Introduction
A huge welcome to episode 14 of the Welcome to Music podcast – Sing Me a Story – Part 1.
Our most recent webinar was ‘Sing Me a Story’ – literacy and music for 3-8 years and as it’s such an important and popular topic – I’m going to share some extensions and devote 2 whole podcast episodes – part 1 & 2 to this topic.
A few weeks ago, Phil and I released a brand new album not on cassette tape, not on CD, but on streaming services such as Spotify and Apple Music called ‘Sing Me a Story’ – it’s a whole new world. This album contains 12 story songs with 5 new musical stories. There’s a mix of traditional and original stories that are perfect for 2-8 years, helping young kiddos to engage in a multi-sensory experience of listening, reading, singing, moving, and playing instruments.
This album integrates literacy skills such as pre-reading, reading, writing, and spelling into each enchanting tale while also nurturing creativity, self-esteem, and confidence in every child. From the whimsical adventures of 'The 3 Little Pigs Rap' to the toe-tapping rhythms of 'Backyard Blues,' each story song sparks imagination and invites participation. Extend the fun by expanding characters, crafting new material, or even creating mini-musicals with visual arts and design.
Each story song has been beautifully illustrated and turned into a flip book that turn pages online that include audio track, lyrics, activities, song notation, literacy worksheets & teacher and parent notes. And there is an animation video to go with each story song on our YouTube channel.
You can see the full range of our digital story song flip books at https://welcometomusic.net/product-category/sing-me-a-story-story-books/
In the webinar, I shared 3 of our new story songs The 3 Little Pigs Rap rewritten and newly adapted, Oh In the Woods and Down By the Bay – also adapted with new lyrics. These are popular story songs and I have another 4 story songs to share with you over the next 2 episodes.
- Oh My Aunt Came Back
- The Tiny Caterpillar
- The Gingerbread Man
- Backyard Blues
To access all the extras such as music notation, harmonies, ukulele, recorder and percussion parts, join our Welcome to Music Membership https://welcometomusic.podia.com/welcome-to-music-membership-plan
A Special Note & Tribute to Gary King
It is with great sadness that I share the news that Gary King passed away on the 30th of May. Gary was a music and dance educator extraordinaire, long standing friend and legend within the Orff community around the world!
Gary has made massive contributions to the Australian and global music and dance community, the Australian and world Orff community, the music education fraternity as well as the ‘creativity’ movement through his Masters research where he was awarded the best thesis of the year at University Melbourne in 2008.
His lifelong dedication to folk dance, creative movement and music education has been driven by his vision of a harmonious, multicultural Australia where dance plays a central role in community life. His immense contributions are undeniable, and his unwavering commitment to multicultural dance is evidenced by sustaining the band Shenanigans for over forty years. May he continue to happily play on with those musos lost far too soon in the great Highway Number 1 in the sky.
Let’s start at the very beginning…
Hello everyone, and it's so nice to have you here at the Welcome to Music podcast for music and classroom educators in Early Childhood and Primary/Elementary schools, music therapists, studio music teachers, parents, and anyone who uses music with kids to support their well-being and development from zero to 12 years. My name is Susie Davies-Splitter, and I've been teaching music to all ages in early childhood, schools and universities over many years.
With my husband Phil, we run Welcome to Music where we create music resources, we have a membership community, and present training and programs for kids and educators. Our goal is to help build confidence and creativity and enrich lives through the joy of music. I hope that this podcast can support and inspire you and maybe even make your job a little easier through sharing tips, chats, lesson plans, interviews and great quality music resources to use with your children.
I use an inclusive multi modal, multi-sensory and Orff based approach to help make the learning stick. Please enjoy the Welcome to Music podcast and find us at www.welcometomusic.net
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Digital story song flip book & resource kit - Click HERE!
Helpful Links
This story song is on 'Bop in the Bath'
Find the digital story flip book on our website
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Closing
This podcast has been brought to you by Welcome to Music – building confidence, creativity and enriching lives through the joy of music. In the show notes, you'll find links to a summary of this episode and our social media platforms. In the blog, you will find all the notes and links to this episode.
Our goal is to help make teaching and learning music easy and fun for all. I use an inclusive, multi-modal, multi-sensory and Orff-based approach to help make the learning stick.
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