It is February, and it is Black History Month! Today we’re sharing music we love by black artists of the 20th century. Hello, by Ella Jenkins Hello hello hello and how are you I’m fine I’m fine and I hope that you are too Sing this song with any variation you can think of, soft, loud, humming, whistling, la la la-ing! Ella Jenkins has been dubbed the “The First Lady of the Children's Folk Song.” Here is a playlist of some of our favorites, but be sure to check her out with your kids,...

This is an episode with love songs for our little ones. We include one folk song, one Clap for Classics! original song, and the beautiful Waltz from Tchaikovsky's ballet, Sleeping Beauty. Love Somebody This is an Appalachian folk song, originally a fiddle tune. Love somebody yes I do, Love somebody yes I do, Love somebody yes I do, Love somebody but I won’t say who. Love my mommy yes I do, Love my mommy yes I do, Love my mommy yes I do, Love my mommy and she loves me too!...

Grab our free printable arctic animal cards to extend the learning and fun of this episode at www.clapforclassics.com/episode64 For more winter content from our Four Seasons Course check out episode 38 and episode 39. Clear some space to move for the first activity! This is a song/activity that just needs to be experienced again and again. Your child will love pretending to hibernate, and waking you up when spring returns. Learn the song so that you can sing it away from the screen. Feel...

Today we’re sharing a sneak-peek inside our Four Seasons Curriculum. Check out all the details and snag the year-long course at www.clapforclassics.com/fourseasons Music We start with one of our favorite songs from the winter course: Down with Darkness. We have fun using flashlights and a drum while we learn this song. Down with darkness, up with light Up with sunshine, down with night Each of us is one small light But together we shine bright Go away darkest blackest night Go...

Inside our All Access membership we have a Nutcracker music course for young kids! It is an immersive experience with Tchaikovsky’s iconic ballet. You and your kids will be experiencing the story and music of the Nutcracker through songs, games, active listening, instrument playing, and using your imagination right alongside Ms. Elizabeth and her daughter Charlotte. To join the membership and start making music with us today, go to www.clapforclassics.com/join. Use the code “LION” for 50%...

Join us for even more Nutcracker fun, sign up for our FREE 5 day Nutcracker challenge that starts December 4th. www.clapforclassics.com/nutcracker2023 Grab a free printable of hand-drawn images of the characters from the Nutcracker. www.clapforclassics.com/episode61. We like to make simple popsicle stick puppets out of ours to play with while we listen to the music and during this episode. Kids can also use them to retell and act out the story on their own! Inside our All Access...

Grab our free printable that goes along with this song at www.clapforclassics.com/episode60 You'll want some forks, a shaker, or any instrument to play along with us today.   We are the first to get to hear Kathryn Lieppman’s brand new recording of “I Like Pie.”  The song will be available wherever you stream music soon!  Follow her on IG @kathrynpianist Looking for ways to bring more music into your home?  Check out our All Access Membership at www.clapforclassics.com/join or our Four...

Sing, clap, dance along with Miss Julieann, Forte and Ms. Elizabeth during this episode. We talk about the people we can go to when we need support or when we’re having big feelings. Miss Julieann is an award winning children’s musician and therapist. Her brand new album, RESILIENT CHILD, was created to teach resilience skills to children and their caregivers. Find Miss Julieann: On her website: https://www.missjulieann.com/ On youtube:...

Grab our brand new free Peter and the Wolf Flashcards to extend the fun and learning of this episode: www.clapforclassics.com/episode58   Today’s episode is all about cats! We listen to some of the cat excerpts from Peter and the Wolf, learn about the clarinet, discuss and practice the differences between the dynamic markings of forte and piano. We learn a Kitty Cat Hat Game to the melody of the clarinet/cat theme from Peter and the Wolf. Grab a hat for this activity and have fun! Lyrics...

Today we are so excited to have a very special guest singing a very special song. Miss Katie from Miss Katie Sings just came out with this beautiful new song that shares such an important message.   It is a call and response song, it is easy to sing along to and you and your little one will love it!   Here are the lyrics: I am enough You are enough We make space For all of us We are different And we’re the same That’s great, we say Hooray! Hooray!   Find Miss...

For this activity you can grab some rhythm sticks, a scarf, and a pillow! We’ll be enjoying Vivaldi’s “Autumn” the whole first movement. I think you’ll be pleasantly surprised at how much fun you and your kids will have while engaging with this beautiful music.   Get your hands on the free printable now at www.clapforclassics.com/episode56. It is a PDF with a listening map for this classical music activity. It’s a great way to extend the learning with a visual representation of what is...

Today we’re sharing a sneak-peek inside our Four Seasons Curriculum. Check out all the details and snag the year-long course at www.clapforclassics.com/fourseasons We start with a song and a poem, and then our art and STEM teacher share a little introduction of what they will be teaching in the autumn unit. You do not want to miss all the wonderful nature-inspired learning that you and your little one will be doing as you explore the outdoors, use your imagination, sing, and create...

