I want to sing it at the senior class recital! A choral piece that 5-year-olds can sing with all their heart

My Treasure

My Treasure — Song: NEUTRINO (with lyrics)

With its gentle vocals, this is a graduation-from-kindergarten song that brings memories flooding back.

It’s filled with the joy of children’s growth and gratitude toward loved ones.

Describing the days spent together as “treasures,” the song gives you the courage to take a new step while cherishing the farewell.

It was included on the 2016 album “Sotsuen Omedetou” and was also used as a TV commercial song for Toyota Corolla Fukuoka.

It’s perfect for children to sing at graduation ceremonies and recitals, and it’s sure to warm the hearts of teachers and parents.

If everyone holds hands and sings together, it will be an even more moving performance.

[Song] Because I Met YouLyrics/Composition: Osamu Sakata

Senior Class “Because I Could Meet You” « Life Presentation « Gifu Shotoku Gakuen University Affiliated Kindergarten

At recitals, it’s common to perform songs, right? One I highly recommend is “Because I Met You.” It was sung on NHK’s children’s program “Okaasan to Issho,” and it conveys the joy of laughing together with friends and the bright feeling that tomorrow will be a good day.

The lyrics are short and the melody is simple, so it should be easy for children to learn.

It might sound a bit bittersweet if sung at a graduation ceremony, but the lyrics are positive and the tune is cheerful, so why not give it a try?

La la la of You and Me

[Graduation Song] You and Me, La La La (Lyrics by Toshihiko Shinzawa / Music by Hirotaka Nakagawa) [From Toshihiko Shinzawa’s 40th Anniversary of Musical Activities “Childcare Song Concert”]

With graduation from preschool approaching, some children may be feeling a little lonely.

“Kimi to Boku no La La La” is a song that gently stays close to those feelings.

The lyrics are by Toshihiko Shinzawa and the music is composed by Hirotaka Nakagawa.

Set to a relaxed melody, the song portrays saying goodbye to friends and teachers.

While it captures a touch of sadness, the ending gently gives you a push forward, which is wonderful.

It’s a classic you can sing with a bright, hopeful feeling.

Precious friend

Dear Friends – <Graduation Song> [Japanese Songs / Shoka]

A popular graduation song at kindergartens and nursery schools.

It’s an original song created by Benesse Corporation, and it brings back memories of daily life and events at the school.

The realistic, straightforward lyrics are easy for children to relate to, and they’re moving even for adults.

It’s also nice that there are various versions, such as nursery school, kindergarten, and best-friend versions.

Children turn the days spent with teachers and friends into sparkling memories and step forward into the next world.

Seeing how much they’ve grown makes them feel so reliable.

Song: Hometown

Fusadai Kindergarten - Chorus, Senior Class (5-year-olds): “Furusato” (Arashi version)

“Furusato,” the song performed by the idol group Arashi, is very popular with children and is also well known as a choral piece.

How about having your five-year-olds sing it at their recital? Since it works as a choral song, there are various ways to perform it, such as two-part or three-part harmony, but for preschoolers, simply having everyone sing the main melody together would be more than lovely.

When practicing, encourage them to really listen to the voices around them and pay attention to pitch.

It would also be wonderful to arrange it like Arashi’s version, creating sections where different parts sing separately and sections where everyone sings together.

Do-Re-Mi SongLyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II / Music by Richard Rodgers

“Do-Re-Mi” – Do is for donut, Re is for lemon, Re~ (with gestures)

Do-Re-Mi, a song that helps you learn the musical scale while singing.

It’s a world-famous classic, featured in the musical—and later the film—The Sound of Music.

In Japan, it was introduced on NHK’s Minna no Uta and appears in music textbooks, so many children know it.

The song pairs each note with a corresponding word and takes you through Do-Re-Mi-Fa-So-La-Ti-Do.

It’s great for kids who don’t take instrument or singing lessons, because they can easily learn about music.

Highly recommended.

Let’s sing and have fun while mastering Do-Re-Mi!

Song of Joy

Song of Joy [Kindergarten Graduation Ceremony]

“Yorokobi no Uta,” sung at graduation ceremonies from kindergarten, is a song by Yoko Komiyama.

Written from the perspective of children about to graduate, it expresses their joy and gratitude toward parents and teachers.

A distinctive feature is its structure with parts for adults—such as parents and teachers—creating a call-and-response style.

Through this song, why not share the appreciation and love that can be hard to put into words? Another charm of the piece is how it conveys the excitement and anticipation for life after graduation.