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Music for kids' games
As obvious as it may seem, you have to keep in mind that choosing music for kids is nothing like choosing music for adults.
In most applications, music has multiple jobs to do.
Sometimes it has to be glaringly obvious; other times, it has to hide subtly in the background.
But, when it comes to kids, music generally serves one main purpose, which is to get and hold their attention.
There are a few tricks you can use to help in getting their attention, and a few things to avoid.
Let's take a look at some helpful musical qualities.
Simple Melodies Rule
When it comes to kids, you want a nice and simple melody.
The reason you want a simple melody is that it has to be something that kids can sing along easily.
This advice goes for vocal or instrumental melodies alike.
Although there are some child prodigies out there, who have perfect pitch before they can ride a bike, that's not the norm.
A simple kids' melody shouldn't have too many notes, and the notes involved shouldn't be too far away from each other.
A good reference point is something like Itsy Bitsy Spider.
Mostly, notes in the melody only transition to the one directly above it or below it in the scale.
Without getting too into music theory, it means that kids aren't dealing with more dramatic changes in pitch.
What that gives you is a melody with no tricky intervals and plenty of consonance between notes.
Each phrase of the melody ends on either the root (1st) note or the fourth note of the scale.
The importance of this is that you can consider the root as being home, and the fourth isn't straying too far from home.
In other words, nothing will create too much dissonance or tension, and everything is safe and well.
Repetition is the Father of Learning
Repetition vital in anything educational, but never more so than when dealing with kids.
Generally, in music, you want a track to develop gradually before the hook wows you.
The difference is that adults understand that process, and know that the best part is yet to come.
Kids don't function that way, instead of thinking here it comes; they are thinking where has it gone?
Repetition can be used in a few different ways to make music easier for kids to digest.
As a guide, it's good to return to the hook (the best bit) as often and quickly as possible.
Quite often, like phrase one and two in Itsy Bitsy Spider, a melody will repeat the same (or very similar) pattern multiple times on different notes.
Repetition goes for individual notes, too, melodies that use note repetition like the insanely popular Baby Shark work well also.
Warning, once you hear it, you can't un-hear it for some time.
Make it Interactive
Most kids' games are educational in some shape or form.
So, when possible, it's a good idea to have the kids' perform an action that coincides with a particular part of the music.
Anything that you can make actionable goes a long way towards keeping their attention.
Familiarity
As a combination of the points we have covered already, you want to create something that becomes a familiar soundtrack to them very quickly.
Something that lets them know it's time for their favorite characters, so no need to be subtle here.
Try to Avoid
Music that is too bland, always aim for a catchy melody/hook.
Crazy time signatures, if the average parent can't comfortably clap their hands to it, the kids' won't be able to sing it.
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