All The Baby Birds
by Tom & Lynn Crowell
This bright, happy, spring song has a simple melody that will be easy for your younger students to learn. Plus, the added bird noises and catchy hook will also make it a great addition for your spring concert.
The song starts with a ukulele and bell melodic intro that mimics what the kids will be singing so that they can get the pitch and melody in their heads before they sing. The rhythm is basic half notes and quarter notes moving mostly between second or third intervals, repeating similar patterns throughout. This should make it easy enough for them to remember, giving them the opportunity to focus on pitch, projection, and energy. Make sure they smile while they sing. This will help them stay in tune.
If you're using this song in performance and you want to add some theatrics, you could have a few students dress up as birds and flap their wings. Or have some baby bird pictures kids can hold. Or project the images onto a screen. A few stuffed toy birds might also be cute, especially since we doubt young ones will be able to hold them still while singing.
Text is taken from Music K-8 magazine.