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 […]
Top Ten Toddler Tunes: Best Nursery Rhymes for Toddlers
Music is a language, and since all children are born being unable to talk, it is an invaluable tool in building language skills and communication. These Top 10 Tunes For Toddlers are just some of the best nursery rhymes for toddlers and have been chosen after many years of teaching music to small children. People have […]
8 Summer Songs for Kids
Seasonal songs are always so much fun and it’s a great way to introduce traditional activities and customs that we associate with a particular time of year. So with this in mind, here is a little collection of songs for the summer, there’s everything from circle games to imaginative play, finger rhymes and puppet games […]
Easy Christmas Songs for Kids
Whether you are at home with your child or teaching in a preschool or primary school, these easy Christmas songs for Kids will come in very handy as the Christmas season approaches. The more traditional Christmas songs we all know and love can be a bit too much for little ones to grasp. So these […]
Best Preschool Music Pins on Pinterest
Pinterest is huge and it’s packed with musical ideas for kids. When you first get started, however, it can be a bit overwhelming. The Let’s Play Music boards were started around 4 years ago and in this time I’ve gathered some great resources. However now they’re so big they do take time to scroll through. So as […]
Ten Benefits Of Music Lessons
I know these benefits of music lessons to be true, first hand from years of experience teaching music and from raising my own kids. There are many excellent articles and studies on the subject of the benefits of music available from educational specialists far more qualified than me. There are some links at the bottom of […]
Top Posts of 2014
Happy New Year everyone! For the first post of this year, I thought I would stick with tradition and collect up all of the most popular posts of 2014. This year this blog has grown by 200 posts and many more followers, so I would like to take the opportunity to thank you all for […]
Top 10 Songs and Activities of 2013 from Let’s Play Music
I can’t believe how quickly this year has flown by! To round it off, I thought that I would share the most popular kids songs and musical activities posted here on Let’s Play Music throughout 2013. 10. The Apple Tree Song & Circle Game A fun circle game that eliminates the players one by one […]