It's Fun To Sing Along
by John Riggio
In honor of Music In Our Schools Month, we present "It's Fun To Sing Along." This 1950s-inspired tune lauds the benefits of music. It can change our mood, make connections between people, help us to learn, energize us, improve our memory, etc. Music affects us. So whether you're performing for Music In Our Schools Month or anytime at all, this song is a great choice!
Our tracks have an electric guitar melody guide to help your singers, which you might find especially helpful in bars 13 and 14 where the intervals might be challenging for some. There is also optional clapping indicated on the music that mostly follows the snare drum and tambourine.
The song gets a little thicker with every repeat. The second time at bar 5 we add a tremolo electric guitar. The third time at bar 5 we add some Jerry Lee Lewis-style piano (eighth note chords). And the last time at measure 13 we add a solo electric guitar. Three times through means singers will have to count to remember which verse they are on. To help with that, our drummer does a big drum fill going into the last time at bar 5, just before the eighth note piano entrance. This will let them know they can proceed to the coda at the end of bar 19.
Text is taken from Music K-8 magazine.