Join us in our All Access Membership for a library of activities like the ones on this podcast. Check out the details at www.clapforclassics.com/join. We’re so happy to feature Georgie from the Tambourine Social on today’s episode. She gets us moving our body while she shares a really fun song about Australian animals: “Move Like the Animals Do.” Find her podcast, “Toddler Tunes”, wherever you listen to podcasts. Stream her music on spotify or any other streaming service. Search for “The...

Come to the Carnival with Ms. Elizabeth and friends and get a glimpse inside our All Access Membership with 5 days of classical music inspired activities for your and your little ones! Sign up for this free event at www.clapforclassics.com/carnival23 On today’s episode we share 2 activities from our "Carnival of the Animals" course. First, you get to meet one of our beloved musical puppet friends, Presto the Donkey, inspired by the Wild Donkey of Saint-Saëns' Carnival of the Animals. We...

Grab the free download that accompanies this activity at www.clapforclassics.com/episode52 it’s a printable play packet with an elevator cut out, animal puppets, traceable numbers, and more! It is a great way to extend the learning and fun on this episode.   We are thrilled to have well-known children’s artist Laurie Berkner on the podcast today sharing her energetic song, “Waiting for the Elevator.” We’ll be moving our bodies, dancing, making animal noises, working on memory and...

For today's episode we are re-airing one of our favorite episodes from last year. You won't want to miss this one, even if you've already heard it! Join Ms. Elizabeth, Wilder, and Riff the Pig as we share a wonderful piece of music from american composer George Gershwin.   Grab some rhythm sticks and our free printable to extend this activity. The printable includes images of the instruments that we’ll identify as we listen to this piece. Print them on cardstock and mount on popsicle sticks...

Celebrate our 50th episode, and the 4th of July with Forte and Charlotte! They take over the podcast and share a bunch of 4th of July jokes you won't want to miss.    We finish out the episode with our Patriotic medley, 3 of our favorite patriotic tunes with simple ukulele chords. Grab the free PDF with the arrangement of the medley, ukulele chords and lyrics at www.clapforclassics.com/episode50.   We also have a special coupon for you that is good for 20% on either our membership or our...

We are thrilled to welcome Stephanie Leavell from Music for Kiddos as a guest teacher on our podcast today. She shares a very fun summery song with us about the juicy summer fruit: Watermelon.   To find out more about Stephanie and what she does check out her website at www.musicforkiddos.com You can find her music on Spotify, or Youtube, or any other music platform that you use.   Get access to all of our musical content for kids ages 2-8 inside our All Access Membership. Use the code...

Grab our free PDF that accompanies this episode at www.clapforclassics.com/episode48. It is a printable with the instruments in the string family and Peter. Print these on cardstock and mount them on puppets for your little ones to play with while they listen to the episode, a fun way to enhance the learning and development.   Get access to all of our musical content, including our Peter and the Wolf courses for kids ages 2-8 inside our All Access Membership. Use the code “LION” at checkout...

Join us for this sneak peek inside our summer "Four Seasons" Curriculum. We’ll share a song, learn a bit about Monet, imagine a summery sunball fight, and make a hypothesis about objects that will float or sink.   To join is inside our Four Seasons Curriculum go to www.clapforclassics.com/fourseasons.  Get 20% off the curriculum for a limited time by using the code “SUMMER2023" at checkout.   Optional props for this episode. Music: grab rhythm sticks and a box or basket that your little...

Grab a ball for this episode and get ready to move your body. This episode is a great one for all ages, but we especially wanted to feature some activities for our babies. Did you know we have a music course just for our very youngest musicians? Check out the details at www.clapforclassics.com/baby 1. Horsey Horsey. For this one either scoop up your little one and clip-clop around the room or pretend to be a horse and trot around. Swish your pretend tail, roll your hands, and don’t...

To join our music membership for young kids and start making music with us today, go to www.clapforclassics.com/join. Use the code “LION” for 50% off your first month!   We share 2 activities that both include sticks.  In honor of Earth Day we encourage kids to go outside and use sticks that they find outside.  But rhythm sticks, pencils, or wooden spoons would work fine.   What Can We Do With Our Sticks? (to the tune of Hickory Dickory Dock) What can we do with our sticks? We tap our...

Come to our free live "Music from Around the World" zoom Class happening on Thursday April 20th at 12pm Eastern Time/ 9 am Pacific. (Recording will be available.)  Sign up at www.clapforclassics.com/liveclass To join our music membership for young kids and start making music with us today, go to www.clapforclassics.com/join.   Use the code “LION” for 50% off your first month! Grab some egg shakers for this episode (the more, the better!) 1. Bunny Pokey: You put your bunny ears in
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To join our music membership for young kids and start making music with us today, go to www.clapforclassics.com/join. Use the code “LION” for 50% off your first month! Today on the episode we’re going on a trip to Brazil! 1. We first share a popular Brazilian folk song: Peixe Vivo, a love song about a fish (kind of). You might want to grab a blue scarf and some fish toys to play with while we sing this song. How could little fishies live If they’re outside of the sea? How could I...