Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
Let us start with one of the most famous songs in the world: Twinkle Twinkle Little Star! Almost every child in the world knows this song.
Twinkle, twinkle, little star,
How I wonder what you are!
Up above the world so high,
Like a diamond in the sky.
Twinkle, twinkle, little star,
How I wonder what you are!
Did you notice the rhyming words? Star rhymes with are. High rhymes with sky. Rhyming words sound similar at the end — they share the same ending sound.
Now let us clap the rhythm while we sing! Each syllable gets one clap:
Twin-kle twin-kle lit-tle star (7 claps)
How I won-der what you are (7 claps)
This song starts on a low note and jumps UP high on 'twin-kle' (the second time), then comes back down. The melody goes up and down like the twinkle of a star!
Fun fact: this melody was composed by Mozart when he was just a young boy. It has been beloved for over 200 years!