I hope you enjoyed the countdown over the past few posts. The weekly song posts will start again between Friday 9th-Sunday 11th January. But here are some of my favourite songs that have been sung in lessons but didn't make the top 10!

The Closest Thing To Crazy by Katie Melua - I hadn't properly listened to this until it was put on the Grade 4 syllabus, and now it is one of my favourite songs to relax to.

Let It Go from Frozen - I honestly thought this would have made the top 10 with how popular this song is! (I don't mind teaching it either)

Wooden Heart by Elvis Presley - I remember loving this song when I was little and making 'shows' with my Disney figurines to it. So it was lovely when it was chosen to be sung at the singing workshop I ran at Headway.

Thinking Out Loud by Ed Sheeran - I am in love with this song at the moment and I am surprised it wasn't more popular with students. Maybe it will be sung more in 2015 :)


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Today I am back with songs #4-6! What do you think of the lists so far?

#6 - Out Of Reach - Gabrielle
When this song first came out years ago I absolutely hated it, but now after teaching it for Grade 1 I like it quite a bit more now! This song is chosen for Grade 1 a lot as it was the easiest song to sing on the syllabus. This song was sung 14 times since the posts began this year.

Happy Boxing Day! I am back again with the next instalment of the most sung songs in this years singing lessons! Today we are looking at the triple-bill that all came in at joint 7th. These songs were sung 11 times since August.

Pack Up - Eliza Doolittle
Another Grade 1 song which is the reason this one has been sung so much! Students like to choose this one as it is fun to sing and contrasts with the slower songs also chosen for their exam.

If you have been following my blog you will have seen that at the end of each week I have been posting a list of every song sung in the singing lessons I have taught over the week. The next few posts will be collating all of those songs together to find the most sung song of 2014!


Jointly at #10, we have these 3 songs, which have been sung 10 times each since these posts started in August...

Make You Feel My Love by Adele
I'm really happy this has made the top 10! I remember the first time I ever heard this song - I was in my 1st year of my degree and it was Remembrance Day and I was listening to the radio. After the silence this was the first song played - no speech, just straight into the song. I thought it was so beautiful and I ended up learning it straight away (and now get to teach it for Grade 3!)



Silent Night - Various Versions
We started the Christmas songs way back at the end of October ready for our Showcase! This was by far the most popular Christmas song, and a lovely one too.

It's the last one of the year! I have now finished teaching for Christmas so these will be back in the New Year!

Merry Christmas!

• Somewhere Only We Know by Lily Allen (x2)
• Waterloo by Abba
• Your Song by Ellie Goulding/Elton John (x2)
• Price Tag by Jessie J
• Walking On Sunshine by Katrina & The Waves
• Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer
• Warwick Avenue by Duffy
• Fix You by Coldplay
• Eternal Flame by The Bangles
• She's Electric by Oasis
• Lilly by Pink Martini
• Let It Go from Frozen
• Jar Of Hearts by Christina Perri
• Pure Imagination by Maroon 5
• Alpha And Omega by Carol Watunashe
• It's My Party by Lesley Gore
• Count On Me by Bruno Mars
• Never Ever by All Saints
• One Day I'll Fly Away from Moulin Rouge
• Forget You by Cee Lo Green
• I Can Hear The Bells from Hairspray
• Nothing Compares 2 U by Sinead O'Connor

Here is another week of songs sung in this weeks lessons!

• In The Bleak Midwinter by Bert Jansch
• Don't Stop Me Now by Queen
• I Just Can't Wait To Be King from The Lion King
• Silent Night (x2)
• Forget You by Cee Lo Green
• Lilly by Pink Martini
• Walking On Sunshine by Katrina & The Waves
• Constant Craving by K.D Lang
• Eternal Flame by The Bangles (x2)
• If We Were A Movie by Hannah Montana
• Part Of Me by Katy Perry
• Roar by Katy Perry
• Firework by Katy Perry
• Your Song by Elton John
• The One That Got Away by Katy Perry(x2)
• Somewhere Only We Know by Lily Allen
• It's My Party by Lesley Gore
• Take A Bow by Rihanna
• Flaws by Bastille
• I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing by New Seekers
• When I Grow Up from Matilda

This post is long overdue...I'm sorry I have been neglecting my blog a bit! (and only posting the weekly songs) I hope to give my blog some much needed love over the Christmas period as I will be off work! In the meantime, here are some more empty products for you!

Mac Mineralize Foundation Loose in Light - I am loving Mac products for foundation at the moment. I actually stopped using this one for a while as I thought it smelt funny, but then I got over it! The colour matches my skin well, but I can't put a heavy amount on as I then look orange. It doesn't dry out the skin on my nose so much either.

Will I buy it again? Already done so! I will be picking up another after my birthday on Friday when I have a bit more money to my name. Also, is it true if you keep hold of so-many empty Mac products and then give them in to the store they will replace them with a brand new product?

