Alphabet song
The alphabet song is a song used to teach children the German alphabet in kindergartens, preschools and elementary schools .
The melody is - due to the text underlay - slightly adjusted rhythmically - that of the French nursery rhyme Ah! vous dirai-je, maman . As an alphabet song with the lyrics "ABCDEF G" it appeared for the first time in 1824 in Musikalischer Haus-Freund , published by B. Schott's Sons in Mainz.
The catchy melody, phrasing and rhythm break the alphabet down into smaller portions that are easier to memorize. In addition, there is a short motivational sentence at the end of the song text.
The Christmas carol Tomorrow Santa Claus and the English nursery rhyme Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star are sung to the same melody .
Web links
Commons : Alphabet song - collection of pictures, videos and audio files
- Learning song "Das Alphabet-Lied" on heilpaedagogik-info.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ James J. Fuld: Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star . In: Book of World-Famous Music . 5th edition. Dover Publications, Inc., New York 2000, ISBN 0-486-41475-2 , pp. 593 f . ( google.de ).