Kids Music By Age Group

By Fran Grauman, About.com Guides to Children's Music

Kids Music can be roughly sorted into age groups but there is much overlap.

1. Infants and Toddlers
2. Music for Preschoolers
3. Tweens and Teens
4. All Ages

Infants and Toddlers

Infants and Toddlers react strongly to music and it stimulates their brains in ways that we haven't even begun to comprehend.

• Hunk-Ta-Bunk-Ta Twinkle - Katherine Dines
• Barney the Big Purple Dinosaur
• Disney's Baby Einstein "Meet the Orchestra"
• Catch The Moon by Lisa Loeb and Elizabeth Mitchell
• Bedtime and Calm Music

Music for Preschoolers

Music for Preschoolers often centers around movement, energy, life skills or emotions.

• Noggin Artists
• Jamarama Live
• Under a Big Bright Yellow Umbrella - Yosi
• Meltdown - Justin Roberts
• Little Einsteins Musical Missions CD

Tweens and Teens

Tweens and young teens share their taste in music.

• High School Musical
• InFINity by Trout Fishing in America
• Raven Symone - A Great Talent in the Kids Music World
• Best of Schoolhouse Rock - Full Review
• Be Bop Your Best by Red Grammer

All Ages

The best music is equally enjoyed by everyone in the family regardless of age.

• Ten Kid-Friendly CDs for the Whole Family
• Buck Howdy's Giddyup!
• The Storyteller - Bill Harley