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Pre-K Music Center

By Karen Cox | Affiliate Disclosure | Filed Under: Centers, Music

Today I’m sharing some photos of my Music Center. Someone recently asked me about my Music Center and I realized I have all the other centers on the site, but have not yet posted the music center.

Music Center in Pre-K

This photo shows the whole Music Center. Since I didn’t have enough room on the shelf, I added the Sterlite plastic drawers beside it for more musical instruments. The Sterlite drawers contain triangles, handbells, and jingle bells. The turquoise box on the top just holds our class box of tissues.

On the wood shelf, I have a white basket on the very top that contains a CD player and a wireless iPad/iPhone player. The top shelf has scarves and rhythm sticks in the white baskets. The second shelf has castanets and bean bags in bushel baskets. The bottom shelf has tambourines and tick tock blocks in bushel baskets.

Scarves in the preschool music center

These are our scarves for music and movement activities. The polka label is from my free set of labels on Teachers Pay Teachers. I search for musical instrument pictures on school supply websites or Google images. (Unfortunately, I can’t share my music labels due to photo copyright. I wish I could!)

Rhythm sticks for preschool music center

I used white baskets for the scarves and rhythm sticks because they don’t fit in the bushel baskets. I also think a wine bottle bag would work well to hold rhythm sticks if you have a place to hang the bag. Read more about my music props here.

Castanets in the preschool music center

I like to put most of my musical instruments in these bushel baskets because they have a handle on them. When I pass out the instruments, or when my leader is collecting them at the end of the song, the handle makes it easier to carry the basket around the group. These wooden castanets were bought in Target’s Dollar Spot. They sell them there every year (I think in the Fall, maybe).

Bean Bags in our music center

These are our letter bean bags. We use them for some alphabet activities, but also just for any kind of bean bag song.

Tambourines for preschool music center

Our tambourines — these came from Lakeshore.

Tick Tock Blocks for the pre-k music center

Tick tock blocks

Triangles for the preschool music center

These triangles either came from Target’s Dollar Spot or the Dollar Tree (I’ve seen them in both places.) Sometimes it’s not easy to catch the dollar musical instruments at Target and Dollar Tree. I missed the triangles for two years.

Handbells for the Preschool Music Center

Set of handbells

Jingle bells for the Preschool Music Center

I got lucky and found these jingle bell bands on clearance at Michaels and bought several. I’ve also seen them in educational supply catalogs.

Pre-K Music Center: iPad player

Just in case anyone wants a peek… this is my CD player and wireless iPad player. This is not an expensive iPad player, but it works great. I found it on sale at Staples for $25. I play music from my iPad all the time, but I have the CD player there in case I have a substitute teacher. I also have one special CD for the sub with the class’s favorite songs and a clean up song CD. The rest of my music is on the iPad.

Pre-K Preschool Music Center

Find more ideas on teaching music in Pre-K and Preschool!

Also, be sure to check out my friend, Bren’s Music Center here.

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Karen is the founder of PreKinders.com. She also works as a full-time Pre-K teacher in Georgia. Read more...

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  1. sandra says

    September 2, 2014 at 9:49 pm

    I would love to take a field trip to visit your classroom for the day.
    Thank you for sharing!!

    Reply
  2. Hilda says

    September 2, 2014 at 10:21 pm

    THANKS SO MUCH, Karen! You are so very kind to share your wonderful ideas with us! I am a former Kindergarten teacher who switched to Pre-K a year ago. I feel incredibly fortunate to have found you and your beautiful site! You’ve truly made my life so much simpler.

    Reply
  3. Rebecca Pryor says

    September 2, 2014 at 11:07 pm

    What was the brand of the IPad that you got for $25 at Staples?

    Reply
    • Karen Cox says

      September 3, 2014 at 6:43 pm

      Hi Rebecca, Its a Memorex Universal Wireless Speaker. I’ll give you a direct link. The site says it is $50, but I found it on sale when I bought it. http://www.staples.com/Memorex-Universal-Wireless-Speaker/product_958286

      Reply
  4. Lisa Burns says

    September 2, 2014 at 11:16 pm

    Thank you so much for your wonderful ideas. These tips for my music center will surely help those little ones who aren’t much into singing but, do enjoy tapping and playing an instrument.

