![]() ![]() You can stick a few stars along the string of different sizes.Ħ. Tie the two ends together with the bell at one end and the knot at the other.ĥ. Glue one side of the star, and use its pair to sandwich the string between them. You will need: silver/gold paper plates, silvery or see-through string/cotton, silver bells (these came off an old instrument but you can get them in craft shops), an all year round ring (how to, here) or a nice rustic looking stick and scissors!Ģ. Draw out your star shapes on the back of the plates, try and make them have matching pairs (I used the first one of the pair as a template for the second).ģ. When drawing your stars try doing them in a variety of different sizes as it looks a little more interesting!Ĥ. Securely tie a long length (about a metre) of silver thread and thread it through the back of the bell. How To: Make a Twinkle Twinkle Little Star Decorative Mobileġ. If your child is beginning to learn the piano, you can print off beginner-friendly sheet music for Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, as well as follow the step-by-step lesson plan on how to teach it at home here. ![]() It always goes down well because of the familiar tune. If you don’t play an instrument yourself, watch the chime bar tutorial and see the way the notes jump from Do – So at first, and then just go back down the scale in steps, then the whole tune repeats again.įor children who are just starting to learn the piano, Twinkle Twinkle is a fantastic early piece. This is excellent for developing listening and memory skills. With a little practice, it is easy enough to play the whole tune on the chime bars (see tutorial below).Ĭhildren of around 5 years are soon able to recognise the intervals, copy them and have a go at playing the tune themselves. The opening intervals are Do do, So so, La la, So and this song is a useful memory prompt for remembering the distinctive sound of these intervals. Listen to the YouTube clip below as a sing-a-long track, or as a lullaby to settle little ones down to sleep.įor older children, Twinkle Twinkle is excellent practice for learning the Do – Re – Mi degrees of the scale. The easy craft below makes a sensory jingly star mobile that can be used with supervision as a prop for singing the song. They love miming out the simple actions and for a toddler whose words are not quite ready, this is both a satisfying and reassuring means of communication. The simple, repetitive nature of both the words and melody makes this an easy song easy for toddlers to learn and they’ll often hum along with the tune long before they can actually manage the words. ![]() (scroll to bottom of page for Twinkle Twinkle Little Star craft tutorial) How I wonder what you are? (open out both hands like a ?) Twinkle twinkle little star,(open and close fingers) Like a diamond in the sky,(make a diamond with fingers) Up above the sky so high,(point up to the sky) How I wonder what you are?(open out both hands like a ? ) Twinkle twinkle little star, (open and close fingers) It’s timeless appeal and charming simplicity never seems to fade. However, it is a really good challenge to set yourself as a player to be able to play pieces in different keys.Twinkle Twinkle Little Star is probably one of the first songs you hear a toddler sing. This adds in a bit more interest factor into the arrangement, but it does make the left hand a bit more tricky.Īn obvious way of making a piece more challenging to play is to try it in a different key.ĭ major has 2 sharps (F sharp and C sharp) and so is a bit more challenging to play on the piano. In the intermediate version I have increased the complexity of the left hand by adding in some scales at different points. The left hand is simple and plays the root note of each chord and the note length is a half note (minim) each time. Take a bit of time to practice it with just the right hand until you can play the tune fluently. ![]() The melody stretches the right hand out of its normal resting position on the piano as it goes up to an A in pitch.Īs a result, there is some tricky fingering when moving between the G and A notes of the melody. The easy piano version is in the key of C major so you have no sharps or flats. You can click on the image to open the PDF version of the sheet music. Twinkle Twinkle Little Star Piano Easy Version
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