A Guide to Playing the Pentatonic Children’s Lyre for Parents and Early Childhood Teachers

GOOD FOR BEGINNERS A Guide to Playing the Pentatonic Children’s Lyre for Parents and Early Childhood Teachers is a guide for playing the 7-string children’s pentatonic lyre. It is intended for parents and teachers who wish to sing and play music for or with preschool and kindergarten children. The authors give several examples of songs, ideas for improvisations and discuss situations where the pentatonic children’s pentatonic lyre is of particular help for parents and educators of young children (naptime, quiet time, bedtime, singing or accompanying stories with music). It also includes practical tips for tuning and putting on new lyre strings, as well as reference materials and contacts. TABLE OF CONTENTS First Encounter Order of Strings and Music Notation  Basic Exercises and First Melodies Sleep, Baby, Sleep Singing and Music Making as Part of Regular Family Activities Coming into Movement - Improvisation Music for Fairy Tales Songs (Many!) The 7-String Children’s Pentatonic Lyre -