Listen to 40 Songs and Play Songs Every Day ~Raising Smart Children: First Learning in the Living Room~ [Columbia Kids]

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Title: Listen Every Day♪ Nursery Rhymes and Play Songs ~Raising Smart Children: Your First Living Room Learning~ [Columbia Kids] Artist: V.A. Product Number: COCX-41916

[Description (Content)] Listening to nursery rhymes written in beautiful Japanese every day opens the door to a broader world of language. Even young children who can't yet speak can feel a sense of joy as they watch their hands sparkle, clap, and touch along to the song, knowing they understand the words! This album features 40 songs that encourage language learning through song and suggest ways to create an environment for raising smart children. We created this album with the hope that families will cherish listening to music as a first step in living room learning. Enjoy a year of music spanning various genres and seasons♪

Listen Every Day♪ One Song a Day♪

We recommend listening to the same song every day! You'll see your child's linguistic comprehension gradually increase. Understanding the words through the song will lead to better conversational comprehension.

Family listening time is the first step toward learning in the living room♪ Mom and dad are welcome to join in and enjoy singing along. A shower of lyrics and associated words! Adapt to your child's attention span♪ Songs are 1-3 minutes long. We select songs of a length that children can enjoy and concentrate on, tailored to their developmental stage. Improve Japanese language skills and raise intelligent children♪ We hope that songs will broaden children's worlds of language, and that by acquiring Japanese language skills, they will develop English language skills and a richer sense of aesthetics.

Special Advisor: Itsuko Hara (Executive Producer, Nippon Columbia Educational Production Unit) She has produced numerous children's music and video works. Her work ranges from producing CDs based on school textbooks to composing music for children's television programs. She has produced music for NHK Educational TV programs such as "Minna no Uta" (Everyone's Songs), "Utattee Odoronpa!" (Sing and Play!), "Tensai Terebikun MTK," and "Eigo de Asobo." "Being exposed to a variety of music and authentic sounds at a young age is a crucial factor not only for children's physical development, but also for their emotional development," he believes, and is committed to creating his works.

He has also planned and produced the collaborative CD "One Hundred Japanese Songs for Parents and Children to Sing Together" with the Agency for Cultural Affairs and Tokyo Shoseki, as well as the CD "One Hundred Years of Children's Songs," which won the Children's Song Culture Award.

[Contents] 1. Head, Kata, Hise, Pon *... [Children will begin to clap their heads and hands to the rhythm, and you will see that they are naturally learning words through music.] 2. If You're Happy and You Know It * 3. Elephant... [Songs about animals and insects, children's favorites, are also included.] 4. Ai Ai 5. Mr. Errand... [It's fun to listen to music while saying "knock, knock" and putting your head against it. ♪ Eventually, when you say "knock, knock," your child will lean their head in on you, which is so exciting. ♪] 6. Butterfly 7. Tulip 8. Buzz Buzz 9. Spring Has Come... [Includes many songs to help you feel the seasons. ♪] 10. Stroll... [It's fun to take a walk while singing songs every once in a while. ♪] 11. Riding the Bus *... [This is a play song that can be enjoyed by babies, but as they get a little older, it's also a useful song for learning "right" and "left." ♪] 12. Little Pig, Fox, and Cat *... [Animals The sound of a bird's cry is one of the first words a child will say. 13. Talking Finger * 14. Soap Bubbles 15. Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star... [Have fun making your hands sparkle with "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star"!] 16. What Color Do You Like? 17. Carp Streamer 18. Frog Chorus 19. Rainy Bear Little [Story-based music also included!] 20. Star Festival (Tanabata Festival) 21. The Sea 22. Tomato 23. Mushroom 24. Rolling Acorns... [They're gradually becoming able to sing longer songs fluently, and I'm amazed every day at their ability to absorb words.] 25. Dragonfly's Glasses 26. Mr. Goat Postman 27. Panda, Rabbit, Koala * 28. Knock, Knock, Knock, Knock Old Man with a Beard * 29. The Dog Policeman 30. Toy Cha-Cha-Cha 31. Snow 32. Jingle Bells 33. Bean Roll 34. What Shall We Make with Rock-Paper-Scissors * 35. The Fish Jumps *... [It's fun to learn the names of body parts through songs.] 36. Working Vehicles 37. Anpanman March... [Enjoy the music you hear on TV.] 38. Me, the Bird, and the Bell 39. Thank You Flower... [There are many songs with lyrics that include greetings like "thank you."] 40. First Step *How to Play

[Songs] Satoko Yamano, Mori no Ki Children's Choir, Yuko Kanzaki, Osamu Sakata, Tanizo, Yuko Doi, Takashi Deguchi, and others

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Listening to nursery rhymes written in "beautiful Japanese" every day from an early age will broaden your child's world of language. This CD contains a wide variety of songs for all seasons and genres, perfect for everyday listening. Enjoy listening to these songs with your parents and friends, and develop your child's basic Japanese language skills through song. (C)RS CD