{"id":63613,"date":"2025-06-26T12:57:47","date_gmt":"2025-06-26T20:57:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/?p=63613"},"modified":"2025-06-26T12:57:50","modified_gmt":"2025-06-26T20:57:50","slug":"early-learning-academy-releases-first-original-album-the-letter-songs-a-to-z-now-available-on-itunes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/abcmouse\/early-learning-academy-releases-first-original-album-the-letter-songs-a-to-z-now-available-on-itunes\/63613","title":{"rendered":"Early Learning Academy\u00a0Releases First Original Album,\u00a0The Letter Songs A to Z\u00a0Now Available on iTunes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-frosted-sky-background-color has-background\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left has-x-large-font-size\"><strong>ABCmouse.com&nbsp;Early Learning Academy&nbsp;Releases First Original Album,&nbsp;The Letter Songs A to Z&nbsp;Now Available on iTunes<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-royal-depths-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-royal-depths-background-color has-background is-style-wide\"\/>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-midnight-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-f4c2eab0cc94b57c611ca769fe217e42\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);line-height:1.5\"><strong>March 29, 2011 (Glendale, CA)<\/strong> \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ABCmouse.com<\/a>\u00a0<em>Early Learning Academy<\/em>\u2014a pioneering educational website for children ages 2 through 6 (preschool through kindergarten)\u2014announced today the release of its first music album,\u00a0<em>The Letter Songs A to Z<\/em>, which is now available on iTunes. The album features 26 songs, one for each letter of the alphabet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"aofl-mb-3rem-margin aofl-desktop-margin has-border-color has-ivory-lace-background-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-3dcb6be785e71903c3f7ccc4acabfb57\" style=\"border-color:#2D56BF;border-width:2px;border-radius:15px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);line-height:1.5\">Samples of all 26 songs, with lyrics, can be accessed at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/LetterSongs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ABCmouse.com\/LetterSongs<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"line-height:1.5\">ABCmouse.com is a global education initiative of Age of Learning, Inc., whose goal is to help children build a strong foundation for future academic success by providing a comprehensive and engaging online curriculum that greatly helps early learners succeed in pre-k, kindergarten, and early elementary school programs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"line-height:1.5\">In keeping with this overall mission, the 26 original ABCmouse.com letter songs were written to help children learn the names and sounds of the letters of the alphabet, as well as to increase their vocabulary. Additionally, every letter song is produced and arranged in a different musical style to introduce children to a wide variety of musical genres, including folk, pop, R&amp;B, big band, country, rock, tango, disco, hip hop, and more. This wide variety of genres makes The\u00a0<em>Letter Songs A to Z<\/em>\u00a0album uniquely entertaining for parents and children alike.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"line-height:1.5\">Music is an important part of the ABCmouse.com&nbsp;<em>Early Learning Academy<\/em>&nbsp;curriculum. The site\u2019s large and growing music library contains original songs, such as those in&nbsp;<em>The Letter Songs A to Z<\/em>&nbsp;album, as well as classic traditional children\u2019s songs, like The&nbsp;<em>Itsy Bitsy Spider<\/em>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<em>Five Little Monkeys<\/em>. As with all of the content on ABCmouse.com, the music and songs on the website are created and produced in-house by Age of Learning\u2019s own creative team in Glendale, CA. This ever-growing team of professionals is dedicated to providing children, parents, and teachers with the highest quality educational experience possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group aofl-mb-3rem-margin aofl-desktop-margin has-border-color\" style=\"border-color:#2D56BF;border-width:1px;border-radius:15px;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-royal-depths-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-6e266d1b0013f9c77f0a1dda86e9b113\" style=\"line-height:1.5\">\u201cLearning the alphabet and the letter sounds and developing oral vocabulary are all fundamental to reading,\u201d said Doug Dohring, founder and CEO of Age of Learning, Inc., which owns and operates ABCmouse.com. \u201cWe know from the feedback we receive daily that the songs and music offered on ABCmouse.com are among the most popular activities on the site. Now that this album is available on iTunes, children and parents can enjoy and learn from this music no matter where they are.