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Musical Abstract Art – Piggyback Painting

January 20, 2021 By Sara Mullett Leave a Comment

Here’s a fun musical piggyback painting activity to brighten up a rainy day! It’s both creative and absorbing and a great way to help kids really listen to the music while encouraging them to connect with how it makes them feel. This is an activity for a class or group, but also works really well […]

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Musical Movement And Creative Play

January 16, 2020 By Sara Mullett 2 Comments

musical movement and creative play with classical music at home

Classical Music for 2-5 year olds looks at how to encourage musical movement and creative play at home. Check out 40 Best Classical Tracks For Kids for some listening inspiration. People often ask what equipment I use for playing musical excerpts in music lessons. Of course if  you have the original CDs you can play them with […]

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14 Best Classical Music Tracks for Kids

September 18, 2019 By Sara Mullett 50 Comments

Playlists - 14 Best Classical Music Tracks for Kids

When it comes to choosing classical music tracks for kids to listen to, people often don’t know where to start. I have experimented with many tracks over the years and so come armed with plenty of suggestions that have been tried and tested and are guaranteed to go down well. Here is my definitive list […]

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Exploring Musical Dynamics

September 18, 2019 By Sara Mullett 2 Comments

Adding Colour & Contrast Exploring musical dynamics opens up a whole new world to children. They start to see how the dynamics in music can add the colour and contrast. These different effects bring a whole new dimension to how music makes us feel. Young children usually tend to prefer the loud and fast bits […]

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5 Best Classical Music Tracks For Kids: Fairy Dancing

September 18, 2019 By Sara Mullett 11 Comments

Let's Play Music : 5 Best Classical Music Tracks for Fairy Dancing

When it is raining and dreary outside, it can be challenging to keep your kids amused indoors. But there is nothing better than a bit of escapism into the world of fantasy. All you need is some classical music to play and a bit of clear space. If you have some dressing up clothes, then […]

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How To Introduce Tempo

September 3, 2019 By Sara Mullett Leave a Comment

Exploring New Concepts in Music How To Introduce Tempo Introducing musical tempo is one of the first simple musical activities you can do with children. It comes naturally as they instinctively want to move in time to music. And we know that when kids are moving they’re getting so much more than just exercise. They’re […]

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10 Best Classical Music Tracks For Calm And Tranquility

September 20, 2018 By Sara Mullett 24 Comments

10 best calming tracks for kids

Classical music has an incredible ability to change and enhance a mood or atmosphere. If you need convincing, you have only to think of your favourite films or TV programmes and see if you remember the music. The best films are the ones that engage you on all levels and the soundtrack has a huge […]

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First Piano Lessons: Fingers!

August 11, 2018 By Sara Mullett 32 Comments

First Piano Lessons : Introduction to Piano Fingering

New here? Make sure you visit our Introduction to First Piano Lessons before you start! Up and Down the Escalator. First Piano Lessons is a fun and playful way to introduce finger exercises. Start by drawing around the hands of the child on a sheet of paper, or alternatively you can print the finger chart shown below by […]

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First Piano Lessons: Introducing the Note Family

August 2, 2018 By Sara Mullett 24 Comments

Let's Play Music : Magic Feet Follow the Beat - An Fun and Easy Way to Learn Note Values

Introducing musical notation as the note family with characters to represent each note makes a tricky concept immediately accessible. This way, children find the note names and their time values so much easier to remember. Make sure to explain that these are their nick-names to help us to tell which is which, and point out […]

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First Piano Lessons Easiest Way To Learn The Notes

July 25, 2018 By Sara Mullett 74 Comments

Let's Play Music : First Piano Lessons - Introducing The Names of The Notes

New here? Make sure you visit our Introduction to First Piano Lessons before you start! First Piano Lessons Animal Memory Game There are many methods to help learn piano notes but this way is easy and children immediately engage with this animal memory game. They are so keen to memorise the order of the animals […]

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