The kids and I really love to listen to music and dance around. I really thought that getting to review Music Together would be lots of fun, and boy was I right!
Music Together is an internationally know early childhood music and movement program for children up to 7 years old and the adults who love them!
Music Together sent us their Family Favorites Songbook for Teachers, as well as the Family Favorites CD to review for the TOS Crew. The first thing we did was listen to the Family Favorites CD. From the beginning one thing was certain, they had come up with a perfect name for this CD. The songs on the CD were lots of fun and quickly became favorites for us too!
The songs included on the Family Favorites CD are:
- Hello Song
- Biddy Biddy
- Splishing and Splashing
- Ridin' in the Car
- Stick Tune
- She Sells Sea Shells
- Playin' in the Kitchen
- Palo, Palo
- John the Rabbit
- Spin and Stop
- Mississippi Cats
- One Little Owl
- Goin' for Coffee
- Obwisana
- I've Been Working on the Railroad
- Dancing with Teddy
- Allee Galloo
- May All Children
- Goodbye, So Long, Farewell
The kids really enjoy listening to these songs. This is a great CD to play in the car or when during chore time, it can really get them all moving!
The Teacher Songbook added a whole other level of fun. The book starts off explaining the philosophy of Music Together. Then I read about using different instruments, and the games and activities that they suggest.
The next section of the song book takes each song and gives suggested activities and instruments. For instance, for the song I've Been Working on the Railroad they suggest sitting and singing and then going into large movement (large movement, is defined as any activity done while standing). They suggested that we use pretend sledgehammers as we "work" on the railroad and play pretend fiddles. Talk about lots of fun! Other fun suggestions were to play a secret singer game and read a few books on trains.
Another really fun song on the CD is called Biddy Biddy. This song is lots of fun. Little Bits (4 years old) and I had a good old time with this one. The book suggested that we use egg shakers to the tune of the music. We didn't have egg shakers so we just put some rice into some small plastic containers and used those instead. They also suggest using the children's names in the song and large movement.
I feel like the Family Favorites CD could stand alone, but the Songbook does have a lot of fun ideas. The Songbook and CD would make a full music curriculum for children 7 and under. The Family Favorite CD is available for $14.95, the Songbook for $29.95 or you can purchase the Songbook and CD together for $39.95. If you use the coupon code “Schoolhouse” at checkout on the Music Together online store, you can save an additional $2 on your purchase.
Disclaimer: We received this product at no charge to us in exchange for an honest review.
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