Mavi & Friends – The Sounds We Share

Before children learn words, they learn sounds.

The Sounds We Share creates playful children’s songs from phonemes, the building blocks of language. Instead of teaching vocabulary, our music uses fun combinations of speech sounds found across many of the world’s languages.

Research shows that babies begin life able to hear distinctions between sounds from many languages before becoming more specialized in the sounds they hear every day. Inspired by decades of work in phonemic awareness, early language development, and programs like Hooked on Phonics, we’re exploring what happens when children continue to play with a wider range of sounds through music, rhythm, and repetition.

The lyrics are intentionally nonsensical so children everywhere can sing together regardless of the language they speak at home.

Join Mavi the Sound Explorer as we discover the sounds we share.

Because before we share words, we share sounds.

Grab the free Family Movement Guide: thesoundsweshare.com