Category: Instrument Bag
This Old Man
Bring your claves and come and meet the instruments! We hear their sounds all while working on keeping the beat, practising healthy vocalisation and exploring numeracy. Studies have shown that beat-keeping involves the synchronisation of the parts of the brain responsible for hearing and movement. Because speech is rhythmic, a child’s ability to keep a…
Meet Tika Tika
Meet Tika Tika! 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 child is offering. Give it…
The Shaker Song
Everyone loves a good shaker song – here is mine! I love this song for it’s an invitation to create. It is written to encourage children to bring forward their own ideas and challenge the “rules” of how this instrument should be played. When sharing this song, I suggest pausing just before each new action….
Mini Class – The Aussie Bush
G’day mate, let’s head into the Aussie Bush! Do you have your claves ready? E and I teach you a beautiful indigenous Australian lullaby. Next, grab your egg shakers so you can play along to an Aussie classic with my ukulele. Finally, listen to the recorder… can you guess the melody it plays? Featured Products
Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear
Rhymes are a lovely way for children to explore and master language. Here E and I demonstrate two ways to play with the rhyme Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear. We have a full-body movement play where we provide each word with a more profound meaning through accompanying actions. Then we have a focused instrument play with…
Maranoa Lullaby
The Maranoa Lullaby was collected in the Maranoa district in Southern Queensland by Dr H O Lethbridge. It tells the story of an aboriginal woman rocking her baby to sleep in a bed of bark. It uses a waltz time signature which makes it the perfect lullaby for rocking and soothing a child. By introducing…
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…
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…