'Hymie' © Welcome to Music By Susie Davies-Splitter and Phil Splitter For kids up to 8 years © www.welcometomusic.net Susie Davies-Splitter & Phil Splitter This is a story about Hymie who is a soft and furry creature from mixed up land where things are upside down, inside out and muddled up. He loves to sing, move, dance and play instruments in very wacky and wonderful ways. 

© Welcome to Music © www.welcometomusic.net Susie Davies-Splitter & Phil Splitter Learning Outcomes To encourage imagination To build listening skills To encourage creative spirit through discussion and invention To sing, move, play instruments, dramatise, write and illustrate. 1. 2. 3. 4. 

© Welcome to Music © www.welcometomusic.net Susie Davies-Splitter & Phil Splitter 'Hymie' Lyrics © Davies-Splitter/Splitter Verse 1 Have you heard about a friend of mine. Hymie is his name. He’s soft and furry and very cute, and really very tame. He comes from a mixed up land, where things are upside down, Inside out and muddled up, he’s just like a silly clown. Chorus Hymie, Hymie from mixed up land, let’s sing along with you. Hymie, Hymie, with your upside down band, please tell us what you do. Verse 2 Echo I dry myself in the washing machine. I wash myself in the drier. I sing in the string orchestra. I play cello in the choir. I play the drum with my head. The bells upon my nose. I play the trumpet through my ear. The guitar with my toes. 

© Welcome to Music © www.welcometomusic.net Susie Davies-Splitter & Phil Splitter 'Hymie' Lyrics continued © Davies-Splitter/Splitter Chorus Hymie, Hymie, from mixed up land, let’s play the way you do. Hymie, Hymie, with your upside down band, let us play with you. Verse 3 Echo I wash my hands with toothpaste. Then climb backwards down the stairs. I put gel and shampoo on my toast. And comb vegemite through my hair. I stamp and stamp my hands. I clap and clap my feet. I nod and nod my elbows. And say goodbye when we meet. Chorus Hymie, Hymie, from mixed up land, let’s move the way you do. Hymie, Hymie, with your upside down band let us dance with you. 

© Welcome to Music © www.welcometomusic.net Susie Davies-Splitter & Phil Splitter 'Hymie' Activities Listen to the song and tap the beat on different body parts Echo sing the words in the verses Make up actions to accompany the words Play simple percussion instruments in creative ways, bells on your toes, drum on your head etc to the beat of the song. Discuss Hymie’s appearance and mixed up land Make up a story about Hymie and illustrate it Dance like Hymie in an upside down, mixed up and muddled up way Dramatise and dress up as Hymie Draw your impression of Hymie and his mixed up land Listen to the saxophones, drum (tambour) and bells Make your own Hymie out of recyclable materials such as cardboard, paper, wool, string etc or use a puppet or soft toy and dress it in a mixed up, upside down, inside out way with a drum on his head, bells on his nose, and other small decorative instruments 

© Welcome to Music © www.welcometomusic.net Susie Davies-Splitter & Phil Splitter 'Hymie' Links Recorded on Rainbows, Trees & Tambourines YouTube Animation