Iona and Peter Opie, pioneers of the academic study of children's culture, divided children's songs into two classes: … See more

The term nursery rhyme is used for "traditional" songs for young children in Britain and many English speaking countries; but this usage dates only from the nineteenth century, and in North America th… See more

In contrast to nursery rhymes, which are learned in childhood and passed from adults to children only after a gap of 20 to 40 years, children's playground and street songs, like much children's lore, are learned an… See more

Commercial children's music grew out of the popular music-publishing industry associated with New York's Tin Pan Alley in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Early songs included "Ten little fingers and … See more

• Simon Mayor and Hilary James, Lullabies with Mandolins (2004) and Children's Favourites from Acoustics (2005)
• Mike and Peggy Seeger, American Folk Songs for Children (1955)… See more

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1. ^ Lew, Jackie Chooi-Theng; Campbell, Patricia Shehan (2005-05-01). "Children's Natural and Necessary Musical Play: Global Contexts, Local Applications". Music Educators Journal. 91 (5): 57–62. doi:10.2307/34… See more