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10 Best Classical Music Tracks For Calm And Tranquility

March 25, 2021 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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Musical Art Activity for Kids – Piggyback Painting

January 20, 2021 By Sara Mullett Leave a Comment

Here’s a fun musical art activity for kids to brighten up a rainy day! This piggyback painting activity is 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 perfect for a class or group, but […]

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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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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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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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Toreadors Song – Classical Piggy Back Songs

May 15, 2017 By Sara Mullett Leave a Comment

The toreadors song classical piggy back songs

The Toreadors Song borrows the tune from Bizet’s wonderful opera Carmen. These fun classical piggy back songs are a brilliant way to introduce famous themes to children with lots of fun and humour – which is always the best way to learn! The Toreadors Song Wave you-r hands up i-n the air,  (wave hands in […]

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Classical Music For Toddlers At Home

May 11, 2015 By Sara Mullett Leave a Comment

Classical Music For Toddlers At Home

Parents often ask me how to introduce classical music for toddlers at home. There are a wealth of different activities to be found on the Let’s Play Music site about classical music for kids which are great resources for teachers. But in this post I want to show how easy it is for anyone to can […]

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Classical Fun For Toddlers

May 1, 2015 By Sara Mullett Leave a Comment

Classical Fun For Toddlers, introduces four famous classical tunes with songs, movement, actions and imagination. The best introduction to the world of Classical music that anyone could hope for. We all know about the benefits of Classical music for kids and every parent wants to help their child to develop as best they can. It’s […]

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