The Music Playground

Golden Rings! This is an exercise we do in Playtime that helps kids strengthen their fingers and develop mind-body connections. It prepares young musicians to hold and play instruments, and not just piano but violin, recorder - anything!

Pease porridge! This is one of our favourite poems, and there are lots of ways to engage with it. We often use the stirring drum in classes to act out making the porridge, and we also use this rhyme to introduce rests to young musicians.

☝️🧐 Pease porridge is a type of food made of split yellow peas stewed with spices!

Hickety-pickety is a great rhyme for learning about the beat! It also teaches familiarity with numbers - you can count to 9 or 10 at the end (counting the eggs). Adding a silly noise at the end of a rhyme invites children to participate from a young age, because if they’re too little for words they can try a chicken sound 🐣

We’re so proud of all the kids’ efforts in practicing as they raise money for charity (Keys of Life Australia), and so grateful for everyone’s support. 🥰 There’s still time to help us raise money, head to our bio to participate.

The Return of Chicken 🐔 We are supposed to be practicing rhythms but it did take a turn as things with Chicken often do…

When little kids (3-5 year olds) first start on the ukulele, it can be helpful to tune it to a chord so that they can get a feel for holding it correctly, and practicing their strumming, timing, and ensemble skills before having to worry about the left hand much. Here’s how to tune a ukulele to a C Major chord! This video features the wonderful Jean 🥰

Uh oh, the bears are out again 🤦‍♀️ This time they got their paws on the metal drums! Oh dear, how will we ever get them calmed down in time for classes next week?

Our Practice-a-thon continues! Have you been practicing over the holidays and filling in your star charts?
We’re raising money for Keys of Life Australia, please head to the link in our bio to donate! We’ve raised $570 so far, could you help us reach even higher? ⭐️