- A great place to begin learning about early childhood brain development.Center on the Developing Child at Harvard.First 2000 days CampaignFirst 2000 days advocacy tool kitResources for Early Childhood Music and Literacy
- Liz Buchanan www.antelopedance.com
- Songs for Teaching www.songsforteaching.com
- Fran Avni, Little Ears and other CDs for early childhood literacy, www.franavni.com
- Ellen & Peter Allard, Sing it, Say it, Stamp it, Sway it series www.ellenallard.com
- Carole Peterson Stephens, Numerous CDs and “Song of the Month”at www.macaronisoup.com
- Nancy Stewart, excellent preschool music web page, www.nancymusic.com
- Hugh Hanley, Circle of Songs series www.hughhanley.com
- John Feierabend, series of Books on Music for Nursery and Preschool, available from GIA Publications
- Sol y Canto CD, El Doble de Amigos/Twice as Many Friends. Lots of songs with Spanish lyrics and great Latin rhythms. http://www.solycanto.com/music.html
- Barefoot Books. Wonderful series of books with audio CD, such as “Creepy Crawly Calypso” and “Animal Boogie.” www.barefootbooks.com
- The Children’s Music Network. Resources pages include songs about nature/environment and “Peace Resources” for songs about global community, diversity and getting along. Membership highly recommended for those who truly love using music in the classroom! www.cmnonline.org
- Ruth Crawford Seeger, American Folk Songs for Children, Oak Publications. A classic.
- music studying tips
- Suppliers for musical instruments:
- www.westmusic.com
- www.littlelovees.com