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Singing + Children =
Singing is such a wonderful experience for all. In the video below Prof Sarah Wilson, an expert in Cognitive Neuroscience and Clinical Neuropsychology, discusses what happens to your brain when you sing.
In summary, she says:
When you think about singing or are singing, large areas of the brain light up!
- Motor Networks
- Auditory or Listening Networks
- Planning and Organisational Networks
- Memory Networks
- Language Networks (if singing words)
- Emotional Networks
Plus it releases dop…
5 Well-Known Songs with a Christmas Twist
Are you struggling to find Christmas songs that you can sing with the children? Why not take songs that they know well and change the words slightly or change all the words but keep the same tune?
The full versions of the following are included in the December section of my Early Years Music Ideas Membership
Change a few of the words:
Here are 4 examples of songs that I have created. I’m sure there are other songs that you know that you could do something similar to fit the Christmas theme.…
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