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5 Percussion Instruments Children Love
One of the children's favourite parts of a music time is getting the percussion instruments out. I’m going to share with you 5 percussion instruments that I know the children love getting their hands on.
Maracas or Shakers
These are a must for your instrument collection as they are easy for children to play. Due to the accessibility they are great for children to play whilst singing any well-known song.
Frog Guiro
When played, these make a croaking sound. I use different shape guiros w…
3 Great Movement Rhymes
Movement songs are great. Songs that have movement may help the children learn the words, develop a sense of pulse/beat and other musical elements. There are many movement songs but I have chosen 3 that both the children and I enjoy.
1 Grand Old Duke of York
The children love marching to this song and it is particularly good for emphasising the pulse with the strong marching within it. Also once the children know it well, I encourage them to explore pitch with their body: when we say up (wh…
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