Eostre was the ancient goddess of spring, bringing new light and life to the world after the long dark sleep of Winter. And the Christian calendar borrowed her name for what is now the most important Christian festival of the year. When the long weeks of Lent give way to the dawn of a new […]
Rhythm Game for Easter
The Easter rhythm game is a great way to get some extra practise with rhythm and note recognition while also having lots of Easter fun at the same time. Print the rhythm game cards and mount them. You can either use the ready coloured version or print the plain outline and let the kids decorate […]
Michael Finnegan – Song For St Patrick’s Day
Here’s a traditional Irish Folk Song in plenty of time for St Patrick’s Day! It’s a great song to teach semiquavers (1/16 notes) and it’s traditional to try to sing it faster and faster as the song progresses. It’s bit of a tongue twister too! This might seem a tall order for younger ones, but […]
The Scary Witch Halloween Rhythm Game
The Scary Witch song and halloween rhythm game from our Songs for Halloween Series is a perfect game to play at a Halloween party. It is both an educational listening game and a bit daring too! The Scary Witch Song The scary witch is in her lair, The scary witch is in her lair, Who will […]
Music Theory Worksheets & Rhythm Games
There are such a lot of music theory worksheets & rhythm games here on Let’s Play Music. So now that I thought it would be useful to round up a few of the favourites! Of course, there is no substitute for a fun music lesson with includes movement, percussion instruments or manipulatives. But music theory […]
Rainy Day Rhythm Games for Kids
One of the wonderful things about childhood is that children can find fun in everything. Even a rainy day is full of possibilities. Suddenly the world is dripping wet, and special clothes and umbrellas are required, it is all such a novelty! Just as rain makes everything look different, it makes different sounds too. So tons […]
First Piano Lessons: Fingers!
New here? Make sure you visit our Introduction to First Piano Lessons before you start! Up and Down the Escalator. First Piano Lessons is a fun and playful way to introduce finger exercises. Start by drawing around the hands of the child on a sheet of paper, or alternatively you can print the finger chart shown below by […]
Sing a Song of Sixpence Nursery Rhymes With Role Play
Sing A Song of Sixpence is one of the oldest nursery rhymes, but kids still love the nonsensical words and the bizarre notion of ‘four and twenty blackbirds, baked in a pie’! But as silly as they may seem, nursery rhymes are actually fantastic tools for learning. They are excellent building blocks for language development, […]
First Piano Lessons: Introducing the Note Family
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 […]
Life at the Pond Rhythm Game
A pond is a magical place for a child, it is teeming with life and a source of great fascination and wonder! If you are lucky enough to have one nearby it will no doubt already be on your child’s list of favourite places, but if you don’t have one locally it is well worth […]
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