10 interesting books to bring children closer to music

On Fertile Period we have often dealt with the topic “music and children” because we believe that music is of great help at every stage of child development, from intellectual, social and emotional, to auditory, motor and language. In fact, we have seen what they are

1. the benefits of music on children;
2. music suitable for babies;
3. Musical games that you can do with children;
4. and DIY musical instruments that can be built at home;

But, to make a broader and more complete speech, today we will deal with educational books that can serve parents and teachers to bring children closer to music.

10 Books to bring children closer to music

Educating children to love music is certainly a good thing and you can start even at a young age so that then, growing up, children can refine their skills and easily master the subject.
The books that you will find in this selection are written in a clear way and with engaging illustrations and will help you, with colorful and inspiring stories to bring children closer to the wonderful world of music.
Some are particularly suitable for small children, others for slightly older children, others for children who already love the world of music and are ready to learn to play at least the keyboard.

Bedroom music

Bedroom music  is a book suitable for introducing children to music from an early age. In fact, given that  it offers nursery rhymes and songs, it can be offered as early as 3 years old. Each audio track offers musical elements to pick up and process. The melodies are easy to sing and mimic and allow you to hear the various sounds and rhythms well, creating a pleasant moment of play. Then there are many word games, useful for children who learn to speak and to play with the voice.

Musiciamo is a book that a pathof and conduction to music, rhythm and motor coordination of children aged 2 to 6 years. The book includes a CD with 40 songs to play with music and offers exercises and group games (explained very well) in which you experience the combination of music and movement, listening, singing, rhythmic sense and motor coordination. All activities can be done without special instruments (in most cases you need a simple tambourine) and are understandable even to parents or teachers who do not have a musical training. tags.

The Adventures of Piccolo Do

Piccolo Do, Piccola Re, mamma Mi, zia Fa, papa Sol, nonna La and nonno Si, are the protagonists of this delightful book which, through the story of many little fairy tales on the notes, wants to bring children closer to the wonderful world of music. The adventures of Piccolo Do contains 16 beautiful stories with suggestions of classical and contemporary classical music pieces to combine, useful for offering ideas for musical educational activities. Suitable from 5 years onwards.

Peter and the wolf

“Peter and the Wolf”, a book inspired by the famous musical work by Sergej Prokofiev, aims to bring children closer to listening attentively and consciously to music. There are ample didactic and educational ideas that aim not only at listening and intonation education but also at theatrical education, expressive, affective and emotional education. The volume starts from the narration of the story in the form of a nursery rhyme, with black and white illustrations that can be colored to arrive at very interesting educational cards particularly attentive to musical education but also to the different emotions that the different characters evoke.

The music planet

“The planet music” is a didactic and playful book at the same time. Thanks to a beautiful fairy tale and with the help of drawings, in fact, children can learn music theory while having fun. With this book, even preschoolers, followed by their parents, will be able to understand abstract concepts such as notes, the pentagram, musical keys. The book is designed to convey what would be taught in the first music lessons of any instrument. There are also numerous progressive exercises aimed at consolidating what has been learned in a simple and intuitive way.

We and the Music

Noi e la Musica 1 is the first of 5 volumes dedicated to Music Education for children of primary school age. Rich in illustrations and graphics, it offers musical pieces or sound events, which serve to stimulate children to turn numerous activities. Thanks to these, children get excited and are able to learn about music and achieve related goals. Easily usable even by those with essential musical rudiments, it is recommended for parents and teachers who want to bring children closer to music or who want to create a music workshop.

The piano book

Here is a very cute and fun book useful for getting young children familiar with a keyboard. In fact, the piano book contains songs and scores where instead of the notes the keys to be pressed to play the melody are indicated. Contains illustrations by Tony Wolf. Reading age: from 4 years.

Musical puzzles I and II

Musical puzzles I and II are two perfect books for children who are starting to study music. With simple exercises, children learn the fundamental concepts of music, as if it were a game. Pleasantly illustrated and entertaining, it is often recommended by music teachers.

Seventy Keyboard Adventures

For children who have already become familiar with music but who want to get closer to an instrument, here are 70 keyboard adventures vol.1 and vol 2. These are two books specifically designed for children taking their first steps into the world of notes. The very nice and well-made books contain 70 scores each and in addition to teaching the reading of the notes and being very beautiful, they make the child grow musically based on increasingly demanding exercises.

Musical propaedeutics

The musical introductory books , divided by age group, are an excellent aid to give the child concrete basic musical training through play and singing.
Each volume consists of a theoretical part with well done and detailed explanations and a practical part with really engaging music and songs. The children, excited to hear melodies and sing very interesting stories, not only have fun but at the same time learn concrete things.

You can give these books as a gift at any time of the year or as a gift idea for birthdays and Christmas. However, don’t forget that singing, dancing, playing and listening to music are important activities to do every day and in a completely natural way if you want to make children love music.
Do not forget, however, that singing, dancing, playing and listening to music are important activities to do daily and in a completely natural way if you want to make children love music.