George Blush in No. 1 Rosy - I only bought this as I wanted to try out a blusher but didn't want to spend a silly amount on one to find I didn't like using them, so just cost me about £3 I think. I ended up really liking it as you can see, I feel the light pink tones compliment my pale skin colour.

Will I buy it again? I haven't bought it since as I have moved onto a Rimmel one, but I know where to go if I get into a fix and find I have no blusher!

Beauty UK Eye Prime FX - I bought this from my local discount make-up shop as I was desperate for an eyeshadow primer. I was a bit weary as I know the brand is cheap and the products can reflect this but this is definitely one of their best products! My eyeshadow stays on all day with this underneath and it doesn't crease either (which was my main problem).

Will I buy it again? Already done so. I have a different primer to use next but I will compare the two and and decide then.

L'Oreal Everpure Conditioner - I always change up my conditioners so I thought I would try this new one by L'Oreal as it was on an introductory offer in Tesco. It was ok....yes my hair felt quite smooth but what has put me off it that it looks, smells and feels like toothpaste! I don't particularly like the smell of mint and I just constantly felt like I was using toothpaste on my head!

Will I buy it again? I strongly doubt it, the whole 'toothpaste' thing has put me off, but if you like a minty smell then this might be for you!

• Walking On Sunshine by Katrina & The Waves (x2)
• This Christmas by Christina Aguilera
• Homeless by Leona Lewis
• Love You I Do by Jennifer Hudson
• Somewhere Only We Know by Lily Allen (x3)
• Let It Go from Frozen
• Price Tag by Jessie J
• Waterloo by Abba
• Your Song by Ellie Goulding
• Move by Little Mix
• I Need Your Love by Ellie Goulding
• Out Of Reach by Gabrielle (x2)
• The One That Got Away by Katy Perry (x2)
• Eternal Flame by The Bangles (x2)
• Fairytale Of New York by The Pogues ft Kirsty McColl
• The Time Is Now by Moloko
• Lilly by Pink Martini
• Amazing Grace
• All Of Me by John Legend
• Anyone Who Had A Heart by Cilla Black
• When I Grow Up from Matilda
• The Fear by Lily Allen
• Fireflies by Owl City (x2)
• Pack Up by Eliza Doolittle (x2)
• Santa Lucia by Andrea Bocelli
• Make You Feel My Love by Adele
• Get The Party Started by Pink
• Cups from Pitch Perfect
• Silent Night
• It's My Party by Lesley Gore
• Tears Dry On Their Own by Amy Winehouse
• Apple Of Thine Eye by Sista Apple
• Any Dream Will Do from Joseph & The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
• Power Of Love by Gabrielle Aplin
• My Heart Will Go On by Celine Dion
• One Day I'll Fly Away from Moulin Rouge
• Forget You by Cee Lo Green

It's getting to that time of year where everything gets incredibly busy! There is obviously Christmas coming up, I am running two showcases on the 5th for my students, there are exams over the next two weeks and today I just did my very first craft fayre! The list of songs is also getting longer...are any of the songs below your favourites?

• Wooden Heart by Elvis Presley
• Don't Stop Me Now by Queen
• I Just Can't Wait To Be King from The Lion King
• Tears Dry On Their Own by Amy Winehouse
• Get The Party Started by Pink
• Pack Up by Eliza Doolittle
• The One That Got Away by Katy Perry (x2)
• Cups from Pitch Perfect
• This Christmas by Christina Aguilera
• Homeless by Leona Lewis
• I'm Here from The Colour Purple
• Amazing Grace
• Away In A Manger
• Part Of Me by Katy Perry
• Roar by Katy Perry
• One Day I'll Fly Away from Moulin Rouge (x2)
• Forget You by Cee Lo Green (x2)
• Mad Sounds by Arctic Monkeys
• Santa Lucia by Andrea Bocelli
• When I Grow Up from Matilda
• Ready Or Not by Bridgit Mendler
• Somewhere Only We Know by Lily Allen
• Follow You Down To The Red Oak Tree by James Vincent McMorrow
• Lilly by Pink Martini
• Alpha And Omega by Carol Wataunashe
• It's My Party by Lesley Gore
• Silent Night
• Baby Love by The Supremes
• Move by Little Mix
• Walking On Sunshine by Katrina & The Waves (x2)
• Yellow Flicker Beat by Lorde
• Never Ever by All Saints
• Out Of Reach by Gabrielle
• Fireflies by Owl City
• Take A Bow by Rihanna
• Girl On Fire by Alicia Keys
• My Life Would Suck Without You by Kelly Clarkson
• My Heart Will Go On by Celine Dion
• Nothing's Real But Love by Rebecca Ferguson
• We Found Love by Rihanna
• Pompeii by Bastille
• Lonely This Christmas by Mud