Here's what children, parents, grandparents, caregivers and teachers are saying about Love to Sing music for children...

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Wow I bought some Love to Sing music CD's to start singing and dancing to with my 6 week old. He is mesmerised. I even got my first proper smile whilst singing 'Little Peter Rabbit' Very cute. Thank you for what will be hours of fun!
Amanda drysdale

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Our family enjoys your music so much. We so appreciate the songs' implicit messages that children are precious and beautiful, and that the world is to be cared for and appreciated. I know Hannah (nearly 2) soaks this up when she watches your DVDs and we talk about them a lot. We are really grateful for all your hard work and think your team is amazing. The products also make incredibly good-value gifts for friends with new babies - I would never spend money on baby clothes now I know how much further one of your DVDs or CDs will go to help a new mum and child!
Thanks so much  Stephanie Chamberlin

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My class (and lots of other classes at our school) love your times tables DVD.  It really helps the students to learn their times tables.  Any thoughts of doing a division one?

Kind regards,
Fiona Jenkinson and the students of E3

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Kiwi kids and friends would like to take this opportunity to thank you for the Love to Sing and Dance songs which the children have been enjoying.

Your music has been very popular with the children.

I also really like your motto - You do not have to be a musical expert to share singing and dancing with children. ENTHUSIASM is the key - hang loose and enjoy the experience - children will respond whole heartedly!

Your music is certainly entertaining, educational and enjoyable!

Stu

Community Broadcaster

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Thanks to you guys for coming here to Christchurch
It was great for the kids to have a bit of fun - and to see you guys away from the TV

Big thanks again to you, Tessa & big Teddy

Cheers
Kris

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Hi Linda

I had been hunting high and low for some children’s CDs as my grand daughter loves to sing and dance so I was absolutely thrilled to find your site and to learn that you had such a wonderful assortment for young people.
Many thanks.

Rhonda

Hi Linda, Its Lisa Gailey here, Taylers mum. Hope all is well with you and  Love to Sing, thank you again for the DVD's and concert at the hospital, the DVD's keep Tayler occupied for hours, she loves them. Lisa and family x x x x

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Dear Linda and Hearty,
My favourite song is My Mum Likes to Rock and Roll. I do hearty fun warm ups.
Yours sincerely
Danielle

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Hi Linda,

Your attitude to providing a great resource shows through your selection and presentation of a delightful range of songs for kids - much nicer to use and listen to than much of the canned music/video that is called singing!
Keep on with your great work and music.

Lorraine from Levinnorth School

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Re Genre Songs: The layout is great for the MP3 songs with lyrics, picture and actions, really keen to see more. Please let me know when you have finished all the actions to the songs, as they make great lesson plans.   Thanks Jo a teacher

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Dear Linda:

Thank you so much!  I only use Children Love to Sing music to teach the preschool children music at our Preschool in Waimea.  Your CD's are the best!

Mahalo nui loa,

Denise

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My favourite warm up song is the Tuwhatawha (Tofa Tafa!) and that made me run fast like the wind

Love From

Jessica Stevens

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I think Love to Sing With You DVD is great! I love the songs, especially as they are all so happy and positive. My 14 month old is just mesmerized by seeing all the babies and children. This is great - he has severe eczema and putting his cream and clothes on after his bath was always a mission, as he was so intent on scratching. I put the DVD on for him and he just lies there happily.

Thank you again for this great DVD

Robyn Oborn

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Millar, our daughter, gets SOO excited when Love to Sing comes on kidzone. They play the music at her daycare, so she knows all the songs. 3 times per day just isn’t enough, so I thought I'd buy some dvd's and cd's for the car :o)

Thanks

Rini Hansen

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Cruisin Down the Freeway is my favourite song. I also thin My Mum Likes to rock and Roll is cool to.

Yours sincerely

Brooke Servie

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Hello Linda,

I am very happy to be a part of the Love to Sing Club. I know it will be a great resource for me in my role of Performing Arts Instructor at Cranbourne West Primary School in Victori, Australia. My students have been singing 'The Pohutukawa Tree' for the last few years but I didn't realise it also had a verse in Maori. Would you be able to send me the Moari lyrics so we can learn them. (We have many Maori students at our school)

Yours in song,

Sharon Start

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Hi Linda The CD'S are fantastic my 1yr old loves bopping away to them.

