There’s a reason why The Wheels on the Bus is on every playgroup’s favourite list; the lively actions never fail to get everyone joining in! Little toddlers can grasp the simple and repetitive actions well before they can join in with the words and there is plenty of opportunity for the older ones to improvise […]
The Clock Song: An Easy Way to Learn Musical Note Values
The Clock Song is a fun and easy way to learn musical note values. It helps kids to understand and recognise the difference between Minims (or 1/2 notes), Crotchets (1/4 notes) and Quavers (1/8 notes) by making it into a fun game. In essence, this simple activity makes the musical concept clear, and the note […]
When The Saints Go Marching In Easy Piano Sheet Music
When The Saints Go Marching In is a good song choice for young pianists as it’s great for boosting confidence. This very easy version is in C major and is perfect for little hands. The simple repetitive five finger melody makes it easy to memorise and in this arrangement both hands play the tune in […]
Easy Piano: Row Row Row Your Boat
Row Row Row Your Boat is a great easy piano piece for young piano beginners. You’ll often find it in First Piano Lesson tutor books. The familiar tune is easy to pick up, the hands are in the beginner’s five finger position, and it’s a good one for introducing the left hand and bass clef. […]
Easy Piano Music: Frere Jacques/Brother John
Frere Jacques is always a popular song with young children as it has an easy, familiar tune and offers a chance to explore a bit of French too. Frere Jacques is sometimes translated into Brother John or called Are You Sleeping? The simple, stepping melody makes it a perfect easy piano piece for beginners. It […]
Incy Wincy Spider Easy Piano Music
This Incy Wincy Spider Easy Piano Music is an excellent choice for little ones who are just starting. It is slightly simplified to stay in the 5 finger beginner’s hand position and the familiar repetitive melody is easy to grasp Everyone knows Incy Wincy Spider, and while it is important for young piano beginners to […]
12 Months Make A Year : Months of the Year Song
Learning the months of the year is usually something that comes to every child gradually. I certainly can’t remember ever making a conscious effort to memorise it, but my kids often got a bit confused and so I set about writing a months of the year song to help them. 12 Months Make A Year […]
Ride A Cock Horse To Banbury Cross
Ride A Cock Horse To Banbury Cross is a traditional English nursery rhyme just perfect for knee bobbing with babies and toddlers. It’s always a great favourite whenever children are sitting on rocking toys or playing with a hobby-horse. The gentle rhythmic rocking of the song is an excellent way for children to feel the beat […]
Horsey Horsey Don’t You Stop!
Horsey Horsey Don’t You Stop is a lovely traditional knee bobbing song. All babies enjoy being bobbed up and down to a song on your knee, and this is the simplest way to sing this song. There are also some easy actions to do as you bob them up and down, of wheels going round, and […]
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 […]