The children are experiencing the pleasure of anticipating a musical cue. This reinforces their listening habit. They are also experiencing a kinetic response to the auditory stimulus for tempo variation, thus having an important aspect to the musical material internalised as well as heard.

• A bounce activity
• Suggestions for how to do the activity
• Song lyrics, including a wall chart for display
• A simple score with chords
• The musical concepts featured
• Language and speech development opportunities
• A backing track to support your voice singing “live”
• A matching track with a vocal added to assist you in learning how to sing the song live with your children.

Yankee Doodle (vocal) (preview) by Musical Child

Yankee Doodle (preview) by Musical Child