Vicki McCahill

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Hi Love to Sing,
The CD arrived on the weekend and I am so pleased to see the Christmas CD again. Your service was lovely and efficient!
Thanks again

Rachael Hsiao

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I just wanted to say a very big thank you, the first time we were introduced to Love to Sing my oldest daughter was 2 years old. She is now 8 and still loves the music. I now have 3 more children ages 5, 3 and 1 and love to sing is still a big hit in our home! 3 years ago we moved to Brisbane and bought them with us, I have Australian friends here who now are wanting Love to sing for their children. Also, I just wanted to say how wonderful it is to see the kids on Love to sing grow up. Its amazing to watch Love to Sing Vol 1 and then Going to the Zoo cd, and see the kids all grown.... All in all I am so thankful for your music as it has settled many a hectic times in my house!! I hope you continue to keep doing this cos I'm always keeping a look out for new cds.

Kind Regards

Gina Wikitera

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Dear Linda,
What wondeful music you have produced. My children John (2) and Lizzie (9 months) both love Nursery Rhymes and Christmas Songs. After hearing them through several times we were hooked to your upbeat tempo and lovely childrens voices.
Congatatulations and every success to you.
Rachael

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Hello,

 Hey Linda,

Thank you so much for such a Melodious Song.

My Kids are really very fond of all the songs of your website. Just Fabulous...., Wonderful.

Please keep the flame of such a beautiful music burning and aspiring forever...

If children are benefited by your noble work, I shall also feel very happy about the same.

Please keep the fragrance of your Beautiful Work spreading around so as Buds (kids) can Blossom into a very Cultured Flowers and they eventually spread the fragrance of Love, Beauty and Peace in the World.

Warm Wishes

Neha Shah

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Hi Linda,

I actually live in Sudan and am in my fourth year now and teach preschool in the Khartoum American School. I discovered your Love to Sing Series while I was teaching in Laos. Our New Zealand music teacher used the Jack in the Box and Hey Baby, Let's Rock and Roll with our group. I was hooked. I Googled the songs and found your website. I use the DVDs as a very positive means of musical expression and a real life experience seeing other children involved in music. Children who might not be very expressive normally will begin to sing along and some will jump up in spontaneous dancing. I highly recommend the series as a means to provide children with an opportunity to generate inner feelings for music and free expression. I play the CDs in the outside play area to let the children generate their own spontaneous actions to the songs

David Zakem

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Hey Linda,

We love this song, (I Feel Good) actaully have it on the DVD Luca already has, but I am going to forward this on to some others.....
Every day we play your songs...... for me it is a little bit of home as well . It always makes me happy to see such high quality things come out of NZ, good on you Linda!!!!!!!
We are looking forward to the new DVD's you have sent.

Thanks for thinking to send this song!

Helen Mathieson

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Hi Linda,
We have impressed by your DVDs. & wish you all the very best for your future projects.
We are having a community gathering in early July at Mt Roskill area. Our community parents feel, gift of one of your DVD would be a good idea. 
Thank you
Kind regards
Amal

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Hi Linda

Just a quick email to say I received your DVD. Love it - so good for my Year 3 and 4 kids.

I recommended it to a parent wanted to know how they could help their child - they thought it sounded great and ordered it.

Barbara Banks

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 I was introduced to Love to Sing songs by some wonderful NZ teachers when I was working in London. Since then I have used them in my classrooms all over the world - they are loved by all children, but I find them particularly helpful for children learning English - they just can't resist joining in with the actions, delightful tunes and fun lyrics (TPR). My (and my students) special favourite is "hello" it's a great settling-in song in those first few scary days when they start 'big' school. By the end of the week they are practically charging into the classroom in the morning to put the CD player on and start a fun-filled energetic day. Parents from all nationalites come up to me humming your songs - they are a fantastic springboard to instilling a love of music in all. I especially love to see children who are initially reticent about speaking aloud - singing at the top of their voices - magical!!!

Thank you, keep up the good work

Best wishes

Sharon Heywood :)

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Dear Linda

Thank you for your excellent songs, your excellent customer service and responsiveness. Very much appreciated!

Best regards,

Lena Jagodzinska
Beijing

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Dear Linda,

My children, Fionn (5) and Kaya (4) love your CDs and DVDs and they have many of them. My son Fionn in particular is a huge fan (see pic attached). Fionn has special needs. He is as yet unofficially diagnosed but has feeding and growth problems, coupled with cerebral palsy. I recently got him your Christmas DVD to add to his collection and he’s obsessed!!! He sings along to all of the songs and he told me that all he wanted for Christmas was a yellow T-shirt with the ‘I Love to Sing’ loveheart on it. Fionn is a very sweet, gentle soul who has always had a passion for music.

Kind Regards,

Debbie Walsh

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Hi Linda,
Thank you again from the bottom of hearts for your support during our annual Christmas party. Once again your team impressed us all with a performance and energy that spread to all those involved in the party.

This year's party was our biggest ever and having you and the children singing the carols was one of the highlights - you really helped to make the day special for so many children. the kids loved singing along.

Once again thanks on behalf of the Starship Foundation team and everyone at the hospital for your generous support.

