Author: Gumnut Music
Big Green Frog
This playful song explores the relationship between crotchet and quaver notes by presenting them as “croaks”. The two quaver note “croaks” at the end of the song can be tricky for children and offer an excellent challenge for the body and mind. Additionally, by teaming this play with instruments, we foster your child’s imagination whilst…
Homemade Guiro Sensory Bottle
Hello guiro sensory bottle! Love a good DIY? We do too, especially when the process and result are packed with learning. Sensory bottles are a wonderful tool for helping children calm themselves and regulate their emotions. This homemade instrument provides an opportunity for language development, fine motor skills, science and maths skills and of course,…
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…
Bell Horses
Bell Horses is powerful play and one of my favourite songs to sing in classes and with my son. The music is in 6/8 time which allows us to introduce children to a “waltz” feel. The movement of this play strengthens the relationship between adult and child and engages many different regions of the brain…
Babushka Baio
A beautiful lullaby from Russia. The soft sounds of a loved ones voice comfort children and connect them to their heritage. When this comfort is teamed with a gentle rock and pat children can internalise the pulse that drives the music. In this video, we explore dramatic play and the skill of self-regulation as we work…
This Little Piggy
Magic Trick
Some peek-a-boo fun to encourage steading beat keeping and solo singing. Solo singing is important for a child’s auditory processing because it presents a child with the opportunity to hear their own mistakes and then self-correct. If you have a melodic instrument, play along with my accompaniment on the boomwhakers using the notes D (re)…
Rain, Rain, Go Away
Come learn the three notes that make up the song Rain, Rain. By studying the Solfege of a song we help set children up for success in their music education. Solfege is a great tool for learning and understanding music as children are able to identify the relationship between notes and patterns in melodies. Featured Products
Way up High in the Apple Tree
I love this song’s ability to use dance and movement as an expression of beat-keeping and dramatic play. In addition to our musical goals, we’re developing our child’s imagination and abstract thinking by encouraging them to think using symbols. This concept of thinking in symbols is linked to maths and literacy development as it forms…
The Bear Went Over the Mountain
This song is a favourite of mine for its ability to teach prepositions while engaging a child’s senses and whole body – including the space surrounding them. It is important to consider hands-on learning when exploring prepositions as it fosters kinaesthetic learning, which is one of the main learning styles. This song comes with a…