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 […]
Top 10 Nursery Rhymes for Toddlers & Kids
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 […]
Goldilocks & the Three Bears : Action Song & Story Telling
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 […]
The Earth Day Song
The Earth Day Song is the perfect way to introduce this very important theme to small children. Because it’s simple lyrics make it easy to understand and also very quick to learn. The environmental message of Earth Day is a rather grown up concept to convey to a pre-school child, but the underlying principal of […]
Best Books For Musical Learning
These Best Books For Musical Learning concentrate on developing rhythm and listening skills through vocal improvisation and use of percussion instruments but most of all they’re all amazing fun! We all know how much small children love being read to, and often it’ll be the same old familiar books that they love the best. It’s incredible how […]
Mary Had A Little Lamb Circle Game
Mary had A Little Lamb is popular with all little children. It has such a simple tune and small range (So Mi Re Do) so it’s perfect for young children. It’s so easy for them to sing and to remember. For the same reason, it’s also easy to play on the chime bars or a […]
10 Best Classical Music Tracks For Calm And Tranquility
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 […]
The Easter Bunny Song
The Easter Bunny song is full of the joys of spring, and who can resist hopping along to the catchy chorus? This Song can be sung either when going on an egg hunt together, or as a circle game at an Easter party. All you need is a little basket with some Easter goodies inside […]
A Pancake Day Song to Sing
This Pancake Day song is perfect for singing on Pancake Day! Pancake Day is traditionally on Shrove Tuesday, the last day before the start of Lent. The idea was to use up all the eggs, butter and milk, before the beginning of the fasting period when everyone observed a very strict and plain diet. These […]
Five Little Ducks Went Swimming One Day : Counting Songs
Five Little Ducks Went Swimming One Day is always a favourite, it’s great for practicing numbers and introducing the concept of subtraction, as each little duck swims away. If you have some little toy ducks it makes a lovely counting game which can enjoyed over and over. It’s always great fun to sing when you go […]
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