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Harvest Songs For Kids

July 1, 2021 By Sara Mullett Leave a Comment

Harvest Songs for Kids

Singing Harvest Songs teaches kids to be thankful for the food on their plates and grateful for Nature’s generous gifts. They encourage children to look around and appreciate the beautiful world we live in. These simple songs are perfect for preschoolers and kindergarteners. They have catchy melodies and short verses, that are really easy to […]

Filed Under: 5+, Musical Activities For..., Preschoolers, Seasonal Activities, Uncategorized Tagged With: Apples, Fairies, Harvest, Seasons

Sing A Song Of Sunshine : Summer Songs for Imaginative Play

July 1, 2021 By Sara Mullett 4 Comments

Let's Play Music : Lots of summer song ideas for imaginative play in the sun!

Here’s a sunny, happy summer song to sing at the end of term, or before you go on holiday with the family. Sing a Song of Sunshine is so full of the promise and excitement that the holidays bring.Who doesn’t love playing on the beach and eating ice creams by the sea? From picnics in […]

Filed Under: Imaginative Play, Preschoolers, Summer, Toddlers Tagged With: Holidays, Sunshine

6 Five Finger Piano Pieces for Beginners

June 23, 2021 By Sara Mullett 8 Comments

6 Five finger Easy Piano Pieces for beginners with free sheet music

These five finger piano pieces are perfect for beginners. Well known tunes like these are great because they give kids a lot of satisfaction and can be learned easily. They work really well when used in a lesson to balance out the more challenging tasks so that the pupil can relax and have fun with […]

Filed Under: 5+, First Piano Lessons, Musical Activities For..., Preschoolers, Uncategorized Tagged With: First Piano Lesson Series, Free Sheet Music

A Fun Way to Teach Kids Musical Note Values

June 12, 2021 By Sara Mullett 31 Comments

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

Sometimes music theory can be a bit scary, and it can have a reputation for being a bit boring and difficult. But this can be easily overcome this by making it fun through games and rhythm & movement activities. Children always find it much easier to accept basic theory concepts by playing games. Then the […]

Filed Under: First Piano Lessons, How To Read Music, Musical Activities For..., Musical Movement, Preschoolers, Rhythm & Percussion Activities Tagged With: Easy Music Theory, Free Printables, Note Recognition, Rhythm Games

Body Percussion Rhythm Activities

June 8, 2021 By Sara Mullett 2 Comments

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Body Percussion Rhythm Activities are a great way to bring the class together and focus. Kids just love to move and this is a perfect way to encourage them to engage. But you’ll also find that movement increases the concentration. So while they’re absorbing the lesson, they’re having lots of fun at the same time. […]

Filed Under: 5+, How To Read Music, Musical Activities For..., Preschoolers, Rhythm & Percussion Activities Tagged With: Free Printables, Note Recognition, Rhythm Games

Mary Had A Little Lamb Easy Piano Music

June 7, 2021 By Sara Mullett 22 Comments

Mary Had a Little Lamb

This Mary Had A Little Lamb Easy Piano Music always goes down very well with young beginners in their first piano lessons. It is so enjoyable to play a tune that everyone knows. Easy to learn and fun to play!  Both excellent incentives to get little ones off on a good start when beginning the […]

Filed Under: 5+, Easy Sheet Music, First Piano Lessons, How To Read Music, Musical Activities For..., Nursery Rhymes, Preschoolers Tagged With: Easy Music Theory, First Piano Lesson Series

How to Tell the Difference Between the Rhythm & the Beat

May 27, 2021 By Sara Mullett 33 Comments

How to tell the difference between the rhythm and the beat in a fun and engaging way

The difference between the rhythm and the beat in music can often cause confusion. But it doesn’t matter if you don’t play an instrument or haven’t had music lessons before – here’s a simple explanation. The beat is the steady pulse that you feel in the tune, like a clock’s tick. It’s the beat you’d […]

Filed Under: Baby, How To Read Music, Musical Activities For..., Musical Movement, Preschoolers, Rhythm & Percussion Activities, Toddlers Tagged With: Easy Music Theory, Free Printables, Note Recognition, Rhythm Games

First Piano Lessons: Getting Started

May 26, 2021 By Sara Mullett 46 Comments

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

The First Piano Lessons are a series of short exercises disguised as games which combine strengthening and co-ordination with note recognition and memory. Presented in a playful and engaging way that doesn’t cause frustration, they’re perfect for introducing your child to piano at home, while bringing a lot of  fun and satisfaction along the way. When […]

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

Top 10 Nursery Rhymes for Toddlers & Kids

May 23, 2021 By Sara Mullett 23 Comments

Let's Play Music : Top 10 Tunes for Toddlers (& why they are so good for your child!)

These 10 nursery rhymes for toddlers and kids include just some of the best most educational nursery rhymes, but I’ve chosen these ones specifically because I’ve found them to be the most useful over the years of teaching music to small children. Music is a language, and since all children are born being unable to […]

Filed Under: Baby, Musical Activities For..., Nursery Rhymes, Preschoolers, Toddlers, Top Tens Tagged With: Ducks, First Nursery Rhyme Series, Horses, Monkeys, Round-up, Spiders

Goldilocks & the Three Bears : Action Song & Story Telling

May 14, 2021 By Sara Mullett 15 Comments

Goldilocks and the Three Bears : story telling song - Let's Play Music

Goldilocks & the Three Bears is a huge favourite action song & story telling and probably the most familiar of all the traditional fairytales. As with all the best stories, children never tire of them and will happily listen to them over and over again. In fact, it is from this repetition and re-telling that children actually […]

Filed Under: Action songs, Literacy, Preschoolers, Toddlers Tagged With: Bears, Fairy Tales, Free Sheet Music

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