    Reply
  5. Bonnie says

    September 2, 2014 at 11:35 pm

    How large is your classroom? I am envious of all your centers…How many children in your class?

    Reply
    • Karen Cox says

      September 3, 2014 at 6:41 pm

      Hi Bonnie! I have 22 children in my class. I’m not sure of the size of the room, but its what I would call a medium sized classroom. It’s not a large room. The camera might make it appear larger than it really is.

      Reply
  6. maedeh says

    September 3, 2014 at 4:25 am

    hi
    thanks for your useful post with nice picture
    i am from Iran
    and used them
    sometimes when i cant understand the meaning of a word your picture help me!
    thanks a lot

    Reply
  7. PANNA DEY says

    September 3, 2014 at 6:18 am

    IT IS INNOVATIVE

    Reply
  8. Ottilia says

    September 3, 2014 at 7:50 am

    Dear karen, thank you for sharing your wonderful ideas.

    Reply
  9. Melissa SLoan says

    September 3, 2014 at 8:24 am

    This looks wonderful Karen! Love the labels, and so many great choices for the children! Also, it was very easy to navigate here from the email. I like that you could just click the photo and zoom on over! Nice job!
    I bet your classroom is filled with happy sounds, and very happy children!
    ~Melissa

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  10. faezeh says

    September 3, 2014 at 11:19 am

    Its great….i love when things are in order…and simplicity

    Reply
  11. Kathy Allendorf says

    September 3, 2014 at 2:16 pm

    Thank You for sharing. Getting great ideas for the new school year!

    Reply
  12. mercedes encalada says

    September 3, 2014 at 8:10 pm

    I took your idea how to fix my music center I didn’t have it because my classroom is very small
    thanks

    Reply
  13. Samina says

    September 3, 2014 at 10:16 pm

    Thanks for sharing your personal ideas. You are a great educator

    Reply
  14. Ann says

    September 3, 2014 at 11:05 pm

    It is so exciting to receive your ideas. I am recently retired, but teach ages 3-6 “musical theatre”, music and movement, and other such classes. I use many of your ideas with these children, and really like the way you’ve set up the music area. Continue to keep the “idea juices” flowing, and thank you for sharing with us!

    Reply
  15. Becky Sydnor says

    September 4, 2014 at 8:05 pm

    Thanks so much for sharing. I just started a preschool daycare program. Your site has been sooooo very helpful!

    Reply
  16. jacqueline johnson says

    September 4, 2014 at 9:33 pm

    hi Karen i love your classroom. I wish all our classrooms for kindergarten schools in Jamaica were like this. I do use your ideas in my classroom. Thank you

    Reply
  17. Ingrid says

    September 5, 2014 at 3:48 am

    Thank you very much Karen I am one of the teachers that enrolled for pre-kindergarden teaching
    and i found all your emails to me very interesting i will surely use all in my course and i know it will be a success.

    Reply
  18. Chris says

    September 7, 2014 at 3:43 pm

    Thank you so much for sharing. Your sight is the ONLY
    one I need. Just when I thought I was ready to retire,
    I feel renewed when I see your posts.

    Reply
  19. Yolanda Doria says

    September 7, 2014 at 8:42 pm

    You are an awesome teacher and an awesome person for sharing!

    Reply
  20. sajlaa says

    September 9, 2014 at 7:48 am

    Thank you so much,You are a great ideas

    Reply
  21. Leonor Conant says

    September 9, 2014 at 4:39 pm

    Dear Karen, thank you soooo much for sharing your classroom with all of us, It’s very helpful and give us new strategies and organization ideas. I will love to visit you, where are you?

    Regards

    Leonor Conant,

    Reply
    • Karen Cox says

      September 9, 2014 at 8:49 pm

      Thanks! I’m in Georgia.

      Reply
  22. Pearl Ogechi says

    September 10, 2014 at 12:30 pm

    Thank you so much for sharing your great ideas with us. I have really learnt a lot from you, I love the organisation and the creativity in your setting. I will like to pay a visit any time am in Georgia.

    Reply
  23. Chewl says

    September 11, 2014 at 8:55 am

    I recently got placed in a government school and I’m in an infant class so I’ll be here a lot. You have awesome stuff and ideas:)

    Reply

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