Author: Gumnut Music
Shake Your Tambourine
Do you have a tambourine at home? Or any instrument that you can shake and tap? This song is designed to help your little one explore beat keeping and the contrasting timbers (sounds qualities) of the tambourine. I am a firm believer that there should be no rules when it comes to music making so…
All the Little Firefighters
Bond, learn and play with this intimate rhyme. Keep a beat by bouncing your legs as you recite the rhyme. Slide your voice downwards from high to low as you say the word ’down’ so your child can hear and feel the meaning of the word. Cuddle and kiss (if your child enjoys that closeness)…
Mister Sun
In Mister Sun, we study the notes ‘so’ and ‘la’. The limited range and repetition of notes makes it ideal for young singers and sets them up for success. Solfége is a great tool for learning and understanding music as children can identify the relationship between notes and patterns in melodies.
My Aunt Came Back
This echo song involves some silly fun! My Aunt Came Back is a traditional American Folk song that provides cumulative actions with each verse. The actions provide giggles leading up to the songs punch line while children are offered the opportunity to assess pitch matching through the echo format.
Make Tume Tume Papa (Swahili)
This African working song from Mozambique has many variations and is traditionally played as a hand clap game by a group. I have chosen to explore the song using calves so we can feel the 2/4 pulse whilst also working on the important early year’s skill of crossing the midline. Lyrics Swahili Make tume tume…
Meet Ta Ti-Ti Too
You’ve met the notes, now put them together! Our rhythms use the Kodály method and are designed for young children. Even the smallest child can develop their ear training skills and learn to master rhythms quickly using this method. We’re not so much focused on the playing of the instrument, but the speech and verbal rhythm your…
He’s Got The Whole World in His Hands
Adding sign language to your singing has many benefits. Not only are you targeting fine motor development, but you’re also recognising your child’s natural desire to communicate using their body, boosting vocabulary, encouraging communication and potentially accelerating speech and emotional development. Perhaps most importantly, you are instilling inclusion and diversity into your child’s world.
Popcorn
Get out a pot and join us for some pretend play with this cooking rhyme. Pretend play is vital to early childhood development as through its scenarios children are learning to solve problems, coordinate, cooperate, think flexibly and explore symbolism. It’s a chance for children to learn about themselves, and their world with the opportunity…
Mini Class – The Great Outdoors
Join E and I on an outdoor adventure! We’ll take a windy path…but where will it lead? We’ll undoubtedly meet some animal friends along the way for some dancing, counting and instrument playing! Here is a music and movement session to inspire the imagination and get your little one moving. Featured Products
Six Little Ducks
A less common nursery rhyme, this song is filled with my favourite things: storytelling, sound-making and some adorable dance moves.This video comes with two ways to play and E and I demonstrate a valuable teaching tool in our delivery. That is when a child knows a song, it’s important to provide them with opportunities for…