Acknowledgements

We are grateful to the following for having granted us permission to reproduce copyright material on the following pages:

For songs and music:

Chandos Record Ltd, Under the Double Eagle: p64; Naxos, Military March No. 1: p19; Naxos, Violin Concerto No.1, 2nd movement (excerpt): p56, Naxos, Carnival of the Animals (excerpts): p56 and 61; Naxos, Flight of the Bumblebee: p56; Naxos, Clarinet Concerto in A, 2nd movement (excerpt): p67; Naxos, Surprise Symphony 2nd movement (excerpt): p37

We would also like to record our thanks for the following:

•Composers and Authors Society of Singapore Ltd (COMPASS), for their assistance in copyright clearance

•Mandeville Music School, for the use of their premises

•Chloe Chen, Felyn Toh Le Chun, Ashlynn Ler Ai Li, and Amanda Tam, for their contribution to the Perfect Match Music audio CDs

•All others who have contributed in one way or another towards the development of the book

While every effort has been made to trace the copyright holders of the reproductions, we have been unsuccessful in some instances. To these we offer our sincere apologies and hope they will take our liberty in good faith. We would appreciate any information that would enable us to acknowledge the copyright holders in future editions of this book.

*All website links published in this book were last accessed in August 2007. The information provided in the contents of the websites does not necessarily represent the views of the publishers.

I Learn About... Songs and Music

I Learn About... Songs and Music

1 a Sing the National Anthem in class. Write the lyrics of your National Anthem below.

Zubir Said (1907-1987) composed the National Anthem of Singapore, Majulah Singapura. He also wrote many other songs, including Semoga Bahagia.

Find out about the composer who created your country’s National Anthem. Write down the details in the space below.