s Church 18:00 - 19:30.
Please arrive 17:30 – 17:45 to ensure a prompt start at 18:00.
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Saturday 15th December - Mega Choir and Super Choir will be singing for charity at M&S Hollingbury - 11:00 - 12:00. Please arrive by 10:50.
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Sunday 16th December
Miss Rusbatch and Tom (guitar teacher at Downs Junior School) will be performing Christmas sing-a-long songs at the Cleveland Arms in Brighton 16:30 - 18:30

Get Back Up Again (lyrics)
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​In this video, Mega Choir were rehearsing how to follow a leader, watch a conductor,
​ follow instructions, co-ordinate the body and have fun!

Summer Term 2018

Concert Lyrics incl. soloists
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SUMMER CONCERT: Sunday 15th July 2018 - 13:45 – 14:45

Here's the running order for the concert:
 
ORCHESTRA (13:45): SUPERCALIFRAGILISTICEXPIALIDOCIOUS, LET’S GO FLY A KITE, SHAPE OF YOU, TANGO, CHA CHA, MOZART’S HORN CONCERTO, THIS IS US (composed by the orchestra)
 
SUPER CHOIR (14:00): A MILLION DREAMS, NO TEARS LEFT TO CRY
 
BATTLE OF THE BANDS TOP 4 (14:10): GRYFFINDOR Vs SLYTHERIN, THE MUSICAL FIREWORKS, P.E.B., NO SIGNAL
 
MEGA CHOIR (14:20): THIS IS ME, HEAVE HO, HALL OF FAME, LET IT BE, RADIOACTIVE, PHOTOS, WAKA WAKA

To rehearse Waka Waka and Hall of Fame, visit the SPORTS DAY PAGE


RADIOACTIVE by Imagine Dragons


Let It Be by The Beatles

This term we've been exploring some musical theatre songs.
​There are links below to the two songs we've had fun with - HEAVE HO and PHOTOS.
PHOTOS

HEAVE HO

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This Is Me (lyrics)
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This Is Me - Scene from the film
This Is Me - Dance Tutorial
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Autumn Term 2017

CHRISTMAS CONCERTS 2017

Click the Christmas Concert link above for information about upcoming concerts, lyrics and audio tracks. This Christmas page will continue to be updated throughout the term. Once concert details have been confirmed, a letter will be sent to families. 
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Summer Term 2017

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Jambo - A Swahili Welcome Song
Jambo, jambo bwana, Habari gani? Mzuri sana. 
Wageni, wakari-bishwa, Kenya yetu, hakuna matata. 


​(now repeat from beginning to the end)
Kenya yetu, Hakuna Matata. 
Kenya yetu, Hakuna Matataaaaaaaaaaaaa.
 

Take My Hand
Take My Hand (Lyrics)
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The audio track below is a different version of the same song - the lyrics are different in places and it does not feature the outro.
​But it gives you an idea of the vocal harmonies and the drum groove. 

Human by Rag'n'Bone Man
Human (Lyrics)
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Count On Me by Bruno Mars
Count On Me (Lyrics)
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Something Inside So Strong by Labi Siffre
Something Inside So Strong (Lyrics)
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How Far I'll Go from Disney's Moana
How Far I'll Go (Lyrics)
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CHRISTMAS 2016


Riptide by Vance Joy

  • Piano Tutorial
  • ​Lyric Video - Vance Joy​
RIPTIDE LYRICS
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You Raise Me Up by Secret Garden

Secret Garden
Rolf Lovland, Fionnuala Sherry, Tracey Campbell - Secret Garden
Celine Tam and Jeffrey Li
Selena Gomez

Ain'T No Mountain High Enough  by Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell

Performed by the cast of Sister Act 2
Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell

Rehearse: Go The Distance - September 2015

I have often dreamed, of a far off place
Where a great warm welcome, will be waiting for me
Where the crowds will cheer, when they see my face
And a voice keeps saying, this is where I'm meant to be

I will find my way - I can go the distance
I'll be there someday - If I can be strong
I know every mile, will be worth my while

I would go most anywhere, to feel like I belong
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Watch Capital Choir's amazing arrangement and performance of 
'Shake It Out' by Florence and the Machine:


Mega Choir Medley
Imagine - The Climb - Lean on Me
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A-be-yo - A-be-yo
A-be-yo - A-be-yo
Be-yo, be-yo, be-yo mama
Be-yo, be-yo, be-yo mama
Be-yo, be-yo, be-yo mama
Be-yo, be-yo, be-yo mama
Mama, oh mama - mama, oh mama
Mama, oh mama - mama, oh mama


Believe by Lin Marsh

When I look up to the stars, there’s a burning deep inside me, 
and I feel a power growing in my soul.
There is something I can sense, deep within a dream to guide me, 
and I know that I am reaching for my goal.

I can do anything at all, I can climb the highest mountain, 
I can feel the ocean calling wild and free.
I can be anything I want, with this hope to drive me onward, 

if I can just believe in me.

When the skies are dark and grey, we still know the sun is shining: 
though it’s out of sight, its light is glowing still.
And as long as I believe, there is nothing I can’t wish for; 
not a dream that I’m unable to fulfill.

I can do anything at all, I can climb the highest mountain, 
I can feel the ocean calling wild and free.
I can be anything I want, with this hope to drive me onward, 

if I can just believe in me.

