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First Piano Lessons: The Dice Game

May 20, 2013 By Sara Mullett 13 Comments

Let's Play Music : First Piano Lessons - A Fun Way to Encourage Musical Instrument Practice

New here? Make sure you visit our Introduction to First Piano Lessons before you start! The first piano lessons one to four form the structure of beginner’s piano lessons. Teachers should add a few easy first pieces from a piano tutor book to support these first principles. Each step only takes a few minutes, and depending on […]

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

I Went to Visit a Farm One Day

April 12, 2013 By Sara Mullett 14 Comments

Let's Play Music : I Went to Visit A Farm One Day - Farmyard / Spring songs for Kids!

I Went to Visit a Farm One Day is perhaps the easiest song to sing about farms with preschoolers. This song doesn’t require any actions or dancing, just a full and enthusiastic repertoire of farmyard noises! And it always goes down very well with puppets which can vary from homemade sock puppets to paper finger […]

Filed Under: Animal Songs, Baby, Easter & Spring, Farm Songs, Musical Activities For..., Preschoolers, Seasonal Activities, Toddlers Tagged With: Chicks, Cows, Ducks, First Nursery Rhyme Series, Free Printables, Free Sheet Music, Pigs, Sheep

Classical Music for Kids: Pirates and Adventurers

April 10, 2013 By Sara Mullett 7 Comments

Let's Play Music : Music for Imaginative Movement - Pirates & Adventurers! 5 Best Classic Music Tracks for Kids

Film music is a great way to discover Classical Music for Kids. Children love letting their imagination carry them off into a world of adventure – and everyone loves a swashbuckling theme tune. This carefully chosen list of tracks is perfect for little ones wanting to play pirates and adventurers. This could be played during a themed […]

Filed Under: Classical Music for Kids, Creative Role Play, Musical Activities For..., Musical Movement, Playlists, Preschoolers, Toddlers Tagged With: Classical Music, Kids Playlist

On The Importance of Live Orchestral Music for Kids

March 11, 2013 By Sara Mullett 2 Comments

Let's Play Music : On the Importance of Live Orchestral Music for Kids

I have just come home from a concert by the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, the music still ringing in my ears. As I sat back in my seat and absorbed the magic I felt all tension and distractions wash away as the instruments merged together and became an organic body, capable of provoking emotions and soothing […]

Filed Under: Classical Music for Kids, Musical Activities For..., Preschoolers Tagged With: Classical Music, Orchestra

Little Bo Peep Hide And Seek Game

February 20, 2013 By Sara Mullett 1 Comment

Little bo peep nursery rhyme

Little Bo Peep is a delightful nursery rhyme, with a simple melody with a small range of only a fifth (So-Do) which is perfect for when small children are just learning to pitch notes. It tells the story of Little Bo Peep, who has lost her sheep and is searching for them, and little ones […]

Filed Under: Animal Songs, Creative Role Play, Easter & Spring, Musical Activities For..., Nursery Rhymes, Preschoolers, Toddlers Tagged With: First Nursery Rhyme Series, Free Sheet Music, Puppets, Sheep

Jack In A Box : Action Song

February 18, 2013 By Sara Mullett 1 Comment

Jack in a Box

Jack in a Box is one of those short action songs that small children never tire of. They love the idea of hiding in a box at the beginning and the end of the song, and the bouncing up and down in the middle. A really good way to play this kids action song is […]

Filed Under: Action songs, Baby, Imaginative Play, Musical Activities For..., Musical Movement, Preschoolers, Toddlers

The Balloon Song : Introducing Do Re Mi

February 15, 2013 By Sara Mullett 7 Comments

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The Balloon Song is a fun and engaging way to help children practice playing and recognising Do Re Mi and the intervals of the scale. This activity is perfect for toddlers because it’s simple melody and actions are so easy to pick up. And a beautiful, bright balloon comes in handy when singing this song […]

Filed Under: Action songs, Baby, How To Read Music, Introducing Do Re Mi, Musical Activities For..., Preschoolers, Toddlers Tagged With: Exploring Pitch, High Notes Low Notes, Introducing Do-Re-Mi Series, Solfege, Tonic Sol-fah

Little Miss Muffet and Spider Finger Rhymes

February 10, 2013 By Sara Mullett 2 Comments

Little Miss Muffet - First Nursery Rhyme Series

Little Miss Muffet is a lovely little song which happily lends itself to a makeshift puppet show. All you need is a favourite dolly, a bowl and spoon and a little pretend spider on a string. You can make a spider easily either with an egg carton and pipe cleaners or something like the pin […]

Filed Under: Animal Songs, Baby, Creative Role Play, Imaginative Play, Musical Activities For..., Nursery Rhymes, Preschoolers, Toddlers Tagged With: First Nursery Rhyme Series, Free Sheet Music, Puppets, Spiders

5 Little Speckled Frogs : Counting Songs

February 7, 2013 By Sara Mullett 4 Comments

kids counting songs

5 Little Speckled Frogs is the perfect counting song for preschoolers to practice their numbers with a very catchy tune. The song has a strong rhythm and a memorable tune and is great for tapping along to with sticks or tambourines. If you have enough people you can act it out, children love pretending and […]

Filed Under: Counting Songs, Musical Activities For..., Preschoolers, Toddlers Tagged With: Bath Time Songs, Free Sheet Music, Frogs

5 Best Music Activities for Kids Aged 0-5 Years

November 23, 2012 By Sara Mullett 8 Comments

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It is never too early to introduce your baby to music. These music activities for kids will hopefully give you some ideas about how to integrate music into a day to day routine. From helping with co-ordination and language skills, to cognitive development, music is an essential part of every child’s education – and great fun […]

Filed Under: Baby, Musical Activities For..., Preschoolers, Toddlers Tagged With: Round-up

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