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Singing with a Child

Three short lessons for grown-ups who think they cannot sing: sing in the child's key, echo short phrases, and keep the songs your family already has.

For grown-ups, from what HumTots teaches children at Spark & Anvil.

  1. Lesson 1Sing in their key
  2. Lesson 2Echo short phrases
  3. Lesson 3Keep your family songs
At the table · a grown-up and a child, 2 to 7

The name song

You'll need: nothing.

  1. Sing the child's name on two notes, a little higher than you usually speak.
  2. Let them sing it back. Then sing yours and let them echo it.
  3. Let the child invent a two-note phrase for you to copy.
  4. End with one song your family already knows.

Print the guidebook (all lessons + the table activity) →