And whatever it takes I’ll find it somehow; 
whatever it needs I’ll show I’m strong.
Whatever it takes I’ll make it happen: 

Finding out where I belong.

While the world is spinning round, I can sometimes lose direction, 
and I know how hard it is to find my way.
But with friends around to care, there is nothing I can’t handle, 
and I’ll face the future treasuring each day.

I can do anything at all, I can climb the highest mountain, 
I can feel the ocean calling wild and free.
I can be anything I want, with this hope to drive me onward, 

if I can just believe… in me.


Raise My Voice

Eh, eh, eh, eh, eh, eh, eh, eh, eh, eh (x 2)
Got something to say, got a difference to make, A part I can play and a role I can take,
I believe in myself, express how I feel, I like who I am and I’m keepin’ it real.
Raise my voice, make a noise, ’cos we’re all havin’ fun with it. (Fun with it.) 
Can’t you see, this is me, and it’s OK to go for it. (Go for it.)
Raise my voice, make a noise, ’cos we’re all havin’ fun with it. (Fun with it.) 
Can’t you see, this is me, and it’s OK to go for it. Makes me wanna sing!

Eh, eh, eh, eh, eh, eh, eh, eh, eh, eh (x2)
I want to be strong, live long and be safe. My generation has something to say,
So much to learn, enjoy and achieve. I reach for my goal to be all I can be.
Raise my voice, make a noise, ’cos we’re all havin’ fun with it. (Fun with it.) 
Can’t you see, this is me, and it’s OK to go for it. (Go for it.) 
Raise my voice, make a noise, ’cos we’re all havin’ fun with it. (Fun with it.) 
Can’t you see, this is me, and it’s OK to go for it. Makes me wanna sing! 

Eh, eh, eh, eh, eh, eh, eh, eh, eh, eh (x2) 
(Chanted) 
BULLYING? NO! WORK TOGETHER? YES! HIDE MYSELF? NO! BE ME? YEAH!
Eh, eh, eh, eh, eh, eh, eh, eh, eh, eh (x2) 

Strong side by side, we lift those who fall, stand by our friends and we hear when they call. 
Let’s all make a change, all play our part, it takes you and me, and here’s where it starts:
Raise my voice, make a noise, ’cos we’re all havin’ fun with it. (Fun with it.) 
Can’t you see, this is me, and it’s OK to go for it. (Go for it.) 
Raise my voice, make a noise, ’cos we’re all havin’ fun with it. (Fun with it.) 
Can’t you see, this is me, and it’s OK to go for it. Makes me wanna sing! 

Eh, eh, eh, eh, eh, eh, eh, eh, eh, eh (x4)  + makes me wanna sing


'Let It Go' from the movie Frozen

The snow glows white on the mountain tonight, 
not a footprint to be seen.
A kingdom of isolation, and it looks like I'm the Queen

The wind is howling like this swirling storm inside

Couldn't keep it in;
 Heaven knows I've tried

Don't let them in,
 don't let them see

Be the good girl you always have to be

Conceal, don't feel,
 don't let them know

Well now they know

Let it go, let it go - can't hold it back anymore
Let it go, let it go 
- turn away and slam the door

I don't care
 what they're going to say

Let the storm rage on
The cold never bothered me anyway

It's funny how some distance, 
makes everything seem small

And the fears that once controlled me, 
can't get to me at all
It's time to see what I can do, to test the limits and break through

No right, no wrong, no rules for me,
 I'm free!

Let it go, let it go 
- I am one with the wind and sky

Let it go, let it go
 - you'll never see me cry

Here I stand, 
and here I'll stay

Let the storm rage on

My power flurries through the air into the ground

My soul is spiraling in frozen fractals all around

And one thought crystallizes like an icy blast

I'm never going back, the past is in the past

Let it go, let it go
 - and I'll rise like the break of dawn

Let it go, let it go
 - that perfect girl is gone

Here I stand
, in the light of day

Let the storm rage on
The cold never bothered me anyway!


The Little Prince Song

Far away the sun is setting, shadows darken everywhere. 
One by one the stars are building, silver castles in the air. 
Somewhere there’s a tiny planet, where a flower grows.  
She is weak and she is helpless, she is just a rose. 

If a flower is loved by someone, if that someone is a boy. 
When the stars come out at sunset, he will open up with joy. 
If that flower has been taken, stars will flee the sky,  
Then he will see the darkness and he'll cry

Your flower is waiting, you’re almost near.  
The stars are shining, they're shining here .
We'll help you find… all that you left behind

The stars are shining, (they're shining x2 ), they're shining here, (we're shining, x2)
The flower is waiting, (it's waiting, it's waiting),  it's almost near, (it's near, it's near)
Follow your heart, starlight will guide you home


Looking at the sky at midnight, searching every inch of air. 
I can't see my tiny planet, but I'm certain that it's there. 
If the stars would only take me, up into the sky,  
My heart would guide me homewards, and I'd fly…  

Your flower is waiting, you’re almost near.  
The stars are shining, they're shining here .
We'll help you find… all that you left behind

The stars are shining, (they're shining, x2), they're shining here, (I'm trying, x2)
The flower is waiting, (I'm flying, I'm flying),  you'll soon be there, (I'm flying, I'm flying)
Follow your heart, starlight will guide you home 


The prince is flying, he's flying high. The prince is flying.

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Watch the BBC Production HERE.


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