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Songs for Kids

Below you will find a select list of songs for kids which are ideal for the classroom as well as instrumental pieces which you might enjoy listening to.  Most of the pieces come from Daniel Laubacher's school musicals.  You may listen to, view, transpose and print out these pieces from the Magic Bubble Music - Laubacher Edition Online Store which is hosted by the SibeliusMusic.  The free-to-install FREE Scorch Plug-in is required for this.  You may also listen to the mp3 if available.
 

Song Titles (description, links)

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Our Circus World is a fun circus song which can be sung in a variety of situations. I wrote this for the "grand finale" of a project week about the circus. We organised the children in mixed age groups and the song came over very well. This version is for three-part choir, piano and guitar chords Listen MBM-LE eStore
One Ocean United "One Ocean" United is a short, memorable and easy-to-learn "pirate" song from Daniel Laubacher's kids musical Racing to Chase Alice the Albatross. The song is performed when Dr. Wannaknow calls the attention of the Plastic Pirates who are currently attacking his students from the Sand Walk Island Earth Academy. Listen MBM-LE eStore
 
Walk like an Albatross, sing like a Bird comes from Daniel Laubacher's school musical Racing to chase Alice the Albatross. It is a canon of sorts in three parts with an extra melodic voice added after the statement of three main melodies Listen MBM-LE eStore
Alice the Albatross is the final song from Daniel Laubacher's musical Racing to chase Alice the Albatross. It is a fun and melodic song with a middle section (and end) which has a three-part divided choir. Challenging for the students but great fun when they sing the polyphony. Listen MBM-LE eStore
 “Circus Mystique”: A song from the school musical CIRCUS MYSTIQUE. Listen  MBM-LE eStore
“They haven’t got a Clue”: A song from the school musical CIRCUS MYSTIQUE. Listen  MBM-LE eStore
"We've been looking for this famous Crook": A song from the school musical CIRCUS MYSTIQUE. Listen  MBM-LE eStore
“Met a mad Ape”: A song from the school musical CIRCUS MYSTIQUE. Listen  MBM-LE eStore
Children at Play in Prater Park: "Children at Play in Prater Park" is a short, melodic piece written for the young piano player. It is in three clear, symmetrical parts (ABA) in the key of C major. The melodies come from the song "What else could it be if it's not a Dragon" (from the school musical Hickory's Trickery, a Halloween Story). The Prater is a large park in Vienna, Austria. Listen  MBM-LE eStore
Children of a Mind, song, piano-vocal score, choir divides in two parts, international text, ideal for children of all ages.  It can be sung at many different occasions. 

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Christmas in Santa's Village, piano-vocal-guitar chords.  It's a fun and jolly song which can be interpreted in various styles. It comes from the school musical The North Pole Pact and is sung at the end of the show. Listen  MBM-LE eStore
Just for Santa Claus, piano-vocal-guitar chords.  It comes from school musical THE NORTH POLE PACT, a Christmas musical (ages 6 to 10) which uses the theme "global warming" (a very hot topic today!) as its focal point. The song is sung when the children of Santa's Village decide to take action against global warming. It's an easy-to-learn (and teach) song and hopefully fun for kids. At the song's conclusion there is a short two-part contrapuntal closing. Listen  MBM-LE eStore
Life as a wandering Pirate, song from the school musical Ray and the Pirates of the Lost Cove, It is sung when a group of rather mischievious pirates brag about how they "rule the sea with sword and might and conquer all in every fight..." The music is performed in unison except when a countermelody is added during the last verse. Percussion instruments (shakers, drum set, bongos) can be added to create more atmosphere. Listen  MBM-LE eStore
Magic Bubble Circus, song, from the school musical Magic Bubble Circus, piano-vocal score, optional two-part division at the end of the song.  It's easy to learn and the children enjoy singing the optional second voice simultaneously with the main voice if a split is possible. It comes with a piano accompaniment and guitar chord symbols. Listen  MBM-LE eStore
Ray of Hope, song from the school musical Ray and the Pirates of the Lost Cove, pop song character, It is sung at the end of the musical as the final song with all of the characters in the play. It is in typical 32-bar song structure with an (optional) instrumental section in the middle which shifts the tonality to a new key. Listen  MBM-LE eStore
Shining Lights: "Shining Lights" is a song about wishes and beauty of the many kinds of lights we have around us. Ideal for children between the ages of five and nine. It can be used for a number of performing and/or learning situations. Listen  MBM-LE eStore
This Earth is our Earth...A Home to use as we choose, song from the school musical The North Pole Pact.  This song should be viewed with some degree of caution as it was written for the musical to be sarcastic about how the very opportunisitc anti-environmentalists in the story view the way we should be able to use (or more like "abuse") the earth. Listen  MBM-LE eStore
Trick or Treat, It's Halloween Today, song, from the school musical Hickory's Trickery, This song is jolly and fun to sing at Halloween time. It was written with kids between the ages of six and ten in mind. Listen  MBM-LE eStore
Twelve O'clock's approaching, song from the school musical "Ray and the Pirates of the Lost Cove. It is sung by the mischievious pirates after the rude and cruel (but likeable) Pirate Governor has sentenced the friendly and innocent Longworth Family to be "shot at midnight" for having attempted to "steal" the two whales the pirates had captured. The music is bouncy and melodic with a challenging and fun opportunity for students to sing counterpoint. Listen  MBM-LE eStore
We've seen the Dragon stealing Pumpkins, song, from the school Musical Hickory's Trickery.  It is sung when the students of Mr. Hickory have just seen the "dragon" stealing pumpkins from Avila Pumpkin Patch.  Listen  MBM-LE eStore
What else could it be if it's not a Dragon?  song rom the school musical Hickory's Trickery. It is sung when William, a child from Mr. Hickory's class, is skeptical about the existence of a dragon in the cave at the foot of Old Fool's Hill. The rest of his classmates disagree sarcastically asking him the question "What else could it be if it's not a dragon, a dolly for Annie? a covered wagon for Ben?".  (Note: Don't let the dragon scare you, it's not real!) Listen  MBM-LE eStore
You can count on us! ("Clock Song"), a fun and challenging song for the classroom, in 4 parts (first in unison and then divisions); ideal for the topic of time, piano-vocal version. It was first performed with other music by Daniel Laubacher at the Odeon Theater in Vienna. The song is written using four unique tunes used in counterpoint to the same simple chromatic harmony. A refrain is also part of the structure. This song is lots of fun and kids get a real kick out of singing the polyphonic parts simultaneously. It may also be combined with classroom instruments. Listen  MBM-LE eStore

All Music and texts copyright 2008, Daniel Laubacher