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Shell for an Ear
Finding a large shell on the beach, holding it up to your ear and hearing the waves inside as a child always felt like discovering treasure. This song is about just that! I’ve teamed the play with some breath work and egg shakers so children can explore healthy breath control and dynamic work. Featured Products
Red Leather, Yellow Leather
Children are never too young to enjoy and play with tongue twisters! They are a literacy workout that builds foundational reading skills, challenges enunciation and draw attention to the individual sounds in words. In addition to this impressive learning, when children have fun with tongue twisters, they build their foundational reading skills. Featured Products
Two Little Butterflies
All young singers are classified as “treble” singers. This is because they have a vocal range that is high and light. A child’s pitch range is divided into two registers: chest (lower) and head (higher). Not all children have the ability to easily access and move between these two vocal registers and the inability to…
We Surely Shall See the Sunshine Soon
Tongue twisters are a fun way to strengthen the muscles involved in speech and singing. Warming up in this way leads to more precise pronunciation, clearer speech patterns and can highlight any problem areas that require focus. We are helping the brain to connect tongue movements to sounds. I’ve included some props into this learning…
The Littlest Worm
Here is a playful echo song that I have incorporated some gentle singing exercises into. Echo songs offer children the opportunity to solo sing and self correct any mistakes that may appear. Staw exercises encourage a steady breath flow which will promote smooth singing. Young vocal cords will be aligned, which help to reduce breaks…
Down by the Bay
No More Pie
What to bring: Echo songs are important for a child’s auditory processing because they involves singing for children rather than with them. In doing so, children are empowered by the built-in “control of error”, an essential Montessori principle that provides children with instant feedback. This enables children to check and correct their own work. This…
Wise Old Owl
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Major Scale – Do, Re, Mi, Fa, So, La, Ti, Do’
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Do, Re, Mi, Fa, So
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