Author: Gumnut Music
Meet Ti-Ti Ta Ti-Ti Shh
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…
5 Little Triangles
This poem teaches children how to produce a variety of ‘ringing sounds’ from a triangle in addition to presenting, numeracy, timbre (sound quality), tempo (speed) and dynamics (volume). We’re also working to build memory and promote active listening. Once you have learnt the poem, recite it for your children’s ensuring to leave room for them…
Epo I Tai Tai E (Polynesian)
This Hawaiian Camp Fire song is a hand clapping game filled with motor movements that encourage steady beat keeping over syncopation (notes that fall off the beat). It’s a great movement warm-up and workout for the brain! Different translations of this song can be found online. If offering a translation, I choose: “We shall not…
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…
Traffic Light (Sign)
What to bring: 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…
The Ants Go Marching
This repetitive numeracy song draws upon the Orff approach to music education, fostering movement, singing and instrument playing. The invitation to march helps children internalise the beat while the drumming encourages active listening and an understanding of musical form.
London Bridge
Come and learn three ways to create a meaningful musical play experience using this classic nursery rhyme. Our first play presents steady beat work, the second supports destructive play and our third promotes bonding while exploring anticipation.
Roll the Ball
Here is an opportunity to team music with the many benefits of ball play. Sing and play as you offer your child the opportunity to improve motor skills, hand-eye coordination and turn-taking – to name a few!
Snap, Crackle, Pop!
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…
Tom Thumbkin (Variation)
Is it windy where you are? Here is a fun rhyme to explore the feeling of wind whilst also learning body parts and engaging the senses. Reciting rhymes with your child helps build strong bonds, improves literacy development and the inspires the imagination.