I’ve been digging around online lately, looking for early childhood music resources. (Yes, I’m sorry – I’m still on this kick!)
Look what I found! TONS of great links:
Songs / Sheet Music
- MakingMusicFun.com – free printable sheet music with lyrics of all kinds of children’s songs
- Kididdles.com – free printable sheet music, lyrics, with corresponding coloring pages and other activities
- BusSongs.com – lyrics & words for children’s nursery rhymes & songs
- kodaly.hnu.com – a database of American folk songs; songs can be sorted by “Pre-K” level
- FreeKidsMusic.com – free downloadable mp3s of children’s folk songs as well as other contemporary songs by various artists
- PreschoolExpress.com – lyrics to familiar folk songs as well as piggyback songs (songs with new words put to familiar tunes) – all organized by theme
- lds.org – sheet music for children’s Bible songs and hymns
- JudyandDavid.com – lyrics of children’s songs, many with corresponding activity sheets (pdfs)
- NancyMusic.com – tons of newly composed children’s songs, with free downloadable mp3s and corresponding activities and coloring sheets (pdfs)
- MamaLisa.com – lyrics, midi files, and sheet music for various songs from around the world (includes translations)
Printables
- LessonSense.com – free printable flashcards of all the instruments
- WeeSing.com – free printables that correspond with various songs from the Wee Sing books; changes daily.
Props / Instruments
- PreKinders.com – list of props and homemade instruments for early childhood music classes
- FamilyCorner.com – a list of 9 make-your own instruments with instructions
- dsokids.com – more ideas for making your own instruments
- familyfun.go.com – more homemade instruments, plus music games for children
Lesson Plans / Activities
- ChildrensMusicWorkshop.com – a list of children’s books with musical subject matter
- NellieEdge.com – printable kid-sized “little books” containing lyrics and illustrations to familiar nursery rhymes and songs
- LessonSense.com – music-related arts and crafts activities
- menc.org – a position statement by the National Association for Music Education, regarding early childhood music education
- PreKinders.com (again) – list of fun activities for children to do while listening to specific classical works
Methodologies / Early Childhood Certification
- allianceamm.org – four articles to read summarizing the Gordon, Dalcroze, Kodaly, and Orff-Schulwork methodologies
- ecmma.org – Early Childhood Music & Movement Association certification
- rcmusic.ca – The Royal Conservatory of Music’s Advanced Certificate in Early Childhood Music
- giml.org – Gordon certification
- MusicTogether.com – Music Together teacher certification
- MYC.com – Music For Young Children teacher certification
- Musikgarten.org – Musikgarten
- HarmonyRoadMusic.com – Harmony Road Music course
- Kindermusik – Kindermusik teacher certification
- Let’s Play Music – another preschool children music program
Teaching Tips
- SuperSimpleSongs.com – teaching tips
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Joy is a pianist and teacher in Ohio with great passion for helping students experience the wonders of music making! Here at Color In My Piano, she enjoys sharing and exchanging ideas and resources for piano teaching.
3 Comments
These are wonderful resources. Thank you so much!
I’m glad you are finding them to be useful!
WOW! I am sooo checking these out! :)