Early Childhood Music Online Resources

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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