Gemma talks about how she made the video for BOO!

The ILOVEUKE students at Recreation Road have been learning the uke with me for 6 weeks. So far they have learnt the chords,
​C, Am and F.

So I was thinking, "3 chords. That's enough for a song, right?!" But I fancied doing something original and new this term. So I thought we'd try a song for Halloween. I came up with the chords and asked the children to write some lyrics (I'm not so great at writing lyrics). Within a week, over the 3 groups, we came up with the song 'BOO!'. 

I recorded them singing and making scary noises on my iPhone and, with a little help on the strumming from my Tuesday Avenues Uke Group, pasted it all together. I then added some drums and some sound effects in Garageband, and I'm pretty happy with the result. 

Even better, I realised that while being recorded in their Halloween gear at home, they are actually getting a bit of practice in too. Sneaky! (Insert evil laugh here)

Thanks to all the parents that helped with the clips, I hope you enjoy watching it as much as I did making it. 

Don't have nightmares....

LYRICS:

Halloween,
Scary Screams,
Trick or Treat,
Lots of Sweets,
It's time to scream and shout,
So get your pumpkins out,
BOO!

Students from Eaton Primary, Recreation Road Infant and Avenue Junior have been working on the rock'n'roll classic Great Balls of Fire with Gemma. We love their version!