I want to sing it at the senior class recital! A choral piece that 5-year-olds can sing with all their heart
For five-year-olds, graduation ceremonies and recitals are precious memories that tell the story of their growth so far.
You want to choose a song that stays in their hearts, but finding pieces that suit children’s voices can be surprisingly challenging.
So here, we’re introducing popular songs for graduations and recitals that feature warm lyrics and gentle melodies.
Singing together with the children will surely become a wonderful memory.
Use this as a guide and feel the joy of joining voices with friends and loved ones!
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Songs we want to sing at the senior class recital! Choral pieces that 5-year-olds can sing with heart (51–60)
Randoseru RunSakushi: Abe Naomi / Sakkyoku: Abe Naomi
It’s a bright, hopeful song that expresses both the admiration of younger children saying “How cool!” to the older kids, and the feeling of “Congratulations” for a new beginning.
With its buoyant rhythm, you can feel the excitement of becoming an elementary school student.
Written and composed by early childhood education specialist Naomi Abe, the piece was included in December 2023 in the song collection “With Feelings of Congratulations: 75 Best Songs for Graduation and Enrollment.” If you’re performing it at a recital, it would be lovely for the children to wear handmade paper school backpacks.
That will heighten their sense of longing and make for a moving stage.
By all means, try singing it at events celebrating advancement or graduation from kindergarten.
Do-Re-Mi SongSakushi: Osukā Hamāsutain 2-sei / Sakkyoku: Richādo Rojāsu
Do-Re-Mi, a song that helps you learn the musical scale while singing.
It’s a world-famous classic, featured in the musical—and later the film—The Sound of Music.
In Japan, it was introduced on NHK’s Minna no Uta and appears in music textbooks, so many children know it.
The song pairs each note with a corresponding word and takes you through Do-Re-Mi-Fa-So-La-Ti-Do.
It’s great for kids who don’t take instrument or singing lessons, because they can easily learn about music.
Highly recommended.
Let’s sing and have fun while mastering Do-Re-Mi!
Smilesakushi: kitagawa yūjin / sakkyoku: kitagawa yūjin
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!
Album of Memories
There is a graduation song beloved by many called “Omoide no Album” (Memory Album).
The lyrics were written by Toshi Masuko and the music was composed by Tetsumaro Honda.
After it was featured on NHK’s music program “Minna no Uta,” word of mouth spread, and it began to be sung at many kindergarten and nursery school graduation ceremonies.
The song’s lyrics look back on the events of a year spent in kindergarten or nursery school, tracing the journey up to graduation.
Singing it brings back past memories and is likely to move you to tears.
I wish it were so.Sakushi: Ide Takao / Sakkyoku: Fukuda Wakako
“If only it were like this,” “I wish it could be like that”—So Dattara Ii no ni is a song that sings of all kinds of dreams.
Its lyrics imagine how fun it would be if our house became like that, if it were Christmas all the time, or if we knew a wizard.
Just like in this song, there are surely many children with delightful dreams.
Try singing while imagining your own wishes: “I hope something like this happens,” “I wish that would turn out like that.” Add hand motions to match the lyrics, and enjoy singing it at recitals or during everyday music time!