Easy Songs to Sing With Your Children

If I cannot fly, let me sing! Stephen Sondheim

Do you remember Troy from High School Musical?

He was interested in singing but his dad had little or no consideration for his singing talent. When we watched High School Musical, all those years ago, we thought that his dad was being slightly unfair focusing more on what he liked for Troy as opposed to what Troy liked for himself.

While Troy was merely a fictional character in the show, his role in the movie helped us to understand that it is not okay for parents to live vicariously through their children. In much the same way, when children are young (around about 2 or 3), we tend to teach them the words to children's classical songs like Baby Shark. When children get older and say something like, "I would like to be a singer when I grow up," we tend to freak out.

It's time that parents change the narrative. As parents, our goal is to encourage our children to fly.

Should our children be unable to fly in the direction that we want them to, it's okay to let them spread their own wings and sing.

It is certainly okay if your child is enthusiastic about singing. Perhaps your child learnt how to sing from all the bonding activities with you where you would sing, "Head, shoulders, knees and toes".

It's hard to pinpoint when your child will take to singing, but there is no harm in enjoying singing along to easy songs with your child.

Whether your child blossoms into a musical songbird or not, the idea is to introduce easy songs to your child from a very young age, so as to encourage him or her not to be afraid of using his or her voice.

Don't be reluctant to sing along with your toddlers and children in order to get them all the more excited about their favourite songs. Teach them those lullabies while emphasising rhythm and rhyme as you get through the exhaustive list of classical nursery rhymes. If all the childhood singing and chanting leads to your grown-up child wanting to pursue singing, there is no harm in that.

Even if your intention is not to produce the next Selena Gomez or Justin Bieber, you surely can give your child the right experience with music from a very young age. Get singing, worry-free with some of the easiest songs that you can teach your child to sing along to as well.

The Ultimate Sing-Along: The Wheels on the Bus

Perhaps what makes The Wheels on the Bus catchier is the fact that it has a repetitive rhythm and of course, this makes it all the better to sing along to.

It is quite hard not to start singing, "The Wheels on the Bus go round and round," when you see a bus drive by.

You don't need to be a professional singer or even someone with a good voice to sound good when you sing this old-time favourite song.  So, the good news is that both mom and dad can break out into song when this track plays on your child's Coco Melon show. You may find that when you are teaching the lyrics of the song to a smaller child, actions related to the song help the child to grasp the lyrics faster.

If you are enjoying singing along to some easy songs with your child with the hopes of your child taking his or her singing further, you should find out more about singing for children.

Songs That Are Easy to Learn: Old MacDonald

Teach your child about the farm and all the animals on the farm with the hit classic; Old MacDonald Had a Farm. The song certainly makes you want to chant out your vowels, "E-I-E-I-O." This is one of those songs that becomes easy to grasp due to the repeated lyrics and fun vowel sounds.

The fun thing about this song is the bunch of animal sounds that you need to make when you sing the song. In the process of teaching your child the lyrics to this fun song, you are also getting him or her to learn vocabulary related to animals on the farm, and the sounds that these animals make.

The song becomes all the more fun when you break out in just the right lyrical tune and add some fun dance moves to the mix.

Songs like Old MacDonald are comprised of a set tune, repetition, and not many high notes. As your child gets older, songs like this will no longer tend to appeal to him or her.

If your child has taken to singing from a very young age, you will notice that he or she will be prone to singing songs with more lyrical complexity as he or she gets older.

You may then want to allow your child to sing the song from Frozen, Let It Go. While Let It Go song is not as easy to sing along to as Old MacDonald, it is a song that you will surely enjoy. There is the hidden power of Princess Elsa in this song, and you can't help but be extremely emotive when you sing along to these easy-to-learn verses of this song.

If all else fails, Hakuna Matata, which means no worries, is excellent for the child who has outgrown Old MacDonald but isn't yet able to grasp all the words of classic pop songs. Plus, Hakuna Matata is a song for the books because it was written by Elton John and Tim Rice.

Again, some children are already singing along to Beyonce's Spirit by the time they are 5 years old so when it comes to exploring easy songs, we could say that these are the songs that stick in the minds of young children and get them to tap to the beat.

You also want to note easy seasonal songs. Jingle Bells is a popular Christmas carol, and it makes for fun times since the melody is simple yet heart-warming

Find out more about teaching children to sing.

Considering Singing Class for Your Child

If you have a child who is interested in fostering his or her singing talent, that is your cue to step into the role of a motivator.

When you consider singing lessons for your child, you may feel totally clueless since you may have little to no musical talents. However, even though you may not be a musical parent, you do need to get involved in your child's music lessons.

The role of the parent is to be a motivator. Your child may not be self-disciplined at all even if he or she is serious about music, so that is where you need to step in. You are most likely going to be the person responsible for choosing your child's singing lessons in the first place.

A good starting place would be to find out more about the cost of children's singing lessons.

The best place to start looking for a private singing instructor for your child would be the internet. On the Superprof website, for example, you are bound to find a singing instructor who will be as passionate about singing as your child is. Once you find the right tutor for your child, you need to be involved to a certain extent with your child's lessons.

You can stay in touch with the singing instructor to ensure that your child regularly attends singing classes. You also play a vital role in communicating with the singing teacher to ensure that your child reaches his or her singing goals.

Your child might feel overly intimated if you choose to sit in on every one of his or her lessons with the singing instructor, so rather keep the lines of communication alive between yourself and your child's private singing tutor.

Your role in your child's musical journey is just to keep encouraging your child to keep singing and keep setting singing goals.

Training to Sing with the Help of a Singing Instructor

You might find that in the first few lessons, your child may be singing a song like London Bridge Is Falling Down. The singing instructor may start off with easy tunes but those classics are the best types of songs to start off with. If you think that your child's tune seems to be falling down like the bridge, that's okay because, after a few lessons with a devoted singing coach, your child will be able to hold a tune pretty well.

Eventually, your child will be making up his or her own songs.

If you want your child to pursue his or her singing dream, it is of utmost importance to start making the right moves from the onset. Reaching out to a singing instructor will certainly be the best move that you can make for the singing career of your child.

Those who wish to sing, always find a song. Proverb

If your child is really keen about singing, he or she will surely always find a song.