[Preschool] Recommended choral pieces for 3-year-olds

Magic incantationsakushi/sakkyoku: Yuzuri Tarou

Magic Spell [Recital]

It’s a fun song that makes you want to dance with the children.

With a bright tone, the lyrics are themed around magic spells and carry a message that gives kids courage.

It features an easy-to-sing melody and a friendly rhythm, and is often used for performances at nursery schools and kindergartens.

Created by Yuzuri Taro, the song is included in the CD book “Yuzurin Classroom Best Songs 1” and is widely used in educational settings.

It’s perfect for energetic three-year-olds, so let’s all sing and dance together!

If we make it togetherSakushi: Taniyama Hiroko / Sakkyoku: Tanimoto Arata

If we make it together

Known as a popular song from the TV program “Okaasan to Issho,” this piece captivates children with its very cute melody.

The story is about Shape-kun and Color-san meeting and creating something together, which sets the world in motion.

It conveys the importance of cooperation and the joy of making something as a group.

It’s great for recitals and concerts, but it’s also easy to sing during everyday childcare activities.

Once you learn it, you’ll find yourself humming it when everyone’s working together to make something!

Song of the SpaceshipSakushi: Tomorogi Yukio / Sakkyoku: Mine Akira

Song: 'The Spaceship Song' ... 3-year-old class

It’s a fun song that sparks a sense of adventure toward space.

Its light, catchy melody stands out and makes it easy for children to hum along naturally.

The lyrics include cheerful call-and-response parts, making it a participatory song that everyone can enjoy singing together.

Sung in many nurseries and kindergartens, it’s a very unique song that stimulates children’s imaginations.

The sheet music is also published, so you can sing it with piano accompaniment.

It’s great for recitals and concerts, and it’s also recommended to incorporate it alongside space-themed craft activities.

Big SongNEW!Sakushi Sakkyoku: Nakajima Kōichi

Big Song ♪ It’s a big song, from beyond that mountain — Lyrics & Music by Koichi Nakajima — My Big Song

Its hallmark is a “call-and-response,” echo-like style where you sing along by trailing the lyrics, making it easy for children hearing it for the first time to start humming right away.

With expansive words like sky and dream, it carries a warm message perfect for an entrance ceremony that wishes for growth ahead.

Written and composed by singer-songwriter Koichi Nakajima, the song was broadcast on NHK’s program Minna no Uta in June 1979.

It was later included in music textbooks and has long been cherished in educational settings.

The teacher sings first, and the children imitate, naturally creating a sense of unity even in the often-tense setting of a ceremony.

It’s a recommended springtime song for new beginnings, gently giving a push to children stepping into a new world.

The Root of the HeartNEW!sakushi sakkyoku: Minami Yume

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This piece, written and composed by Yume Minami, who has extensive experience in childcare and early childhood education, expresses children’s growth as the accumulation of small daily changes, with the hope that these build the emotional foundation that will support their future.

Included on the album “Columbia Kids: Songs for the First Journey—Graduation Songs,” released in November 2016, it has become a staple for kindergarten graduation ceremonies.

However, its theme of cherishing first friends and new encounters also makes it perfect for entrance ceremonies and the start of a new school year.

It is a classic springtime song that beautifully marks new beginnings, ideal for parents and teachers to sing as they wish for the healthy growth of the children ahead.

I’m happy to see you.NEW!sakushi: fujino manami / sakkyoku: kataoka tsugumi

2013 Nursery School ~Song: I'm Happy to Have Met You~

This is a single released in October 1997 as the ending theme for the TV anime Bamboo Bears.

Created by the unit Parcells, with lyrics by Manami Fujino and music by Tsugumi Kataoka, it portrays the pure joy of meeting friends for the first time.

Its warmth gently supports children diving into a new environment, capturing both their excitement and a touch of anxiety.

The bright, pop melody is overflowing with fun that naturally makes your body start moving just by listening.

Incorporating hand games or dance and singing together will make it even more exciting.

It seems like even the nervous faces of children at an entrance ceremony would instantly brighten when this song starts playing.

It’s a perfect cheer song to celebrate a spring send-off that makes you want to hold hands with friends, and it’s recommended for activities at preschool.

It’s fun.sakushi: yamauchi kazuko / sakkyoku: terashima naohiko

[Children’s Song] “It’s Fun!” Let’s sing and dance together♪

When you’re singing it, you can’t help but clap along or sway to the beat—That’s Fun.

Its message, “It’s so much fun when everyone claps and sings together!” is perfect for a children’s chorus.

It encourages noticing things you can only experience in group singing: comparing the sound of clapping your own right and left hands with the sound when you clap hands with a friend, and singing while listening closely to the voices around you.

Look at your friends and teacher as you sing, add some movement, and have fun together.

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