NURSERY RHYMES TWINKLE TWINKLE HOW TO

NURSERY RHYMES TWINKLE TWINKLE HOW TO

If your child is beginning to learn the piano, you can print off beginner-friendly sheet music for Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, as well as follow the step-by-step lesson plan on how to teach it at home here. It always goes down well because of the familiar tune. If you don’t play an instrument yourself, watch the chime bar tutorial and see the way the notes jump from Do – So at first, and then just go back down the scale in steps, then the whole tune repeats again.įor children who are just starting to learn the piano, Twinkle Twinkle is a fantastic early piece.

This is excellent for developing listening and memory skills. With a little practice, it is easy enough to play the whole tune on the chime bars (see tutorial below).Ĭhildren of around 5 years are soon able to recognise the intervals, copy them and have a go at playing the tune themselves. The opening intervals are Do do, So so, La la, So and this song is a useful memory prompt for remembering the distinctive sound of these intervals. Listen to the YouTube clip below as a sing-a-long track, or as a lullaby to settle little ones down to sleep.įor older children, Twinkle Twinkle is excellent practice for learning the Do – Re – Mi degrees of the scale. The easy craft below makes a sensory jingly star mobile that can be used with supervision as a prop for singing the song. They love miming out the simple actions and for a toddler whose words are not quite ready, this is both a satisfying and reassuring means of communication. The simple, repetitive nature of both the words and melody makes this an easy song easy for toddlers to learn and they’ll often hum along with the tune long before they can actually manage the words. (scroll to bottom of page for Twinkle Twinkle Little Star craft tutorial) How I wonder what you are? (open out both hands like a ?) Twinkle twinkle little star,(open and close fingers)

Like a diamond in the sky,(make a diamond with fingers) Up above the sky so high,(point up to the sky) How I wonder what you are?(open out both hands like a ? ) Twinkle twinkle little star, (open and close fingers) It’s timeless appeal and charming simplicity never seems to fade. Twinkle Twinkle Little Star is probably one of the first songs you hear a toddler sing.

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