Cadbury's dairy milk advert, accompanied by Queen - Don't Stop Me Now. We hear Queen's 'Don't stop me now' as the soundtrack, while models of airport ground support vehicles race along the runway.

KS2/3 idea: Ask pupils to describe (using musical vocabulary) how the music changes as the race begins. On which beats of the bar does the snare drum play? [Ans: beats 2 and 4 (the backbeats)]

Classic fairy tale. Audio narrated by Natasha from Storynory.com

Greek Myth featuring Odysseus. Audio narration by Natasha from Storynory.com

Children's dipping rhyme from Saydisc's Children's Singing Games, recorded at St Mary's School, Edinburgh (1961)

Children's singing game from Saydisc's Children's Singing Games, recorded at Egremont RC Junior School, West Cumberland (1965)

Children's skipping game from Saydisc's Children's Singing Games, recorded at Noblehill Junior School, Scotland (1960)

The soundtrack to this advert is 'Something in the Air' by Phil Collins. To start with the mood is quite gentle and the gorilla sits passively in facial close-up. But then about two thirds of the way through the camera pulls back to reveal that the gorilla is seated at a drum kit. The gorilla suddenly plays a loud tom fill followed by very heavy two-handed (flams) snare hits on beats 2 and 4 of the bar (the 'backbeats').

KS2/3 idea: Discuss with pupils what is the musical effect of the heavy backbeats. Get them to count the beats of the bar out loud at the beginning, then after a few more seconds get them to mime (or play) on beats 2 and 4 - do they match the gorilla when it begins playing? Can KS3 pupils describe what the bass drum is doing (even though they can't see)

This advert features two kids performing a rapid 'eyebrow dance' whilst sitting in a photography studio. The song featured in the advert is "Don't Stop The Rock" by Freestyle.

KS2/3 idea: Ask pupils on which beats of the bar do the kids first twitch their eyebrows? [Ans: beats 2 and 4 (the backbeats)]. The girl improvises a sycopated rhythm on the balloon toward the end. Which percussion instrument in the track also plays similar syncopated patterns? [Ans: cowbell] Can pupils improvise their own syncopated rhythms as the soundtrack plays?

KS3/4 idea: The soundtrack is based on 2 chords (Fm and Eflat) and might be used as a stimulus for pupils to compose a similar advert soundtrack using, say, Am and G.

Pupils can listen separately to each of the four melodic phrases from the Drunken Sailor. Then they can place them in order to recreate the piece (or place in their own order to create a new piece). Excellent exercise for KS1 or KS2 pupils for understanding pitch, shape and phrasing. See also 'Track 03 What Shall We Do with a Drunken Sailor' track explorer for prior listening.

Charlotte Church performs this traditional hymn accompanied by a choir singing gentle harmonies. The melody is written using a pentatonic scale, for KS2 or KS3 pupils focussing on songwriting or arrangement, it may valuable to compare this recording with the Elvis Presley performance also on the site. Also worth noting is the key change about 2/3 of the way through.