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sample Lyrics<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">From&nbsp;<em>The Letter G Song<\/em>&nbsp;(music genre: cowboy country)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group aofl-mb-3rem-margin aofl-desktop-margin has-border-color has-frosted-sky-background-color has-background\" style=\"border-color:#2D56BF;border-width:1px;border-radius:15px;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-midnight-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-c857ad29fba6d7fb9c6bc393bf9bc30c\" style=\"line-height:1.5\"><em><strong><em>G<\/em><\/strong>ooey,&nbsp;<strong><em>g<\/em><\/strong>urgle,&nbsp;<strong><em>g<\/em><\/strong>oopy,&nbsp;<strong><em>g<\/em><\/strong>ushy,<br>Funny words that start with&nbsp;<strong><em>g<\/em><\/strong>!<br>Where would a word like&nbsp;<strong><em>g<\/em><\/strong>iggle be<br>Without that&nbsp;<strong><em>g<\/em><\/strong>oofy letter&nbsp;<strong><em>g<\/em><\/strong>?<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">From&nbsp;<em>The Letter X Song<\/em>&nbsp;(music genre: hip hop)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group aofl-mb-3rem-margin aofl-desktop-margin has-border-color has-frosted-sky-background-color has-background\" style=\"border-color:#2D56BF;border-width:1px;border-radius:15px;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-midnight-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-5a18c238443cbbc60a191bb89250d3b9\" style=\"line-height:1.5\"><em><em><em>Now&nbsp;<strong><em>x<\/em><\/strong>&nbsp;sounds like \u201c<strong><em>x<\/em><\/strong>\u201d inside of a word!<br>So every time you see an&nbsp;x, this is how it\u2019s heard\u2014<br>E<strong><em>x<\/em><\/strong>cite, e<strong><em>x<\/em><\/strong>ceed, e<strong><em>x<\/em><\/strong>treme, e<strong><em>x<\/em><\/strong>tent, e<strong><em>x<\/em><\/strong>plore, e<strong><em>x<\/em><\/strong>plode\u2014that\u2019s e<strong><em>x<\/em><\/strong>cellent!<br>Now&nbsp;<strong><em>x<\/em><\/strong>&nbsp;is a crossing, and&nbsp;<strong><em>x<\/em><\/strong>&nbsp;marks the spot!<br>If you want to know some more, this is what I\u2019ve got:<br>When&nbsp;<strong><em>x<\/em><\/strong>&nbsp;starts a word, it\u2019s got the sound of a z.<br>Will I give you an example? Most definitely!&nbsp;<\/em><\/em><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"line-height:1.5\">ABCmouse.com\u2019s curriculum has been designed in close collaboration with nationally recognized early childhood education experts, ensuring that the content aligns with best practices of early education. Recognizing the important role that music can play in the education of young children, ABCmouse.com incorporates songs and instrumental accompaniment in many of the site\u2019s hundreds of online individual learning activities in the subjects of reading, math, beginning science, social studies, and the arts. Additionally, all of ABCmouse.com\u2019s innovative mobile apps feature original instrumental music or songs that are both educational and entertaining.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"line-height:1.5\">ABCmouse.com&nbsp;<em>Early Learning Academy\u2019s<\/em>&nbsp;educational advisors include Dr. Rebecca Palacios, pre-k and kindergarten teacher for more than 25 years and a founding director and past vicechairperson of the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS). Dr. Palacios noted,&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group aofl-mb-3rem-margin aofl-desktop-margin has-border-color\" style=\"border-color:#2D56BF;border-width:1px;border-radius:15px;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-royal-depths-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-3a5c44d4da2819446b407b7159456f7b\" style=\"line-height:1.5\"><em>\u201cMusic can be a very powerful teaching tool for young children.&nbsp;<em>The Letter Songs A to Z<\/em>&nbsp;album will not only teach children about patterns of music but will also familiarize them with patterns of sounds and words, such as rhyming words and words that start with the same letter. Even children who already know the alphabet can benefit from this as well as from the opportunity to learn many new vocabulary words. I believe this album could have a very significant positive impact on improving basic literacy skills for young learners and even more so for children who live in families in which English is not the first language spoken.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"line-height:1.5\"><em>The Letter Songs A to Z<\/em>&nbsp;album is available through iTunes, along with other ABCmouse.com\u2019s mobile apps including interactive books and educational games. The complete&nbsp;<em>The Letter Songs A to Z<\/em>&nbsp;album is priced at $9.99, while individual songs are available for $.99.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About ABCmouse.com&nbsp;<em>Early Learning Academy<\/em>&nbsp;and Age of Learning, Inc.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-e602aa3921adb2c40a104d505c1ef20c\" style=\"line-height:1.5\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ABCmouse.com<\/a>&nbsp;<em>Early Learning Academy<\/em>&nbsp;is a global education initiative of Age of Learning, Inc., whose goal is to help children build a strong foundation for future academic success by providing a comprehensive and engaging online curriculum to greatly assist early learners to succeed in pre-k, kindergarten, and early elementary school programs. The site is named ABCmouse.com because it\u2019s a place where children can learn important educational basics (often referred to as \u201cthe ABC\u2019s\u201d) through the use of a computer mouse, thus ABCmouse.com. 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