This lecture/workshop provided a practical experience of the way music can be experienced and taught with children. The presentation focuses on three integral aspects of music education based on the Orff-Schulwerk approach to music pedagogy, where music begins in the body. The workshop emphasises the power of singing with children and the capacity for children to be creative. The workshop was conducted with visiting students from Kokusai College in Japan as part of long-standing relationship between the college and Macquarie University.