Kids Music 101

Using Props to Sing with Children

April 18, 2012
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This post is by regular contributor Kate Fairlie of Picklebums. I am not the world’s best singer and that’s okay. It doesn’t stop me from singing to my kids. Singing to and with young children is important. It assists language acquisition, can soothe a troubled moment, capture their imagination, make them laugh and introduce new [...]

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Giving Musical Eggs Instead of Chocolate This Easter!

March 26, 2012
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Given that Easter is just around the corner I thought it was timely to re-share this post by Christine Gora of Kids Music Toys offering a great suggestion for an alternative to chocolate eggs this year! Even if you are yourself a chocoholic most parents realise that too much chocolate for children is not a [...]

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Having a Ball With Musical Ball Play

September 30, 2011
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This post is by regular contributor Christine Gora of Kids Music Toys. Babies need some time on their tummies to aid their physical development. New mums are informed from many sources about the importance of this for their babies during their waking hours.  Tummy time increases muscle strength of those muscles that help with; Rolling [...]

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Dance & Creative Movement for Preschoolers

August 19, 2011
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This post is by regular contributor Christine Gora of Kids Music Toys. Children love to move and dance and preschoolers are mostly always active.  A great way to direct this movement energy into something rhythmic and musical is with some simple props and a little creativity. So how do you get your little movers and [...]

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Kids Music 101: Xylophones and Glockenspiels

May 29, 2011
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This post is by regular contributor Christine Gora of Kids Music Toys. Everyone knows that a xylophone is a classic child’s toy loved the world over.  But did you know that most of the toys that are called xylophones are in fact glockenspiels? A true xylophone has wooden bars. The name comes from the Greek: [...]

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Kids Music 101: Music & Emotions – Music for Stimulating Positive Behaviour

March 25, 2011

This post is by regular contributor Christine Gora of Kids Music Toys. Marketers have known for years that music is a powerful tool for encouraging particular consumer outcomes. There has been much research into the effects that volume, speed, pitch and types of music have on product preference and even the amounts of money spent [...]

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Kids Music 101: Music and Emotions – Music for Calming

February 25, 2011
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This post is by regular contributor Christine Gora of Kids Music Toys. In this post and over the next few months I will be exploring the ways in which music can be used to calm and to stimulate, how it can be used to influence emotion and mood, and also how it can be used [...]

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Kids Music Activities 101: The Little Drummer

January 21, 2011
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I am not musical. At all.  Can’t hold a tune. Have no sense of rhythm. I even find it hard to keep a beat.  And I have absolutely no idea how to read music.  In fact, in year five I was part of the recorder ensemble only because I could quickly memorise the way my [...]

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