Singing Initial

Singing Initial repertoire list for face-to-face and digital exams (from 2023)

For full guidance on repertoire selection, including the option to perform an own composition, please refer to the syllabus.


You can download here a PDF of all Initial songs. Alternatively, download a PDF of the complete repertoire list for all grades.

Initial Songs

 

No.
Key & Range
Composer
Song
Book
Publisher & Code
1
D; d'-e"
Anderson
To a Baby Brother
Song for a Baby Sister & To a Baby Brother
Roberton 75252
2
D; c#'-e"
Anderson
Winter
Four Seasonal Songs
Roberton 75245
3
D; c#'-d"
Barratt
Elephant
The National Songbook
Novello NOV492393
4
G; d'-d"
Belyea
Lions
Lions
Roberton 75334
5
Dm; d'-b♭'
Carpenter
Rainy Old, Gloomy Old Day
Young Voiceworks
OUP 9780193435551
6
D; c#'-e"
Coombes
Whales – Swimming Free (1st and 3rd verses)
Whales – Swimming Free
Lindsay
7
Dm; d'-c"
Court
Korimako, Bellbird
Two Bird Songs
Bellbird M901320123
8
Dm; c#'-c"
Crawley
Food
Ev'ryday Things
Roberton 75315
9
C; c'-c"
Crawley
Mrs Dinosaur 
Mrs Dinosaur 
Roberton 75391
10
Em; e'-e"
Crawley
The Night the Witches Ride
Trick or Treat: Three Songs for Hallowe'en
Roberton 75237
11
F; c'-c"
Crawley
The Penguin Dance 
The Penguin Dance 
Roberton 75390
12
G; d'-e" 
Curwin
My Dog Spot 
My Dog Spot 
Curwen JC72621
13
Dm; d'-c"
Gritz
My Mother Said
My Mother Said
Trinity TCL031839e (download)
14
C; c'-d"
Haria
The Walrus and the Carpenter
Singing Initial from 2023
15
F; c'-d"
Holdstock
Flat as a Pancake
The Bright Umbrella
Universal UE17313
16
C; c'-d"
Holdstock
Pancake Calypso
The Bright Umbrella
Universal UE17313
17
Gm; d'-d"
Holdstock
The Bright Umbrella
The Bright Umbrella
Universal UE17313
18
C; c'-c"
Holdstock
The Scarecrow
The Bright Umbrella
Universal UE17313
19
E♭; e♭'-e♭"
Horsley
There is a Green Hill Far Away (no. 137)
Hymns Ancient & Modern: New Standard 
Canterbury 9780907547372
20
Am; e'-c#''
Lee
Earth Folk
Earth Folk
Trinity TCL031846e (download)
21
E; e'-e"
Lindley
Matthew, Mark, Luke and John 
Matthew, Mark, Luke and John 
Banks BR197
22
G; c#'-c''
Loesser
Thumbelina (Hans Christian Andersen)
Singing Initial from 2023
23
D; d'-b'
Mainwaring
A Dragon's Lullaby
Singing Initial from 2023
24
G; d'-d"
Marsh 
Big Boats, Small Boats (any 2 verses and choruses)
Junior Songscape: Earth, Sea and Sky
Faber 0571522068
25
F; e♭'-d"
Norton
A Song of the Early Dwellers (Toys)
Singing Initial from 2023
26
C; c'-e"
Pitt, arr. Marsh
Two Little Men in a Flying Saucer
Junior Songscape: Children's Favourites
Faber 0571526446
27
C; c'-e"
Reynolds, arr. Marsh
Morningtown Ride (verses 1 & 4)
Junior Songscape: Children's Favourites
Faber 0571526446
28
C; d'-c"
Ritchie
Albatross Flying So High
Two Bird Songs
Bellbird M901320123
29
Bm; b-b'
Roe
Yesterday's News (Pardon Our Rubbish!)
Singing Initial from 2023
30
D; d'-d"
Schulz
O Come, Little Children
Carol, Gaily Carol
A&C Black 9780713657944
31
E♭; b♭-c"
Sherman
Doll on a Music Box (Chitty Chitty Bang Bang) (1st verse only) 
Broadway Presents! Kids' Musical Theatre Anthology
Alfred 31373
32
B♭; b♭-d"
Sherman
Let's Go Fly a Kite (Mary Poppins)
Singing Initial from 2023
33
F; c'-c" 
Sherman
The Wonderful Thing about Tiggers (The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh)
The Illustrated Treasury of Disney Songs
Hal Leonard HL00256650
34
F; c'-b♭'
Sherman
Winnie the Pooh (The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh)
The Illustrated Treasury of Disney Songs
Hal Leonard HL00256650
35
Cm; c'-c"
Sodah
The Orange Tree
Singing Initial from 2023
36
D; c#'-c"
Strogers
Cradle Song
Cradle Song
Trinity TCL031853e (download)
37
C; c'-c''
Trad.
Bound for South Australia
Songs that Shaped Australia
All Music 0801141540
38
D; d'-d" or F; f'-d"
Trad.
Donkey Riding (any 2 verses and choruses - upper line only)
Best of Children’s Songs or The National Songbook
Schott ED12948 or Novello NOV492393
39
C; c'-a'
Trad.
Kumbayah (any 3 verses and choruses)
The Library of Folk Songs
Music Sales AM961521
40
F; c'-d"
Trad., arr. Appleby & Fowler
My Father’s Garden
Sing Together!
OUP 9780193301559 (melody), 9780193301566 (piano score)
41
E♭; d'-e♭" 
Trad., arr. Appleby & Fowler
The Smuggler’s Song
Sing Together!
OUP 9780193301559 (melody), 9780193301566 (piano score)
42
D; c#'-b'
Trad., arr. Ayres
The Big Ship Sails
Singing Initial from 2023
43
Dm; d'-e"
Trad., arr. Dacey
Good Night
Singing Initial from 2023
44
D; d'-c"
Trad., arr. Dédis
Oats and Beans and Barley Grow (omit 2nd verse)
Oats and Beans and Barley Grow
Trinity TCL031877e (download)
45
C; c'-c"
Trad., arr. Marsh
Has'seesan
Songscape World
Faber 0571541828
46
G; d'-e"
Trad., arr. Moore
Aiken Drum
Singing Initial from 2023
47
D; d'-d"
Trad., arr. Roberton
Humpty Dumpty
Humpty Dumpty & Shoo Shaggie
Roberton 72176
48
G; d'-d" 
Trad., arr. Thompson
Sur le pont d’Avignon
Sing a Song of France
Chester CH61526
49
G; g'-d"
Trad., arr. Wright
I Know Where I’m Going
I Know Where I’m Going
Trinity TCL031860e (download)
50
D; c#'-d"
Vernon-Long & Long
Browser the Giraffe
Singing Initial from 2023
51
Cm; c'-d"
Wilson
A Little Child
Singing Initial from 2023
52
B♭; b♭-d"
Wrubel
Zip-a-dee-doo-dah (Song of the South)
The Illustrated Treasury of Disney Songs
Hal Leonard HL00256650

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