Playalongs: play a song as a whole class band, straight from the screen
Everything you need to play a song as a whole class band
One of our most popular resources. Each individual song playalong video contains everything you need for learning to play a song as a whole class band on ukulele, keyboard, bass, guitar and vocals. They open on a set-up screen using all the visual references students will have become used to through the one and two chord jams and medleys in the full Just Play resource.
Students can follow along as a class, or use the individual song URL on their own devices to take it off and learn independently, with a group of friends outside the music class, or at home.
Four versions of every song, so you can let go of the screen
In most of the playalongs you will find one or all of the versions below. They are designed to support differentiation, and to let a class move away from reliance on the video when the time is right, with the aim of bringing the musical learning into the group and away from the screen.
Full video
Everything on screen. Where a class starts.
No vocals
The singers have to carry it. Nothing to hide behind.
Bass and drums
Just the rhythm section. Everyone else is playing from memory.
Click track
A count and nothing else. At this point they are a band.
Those resources that don't currently have all four video options available are in the process of being improved and updated.
Try a playalong for free
"Birds Of A Feather" in all four versions. No subscription needed, no login, nothing to download.
Full video
No vocals
Bass and drums only
Click track
Tips for teachers
- Divide students into groups to play their allocated chords at the right time
- Allocate students the major or the minor chords to play at the right time
- Split the chords so that they have time to move between them
- Encourage them just to play on beat 1, giving plenty of time to move, then add in the strum patterns
- Make sure they stop, listen and nod their heads between songs to get the feel of the new one before joining in
- Throw in any other instruments and give students notes to play, or encourage them to play something they can hear in the music
Once your class have mastered the playalong, read more about what to do next.
Current playalongs
This list is a preview of the available playalongs, grouped by how many chords they need. Access is via subscription.
1New!26 lessons
2One, Two or Three Chord Songs22 lessons
3Four+ Chord Songs45 lessons
4Teacher Guide1 lesson
Common questions
What are the four versions of each playalong?
Full video, no vocals, bass and drums only, and a click track. They exist so you can differentiate, and so a class can move away from relying on the video when the time is right. The aim is to bring the musical learning into the group and away from the screen.
Can students use these outside the classroom?
Yes. Students can follow along as a class, or use the individual song URL on their own devices to take it away and learn independently, with a group of friends outside the music class, or at home. Lesson URLs need no student account.
How do I run one with a class that has never done it?
Divide students into groups and give each group chords to play at the right time, or split major and minor chords between them. Have them play on beat 1 only at first, so there is plenty of time to move, then add strum patterns. Make sure they stop, listen and nod their heads between songs to get the feel of the new one before joining in.
Do students need to have done Just Play first?
No, but it helps. The set-up screen uses the same visual references students will have become used to through the one and two chord jams and medleys in the full Just Play resource, so a class coming from Just Play already knows how to read it.
What happens once a class has mastered a playalong?
That is the point at which to move beyond it. Play Now and Rock Squad both take classes from following a playalong towards learning a song in small groups by ear. We have written up what to do next in "So they can play. Now what?"
Ready to run Playalongs with your classes?
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Playalongs is in the Starter Pack with 18 songs, and in the Band Skills Pack and Full Access with 90+.
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