Reading music notation starts with basic rhythms and note values.. Charleston Music Lessons. Music & Movement Class Feb 6, 2026 - details. After a few months of music class, children are developing their own preference for instruments (ukulele, guitar, glockenspiel, keyboard, percussion, bass) and songs (Hot Cross Buns, Woodpecker Tap Tap, Twinkle Star, I”m a Little Teapot, Wipeout). They are afforded free music time  during class each week in order to practice at their own p

Learn to play Jingle Bells and Big Green Tree! Music Lessons for Children in Mt. Pleasant and Charleston, SC. Click image for printable PDF. In Music class , we are learning Jingle Bells on glockenspiel or keyboard. We used the stopwatch to practice the tune for 7 minutes straight - wonderful progress was made with such a commitment to repetition! We also changed the words to Hot Cross Buns and took on the challenge of trying to sing and play at the same time: Big Green Tree,

Here is a classic MMP Fall Festival Song, 'Woodpecker' that is very easy to play on the glockenspiel. Note: We typically start songs in the key of “C”, where “Do” = C, but this key is actually difficult to sing in for children (and many adults). Here, Woodpecker is in the key of ‘G’, it’s much easier to sing along in this key. It’s still easy to play but not as familiar as having ‘C’ as the starting point. To find the G note to start, children may try: 1) count up from C: C,

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