Cindy Carleton

Starship Hospital Foundation

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Hi Linda,
I'm writing because my best friend has a 16 year old son who is disabled he attends Patricia ave in Hamilton and everyday he watches love to sing volume 1 and 2 about a million times and has done since they first came out, problem is they are totally stuffed and nothing else will do. how can i go about buying these first two for him so he can spend another ten years trashing your music all day lol, sometimes its all that makes him smile.

Thanks heaps

Natasha fuller

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Hi Linda

I am enjoying teaching children through music I have purchased from your site. It is just wonderful.

Thanks

Harji

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Hi Linda, can I just start with saying that your dvds are wonderful. My 16month old must get her daily fix of 'Love to Sing' favourites and is at the stage of pre-empting the next song before it’s even started. Thanks for your time. Keep up the great work.

Kind regards

Brydie Lenden

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Hello. I run a Mainly Music programme and am wondering if you still have a shop where I can come and see you product range. We have a DVD library from which the parents are able to borrow free one DVD per child per week. The few DVD's we do have of yours are very popular with our children and we would like to add more. Thank you

Robyn Craig

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Hi Linda,

The Love to Sing club free learning ideas is fantastic. I think it would give our educators a great tool to use, especially seeing they work in a home environment and can use the activity ideas, words, etc, immediately.One idea I thought of was to have those people using this as a tool to be able to suggest other activities that worked well for them and have the idea added to your list or have like a bulletin board where they could write comments or ideas.

Janet Turner :  Programme Tutor, Manukau City

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Hi Linda,

I am after some books to order. At the centre where I work I have the children’s books

1 – the wheels on the bus

2 – colour songs

3- fun songs

4- animal songs

We listen to your cds everyday and the kids all love the books ( I have a copy for each of them), now I would really love to buy them a copy as a Christmas present.

Joanne Ferguson

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 Hi Linda

I LOVE your new website! Thanks especially for the free resources.... we Performing Arts teachers don't have a bottomless pit when it comes to budget!

This year I'm aiming to teach more songs so the segments: The Power of Singing Songs & Key Elements of Teaching a Song were of particular interest.

I look forward to your next update & wish you further success.

Regards

Margaret

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Hi Linda,

Thank you very much for the attachment and your excellent customer service.

The music is for our dance work this half-term connected to our topic of 'Teeth and Healthy eating' and it usually difficult to find just the backing track to a well known song. You are more than welcome to use anything I have written about you and your website and I know I'll be passing on the site address to colleagues as well as checking out more music for my class.

Thanks again.

Regards

Murray Poulter

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 Hi Linda,

In response to a Love to Sing club free song Pohutukawa Tree –

Thank you the song is GREAT!!!!!

FRANKIE AND I LOVE TO SING YOUR SONGS!

BARBARA DAVIS

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 Hi Linda and the Love to Sing Choir,

Thanks again for your amazing support and performance at our annual Starship Childrens Hospital Christmas party. You guys were awesome as usual. Our sincere thanks to you and the choir.

Cindy Carleton

Starship Foundation

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Hi Linda

My little boy Devon (14 mths) just adores music, dancing and your DVD's!!! I have just 2 at the moment, played daily! I recently borrowed another version from our local toy library, and had to return it after 2 weeks, and keen to buy one so we can have it permanently... Can you help? Can I buy this anywhere?

... and yes, I've joined your club already!

Thanks in advance..

Kind regards

Marianne Carroll

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Hi Linda

Thank you for your early reply. I am a New Zealand citizen and New Zealand Early childhood teacher .I used to listen to your CD's when I was in New Zealand they are awesome. Now I am working in the USA at a Montessori school and I have already introduced a few songs from Love to Sing CD's to our kids. They really enjoy!

Thank you

Saradha

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Hi Linda,

Thanks

PS My first visit - Looks like a great site.

I am a member of the local Teacher Librarian association and we meet tomorrow night. I’ll pass the link for your website onto them.

Regards

Lynette Barker

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My son absolutely loves the song Hey Baby Let’s Rock and Roll. I used to sing it to him often forgot where it came from then saw it on tv now I have found loads more songs from 'love to sing' on the web!

Dorothy Toni

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Hi there

I met Linda at the Teddy Bears Picnic event in the Auckland Domain.

My daughter, Sarah (2) and I just love the music and dancing, and watch the DVDs, listen to CDs and love our lives to be filled with music. We also attend Mainly Music weekly in St Heliers.

I am a great believer that it has played a huge role in Sarahs ability to talk so well, construct sentences and communicate clearly at such a young age.

She is a very cute, outgoing, little girl and I just wondered if you ever needed children for filming for any of the productions then I would be more than happy for her to participate.

