Fun Disney Songs for Kids to encourage piano playing!
Music is a powerful and simple way to connect people and express emotions, thoughts, and creativity! Fun Disney songs for your kids to play on their piano is no different. These songs can help bring the family together, express their emotions and provides them an outlet for their creativity. Now, I know there are hundreds if not thousands of fun Disney songs out there. I’m going to dive into a couple that you can add to your child’s repertoire for performances or simply to make piano practice more fun for them!
What’s your favourite Disney animated film? There are so many to choose from that settling on the best Disney songs can be tricky! Let’s dive into a couple of fun Disney kids songs we recommend for the piano and kids musical education!
The Family Madrigal – Encanto
Have you had a chance to check out Encanto, one of Disney’s latest films from 2021? One of the favourites from this film is “The Family Madrigal” which focuses on love in the family and the unique traits each member of the family brings to life. It really is a beautiful song focused on family gifts and can be practiced and played on the piano! You can check out this YouTube for a quick tutorial on how to play it, you can also find the piano music for the song online as well. This is a song that the whole family can get into by signing, and dancing around as it’s being played.
We don’t talk about Bruno – Encanto
That’s right, two songs from the same amazing film! Another favourite among kids is “We don’t talk about Bruno”. You can find an easy Youtube Tutorial here for kids to learn this Disney song and play it on the piano if they enjoy the song.
Hakuna Matata – The Lion King
Hakuna Matata is a fantastic feel-good song and has a catchy jingle for everyone in the family to sing along with! If you’re wanting to learn this lion king song you can check out this simple youtube tutorial here to help you learn how to play it! This song involves a lot of repetition which is a fantastic children’s Disney song for learning to play on the piano as it allows lots of practice and is even of the easiest Disney songs to sing as a family!
Under the Sea – The Little Mermaid
Another Disney classic song for kids to play on the piano is Under the Sea featured in the Little Mermaid. This is a simple song that is quite catchy and is fun for everyone to sing along to and listen to! This song can even be for a pair with one child playing the piano and a friend can be singing the lyrics to the song. Want to learn how to play Under the Sea on the piano – check out the online tutorial here.
Can you feel the love tonight – The Lion King
Last but certainly not least, Lesia’s favourite kids Disney song is Can you feel the love tonight from the Lion King. It’s a lovely song that is slow and is one of the favourite kids’ Disney songs to listen to and play on the piano. Curious about how to learn how to play Can you feel the love tonight easily on the piano? Check out this helpful tutorial here.
What is one of your favourite Disney songs to sing and listen to? This list could easily go on to the top 100 Disney songs, however, we wanted to share just a handful of our favourites to get you started with enjoying upbeat Disney songs while playing the piano! Have a favourite that we didn’t mention here and want to learn? Chat with your piano teacher at your next lessons about how to get the sheet music and tutorials to learn that song!