Basic Knowledge
for
Everyone
Rhonda Draper
www.rhondadraper.com
So often, young people hear busy soundtracks. When
learning to sing, a child needs to hear his or her own
voice. That is what gives feedback to the ear and
ultimately the brain. Together the brain, ear and voice
work to help a child learn to sing in tune.
‘Basic Knowledge’ is developed specifically to help a child
by adding music to basic information that is foundational
for all children. We intuitively know that humans learn
better when content is set to music. The songs on this CD
are:
 Set in a child’s range. (Children’s vocal folds are
shorter than adults’. Their range is naturally higher.)
 Done in an echo style – to give maximum feedback to
the child and to help him or her move from one
success to the next.
 Lightly accompanied, if at all. Children need to hear
their voices, not the soundtracks!
 Designed to help a child find and practice his or her
singing voice.
Smile, breathe, teach, make a difference…
Rhonda Draper
Aa
Bb
Ee
Hh
Ff
Ii
Ll
Oo
Jj
Pp
Ww
Dd
Gg
Mm
Ss
Vv
Cc
Kk
Nn
Qq
Tt
Xx
Zz
Rr
Uu
Yy
Big A little a
A-a-apple
Big N, little n
N-n-nail
Big B, little b
B-b-ball
Big O, little o
O-o-octopus
Big C, little c
C-c-candy
Big P, little p
P-p-pail
Big D, little d
D-d-doll
Big Q, little q
Q-q-queen
Big E, little e
E-e-elephant
Big R, little r
R-r-ram
Big F, little f
F-f-fox
Big S, little s
S-s-sailboat
Big G, little g
G-g-glasses
Big T, little t
T-t-tam
Big H, little h
H-h-hawk
Big U, little u
U-u-umbrella
Big I, little i
I-i-igloo
Big V, little v
V-v-valley
Big J, little j
J-j-jam
Big W, little w
W-w-watermelon
Big K, little k
K-k-kangaroo
Big X, little x
X-x-x-ray
Big L, little l
L-l-lamb
Big Y, little y
Y-y-yak
Big M, little m
M-m-mitten
Biz Z, little z
Z-z-zak
The Short Vowel Chick Story
Listen and learn about the short vowels sounds.
Old MacDonald had a Vowel
Old MacDonald had a vowel
A-E-I-O-U
And on his farm he had an ‘A’
A-E-I-O-U
With an ‘a-a’ here
And an ‘a-a’ there
Here an ‘a’, there an ‘a’,
Everywhere and ‘a-a’
Old MacDonald had a vowel
A-E-I-O-U
(and so on…)
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Smile, breathe, teach, make a difference…Rhonda Draper