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Piano Hand Position for Kids: Little Hamster Pom-Poms

March 25, 2014 By Sara Mullett 11 Comments

hamster pompom to teach kids piano hand position

Learning the correct piano hand position is one of the first things that kids need to master when beginning to learn the instrument. Young children can often find this a difficult thing to remember, especially when they are trying to learn so many other new skills at the same time. These little hamster pom-poms are […]

Filed Under: 5+, First Piano Lessons, Musical Activities For... Tagged With: Piano Hand Position, Piano technique

Splish, Splash, Splosh! Bath Time Song

March 20, 2014 By Sara Mullett 2 Comments

bath time song

Bath time is a lovely ritual, it’s a relaxing time for play and chatting, and of course some washing too!  Which is always so much more fun when accompanied with a song or three. Splish, Splash, Splosh! is the perfect bath time song to help get the job done! Splish Splash Splosh Bath Time Song Splish, […]

Filed Under: 5+, Baby, Musical Activities For..., Preschoolers, Toddlers Tagged With: Bath Time Songs, Routines, Washing

How To Read Music Made Easy

January 7, 2014 By Sara Mullett 45 Comments

Let's Play Music : First Piano Lessons - Getting Started

Learning to read music can be rather daunting, especially if you haven’t had any music lessons before. Of course, we all know there is no quick fix, it is something anyone can do with practice when broken down into easy steps. In this post I hope to dispel a few myths, and hopefully give enough encouragement […]

Filed Under: 5+, Easy Sheet Music, First Piano Lessons, How To Read Music, Introducing Do Re Mi, Musical Activities For... Tagged With: Easy Music Theory, First Piano Lesson Series, Introducing Do-Re-Mi Series

There Was a Princess Long Ago: Storytelling Circle Game

August 5, 2013 By Sara Mullett 23 Comments

Musical Storytelling There Was a Princess Long Ago

There Was A Princess Long Ago is a wonderful storytelling circle game, which combines one or two well known fairy tales with actions and imaginative movement, and is best suited to children of 3 years and over. It’s full of fairytale romance and magic!  There Was A Princess Long Ago There was a Princess long ago, […]

Filed Under: 5+, Action songs, Circle Games, Creative Role Play, Imaginative Play, Literacy, Preschoolers Tagged With: Fairy Tales, Princess

Mary Mary Quite Contrary Musical Pretend Play Activity

July 3, 2013 By Sara Mullett 5 Comments

Mary Mary Quite Contrary - Imaginative Play for Summer

Like many nursery rhymes Mary Mary Quite Contrary has it’s roots deep in English history. I believe that it actually alludes to Mary Tudor who was contrary because she changed the English church from Protestant back to Catholic. However, over the years that connotation has definitely faded, and when we sing it today, it is […]

Filed Under: 5+, Creative Role Play, Imaginative Play, Literacy, Nature, Nursery Rhymes, Preschoolers, Toddlers Tagged With: First Nursery Rhyme Series

Frère Jacques: Traditional French Nursery Song

June 23, 2013 By Sara Mullett 7 Comments

Let's Play Music - Frere Jacques - Traditional French Nursery Songs

Singing Frère Jacques is likely to be the first time that many English and American kids come across the French language, unless they are lucky enough to have someone who speaks French in the family. The simple repetitive tune (the same as I Hear Thunder) is easy to pick up and the small range makes it […]

Filed Under: 5+, Musical Activities For..., Nursery Rhymes, Preschoolers, Toddlers Tagged With: First Nursery Rhyme Series, French

Mr Bear Sits On The Chair Listening Game

June 4, 2013 By Sara Mullett Leave a Comment

Mr Bear Rhythm and listening game :Let's play music

Mr Bear Sits On The Chair is a more challenging listening game and is aimed at children of 4 years old +. For toddlers (approx 2 years old ) try the Baby Bear Game, and  for preschool age (3-4 years approx) try the Mrs Bear game. However these are only suggested ages, and all children will enjoy […]

Filed Under: 5+, Introducing Do Re Mi, Musical Memory Game, Preschoolers, Rhythm & Percussion Activities Tagged With: Bears, Confidence Building, Free Sheet Music, Listening Game, Note Recognition, Rhythm Games

First Piano Lessons: The Dice Game

May 20, 2013 By Sara Mullett 13 Comments

Let's Play Music : First Piano Lessons - A Fun Way to Encourage Musical Instrument Practice

New here? Make sure you visit our Introduction to First Piano Lessons before you start! The first piano lessons one to four form the structure of beginner’s piano lessons. Teachers should add a few easy first pieces from a piano tutor book to support these first principles. Each step only takes a few minutes, and depending on […]

Filed Under: 5+, Classical Music for Kids, First Piano Lessons, How To Read Music, Preschoolers Tagged With: First Piano Lesson Series

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