Ensemble Performances by Older Kindergarteners Heat Up! A Collection of Recommended Song Ideas for Recitals

Smilesakushi: kitagawa yūjin / sakkyoku: kitagawa yūjin

Smile

Just by singing and dancing, this energetic song makes your heart flutter with excitement and fills you with happiness.

Written and composed by Yujin Kitagawa, it’s included on the album “Yuzu Smile,” released in July 2003.

With its bright, poppy melody and lyrics that convey a message of believing in the power of a smile, it’s beloved by a wide range of listeners, from children to adults.

It’s perfect for singing at a kindergarten entrance ceremony, and it would also be super cute to dance to with parents at events like sports days.

It’s a wonderful song that brings smiles to everyone!

Puppy MarchSakushi: Kuno Shizuo / Sakkyoku: Gaikoku kyoku

Easy Pianica Performance: “Puppy March” — A song even toddlers can play ☆ Tried playing it on a keyboard harmonica

This is a fun piece themed around dogs that children love.

Set to a lively rhythm, it portrays a cute puppy happily walking along.

The lyrics are simple and easy to remember, making it a song kids can sing along to while they dance.

It’s perfect for performance on the melodica, and playing to the rhythm lets children feel the joy of music.

When everyone performs it at a recital or event, the venue is sure to be filled with smiles.

It’s a heartwarming piece that parents can enjoy together with their children.

Ode to Joy

Easy Pianica Performance - Classical 'Ode to Joy' | A song even toddlers can play ☆ Played on a keyboard harmonica

Known as the fourth movement of Beethoven’s Symphony No.

9, this piece premiered in Vienna in 1824.

It is characterized by its majestic and powerful choral and orchestral performance, and it carries the message that “all people are brothers.” It might be a bit challenging for older kindergarteners to perform, but with a simple arrangement, children can enjoy playing it too.

Widely cherished around the world as a symbol of peace and brotherhood, it is often performed at international events such as the Olympics.

Performing it together with children can help them feel the wonder of music and the importance of human connection.

Flowers will bloom.sakushi: iwai shūji / sakkyoku: kanno yōko

[Senior Kindergarten] Flowers Will Bloom – Pianica (5-year-olds)

Accompanied by a teacher’s or adult’s piano performance, the gentle melody of “Hana wa Saku” is easy to play and its beautiful tune resonates in the heart.

Let’s try performing this tender piece on the melodica.

“Hana wa Saku” is a charity song wishing for the recovery from the Great East Japan Earthquake that occurred on March 11, 2011.

You may have heard the chorus melody somewhere before.

The lyrics were written by film director Shunji Iwai from Miyagi Prefecture, and the music was composed by Yoko Kanno, who is also from Miyagi.

It would be wonderful to play it softly and with feeling, keeping in mind those who lost their lives in the disaster and the affected areas.

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Small World

Handbells: A Child's World

This heartwarming song, themed around the peace and harmony of children around the world, is appealing for its simple and easy-to-remember melody.

First unveiled at the 1964 New York World’s Fair and beloved at Disney parks worldwide, the song was created by the Sherman Brothers.

It carries a message about the importance of people from different cultures joining hands, making it perfect for handbell performance.

When played with children, each person performs their part, allowing everyone to experience the joy of creating one piece of music together.

Incorporating it into early childhood music activities can also help nurture children’s expressive abilities.

Happy ChildrenShinzawa Toshihiko

Happy Children (Lyrics by Toshihiko Shinzawa / Music by Hirotaka Nakagawa) [From Toshihiko Shinzawa’s 40th Anniversary of Musical Activities “Nursery Song Concert”]

This song, created by Toshihiko Shinzawa and Hirotaka Nakagawa, is a bright dance tune themed around the power of children’s innocence and smiles to bring happiness to those around them.

With its light rhythm and memorable melody, it’s an easy-to-sing-and-dance-to track that kids can’t help but hum along to.

Released in 2001, the song has been loved by many for years and is widely used in educational settings and at events.

It’s also great to dance to together with nursery and kindergarten teachers!

Let’s draw a picture in the blue sky.Sakushi: Kazumi Kazuki / Sakkyoku: Hajime Kamishiba

Heisei 25 (2013) Tega no Oka Kindergarten Music Recital – Senior Class – Singing – Let’s Paint a Picture in the Blue Sky

Let us introduce a wonderful song that parents and guardians can sing at the entrance ceremony.

“Aoi Sora ni E o Kakou” (Let’s Draw on the Blue Sky) is a lively piece that sings of a dreamlike world where you draw a big ship in the blue sky and set off on an adventure.

It features lyrics that spark children’s imaginations and a bright, upbeat melody.

The energetic call-and-response “Ei! Ya!” is fun too, making it great to sing together with the children.

It’s also popular in educational settings, so singing it at the entrance ceremony will surely delight the kids.

It’s perfect for easing the nerves of children who may feel anxious in a new environment.