Singing

By Anne Hole

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3 Great Movement Rhymes

Movement songs are great. Songs that have movement may help the children learn the words, develop a sense of pulse/beat and other musical elements. There are many movement songs but I have chosen 3 that both the children and I enjoy.

1 Grand Old Duke of York

The children love marching to this song and it is particularly good for emphasising the pulse with the strong marching within it. Also once the children know it well, I encourage them to explore pitch with their body: when we say up (wh…

9 Books That You Can Sing

There are many books that you can add some singing to, whether that be a word, a phrase or the whole book.

Here are 9 that you might like to try:

Monkey Puzzle

Here is a breakdown of how I approach the story Monkey Puzzle by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler. This was one of my children’s favourite books when they were young!

What musical elements can we focus on that will bring the story to life?

Melody: Sing the butterfly part to the tune of hush little baby. I always did this with my…

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