Secondly, I would love to join the mailing list for any upcoming events or activities, or new releases etc. I look forward to hearing from you.

Many thanks,

Jane Pratley

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Today we did Love to Sing. We did a lot of exercise. My favourite was Touch the Stars. We do Touch the Stars with Mrs Kumar. I was dong the actions so nicely so Linda picked me to go to the front with some other children. We were models

By Ameerah, Room 29, Rosebank School

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 Hi Linda,

Thank you for the songs. It's wonderful. I like the song " Reach up high" I am teaching in Macao School of the Nations.

Greetings,

Milly Cheong

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 Hi Linda,

My name is Tracie Jones and I am currently in my first year studying to become a teacher in Christchurch.

At the moment I am doing music lessons with children and planning the lessons. I love the 'Love to sing' songs and think they are perfect for the age I am teaching. And they are fun, which I think is very important.I was wondering if there was anywhere that I could find the sheet music for the songs as I would like to work through musical notes with the children.

I would appreciate any feedback as to where I might find this.

Thank-you very much for your time,

Tracie Jones.

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 Hi Linda,

Our daughter is currently IN LOVE with your Zoo DVD and we can hardly pull her away!!! Because she likes it so much I wanted to find others in your range to purchase but can't find the DVD's offered on your website....only the packages to download....am I not looking in the right place??? If you could let me know how many DVD's are available and how I can purchase them that would be much appreciated.

Thanks and I look forward to hearing from you.

Leanne Rogers

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 Dear Linda

I'm your big fan in Korea

I really like your songs.

Have a nice day~

With best wishes..

Lee Daeseon

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Dear  Linda

Thanks so much Linda, for everything that the Love to Sing group did to make the Children's Christmas Party so magical again this year.
Once again the commanding performances by the young singers soon had everyone clapping and singing. The children's singing is always delightful and we love having you share your day with our children and families.
Once again thank you for your kindness

Karen Forrester

The Wilson Home Trust for Children with Disabilities

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Hi Linda

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 Thank you Linda. The original lyrics I downloaded were great and the girls loved them. I have saved this one also.

Have a fabulous year!

Sarah Calder

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 Hello There,

My name is Henry Salmon, and after a visit to my grandchildren, and great grandchildren over Christmas at Kati Kati, NZ, they introduced me to your wonderful disc of AT THE ZOO, and I at the age of ninety five, I enjoyed it as much as they did, and it gave me the idea of purchasing a couple, and letting the old folk at the home where I also am a tenant, to participate in that enjoyment.

Respectfully yours,

HE SALMON

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 Dear Linda

On behalf of the board of trustees I would like to sincerely thank you for supporting The Nurture Foundation at the the Teddy Bear's Picnic. Love to Sing is well known and well loved by most pre-school children and your performance was a hit!

Thanks again for making this year's Picnic a success for Nurture. It was wonderful to finally meet you after many years of singing along to your fabulous CD's!

Laura Carr

Executive Officer Nurture

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Hello Linda,

I have a web site (bornogtonlist.net) with a collection of ideas for music and music-related activites in kindergarten. This is not a commercial site. It's driven by my own interest in the subject, and its target audience is kindergarten teachers in Iceland. (The whole web site is in Icelandic).

After a tip from a colleague, I recently found your web site, and after seeing the adorable video, I bought a copy of your song "We're Going on a Lion Hunt".

The song was translated into Icelandic by my colleague Stella, and the children love it! It is especially fun to "act it out" in a similar way as can be seen in the video you made. The web page with the Icelandic translation as well as with an introduction and the YouTube video is here http://bornogtonlist.net/index.php?title=Við_förum_öll_í_ljónaleit

Best regards,

Birte Harksen

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I have been using Hearty Fun fitness programme all year and have found it really brilliant. I have a combined year 2/3 class.

Kathleen Duff

Colyton School

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Dear Linda

Thank you so much for your wonderful session with the children at the library today. We are all so familiar with your wonderful songs that it was great to have you perform them for us.

Hillary and the Remuera Library Staff

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Dear Linda

We have received your delightful Love to Sing Christmas songs and we are really enjoying singing our way through it. We are just preparing our Christmas concert and we will be singing 'Christmas is a Season of Love' could we please have a copy of the sheet music?

We also have Love to Sing Songbook in our little country school and the children think the songs are wonderful - your CD's are well loved and used. 

We are real fans.

Kind regards

Jane (junior teacher)

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On behalf of the children and teachers at Pap-West School 'thank You". We all agreed that your Hearty Fun Fitness Programme is amazing with wonderful music, lyrics and fabulous routines!!

Many thanks indeed!

Stella Shrewing

Papatoetoe West School

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 Linda,

This is a great idea.

Keep doing it, it's great.

Ian - a grandad from NZ

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