Life as a Mum: A Musical Interlude

As a bit of light relief, how about this from Ruth Gledhill:

http://timescolumns.typepad.com/gledhill/2007/10/life-as-a-mum.html

I must say that I haven't laughed so much in a long time. She must be a Jewish mum, surely? But come to think of it, my mum was never like that. As for me .....

But what a great idea for a music lesson: the

Rossini William Tell Overture

lends itself to so many re-wordings that I might even replace the

Chatanooga Choo-choo

http://www.snaithprimary.eril.net/songshee.htm

which is my current class soother (they love the rhymn) with William Tell instead.

If anyone has other ideas for tunes and rhythmns that can mesmerize a class, please let me know (children aged from 5 to 14 of all religions and ethnicities).