How Do You Teach Children To Write Songs?
Teaching children how to write songs can be a creative learning activity, an additional method to teach writing, and an excellent method of expressing their emotions and feelings in a healthy manner. Very young children can often be heard while playing with their stuffed animals or playing on a playground singing songs of their own creation. Older children can be encouraged to consider elements including rhythm, structure, beat or timing, tone, instruments, and accompanying music. Record spontaneous songs that children sing using tape recorders or video camera. Write the songs down with the child helping them to get their creations onto paper. Encourage older children to write their ideas down using more complexity like rhythm or rhyming considerations. Sing the song with a young children or encourage older children to sing the newly written song. Sing with the older child if they desire. Edit the written song. Missed words or stanzas might need to be added. A chorus might need to be a
