by Carol Biddiss | Jan 13, 2025 | blog, Preschool Music Lesson Plans
Props in Storytelling Clarify Folk Song Lyrics for Preschoolers Often, when we teach songs, we need props for storytelling because song lyrics are not as easy to follow as the spoken words of a regular story. For instance, when we want to introduce a folk song to our...
by Carol Biddiss | Jan 9, 2025 | blog, Preschool Music Lesson Plans
Are you worried about losing control when working with musical instruments for kids? It’s actually much easier than you might think. I hope these 6 tips will help answer the question, “What are some of the best ways to introduce different instruments to...
by Carol Biddiss | Dec 11, 2024 | blog
Scarves, Ribbons, or Music Props? Materials for movement activities are usually scarves, ribbons, and giant scrunchies. However, sometimes, we need specific props to make the musical lyrics of a song crystal clear. In this post, I will answer the question with a...
by Carol Biddiss | Nov 1, 2024 | blog
What Are the Top Fun Songs for the Nursery? That’s a question I get asked a lot. My answer lies in the category called Nursery Songs. Most people know about Nursery Rhymes. When we’re talking about the nursery rhymes, we’re actually talking about...
by Carol Biddiss | Oct 31, 2024 | Training for staff
Here are five teaching music resources in the field of early childhood music: Prepared curriculum resources; Written resources, books, academic papers, scores; Recordings songs and instrumental music; Collections: local, national and state Libraries; your personal;...
