Melodies were selected from the realm of traditional music, or were created with an ear for simple, repeated melodic phrases and a clear rhythm. Although specific sound and pre-speech patterns were built into each song, the emphasis was played on the delight of making sounds. This is not a tape about speech drill and practice. It is a tape of songs and sound variations that are fun and playful. The songs of Marvelous Mouth Music were built upon the following foundational guidelines from pre-speech development.
Children learn concepts and speech patterns most easily when they are combined with music.
This is the basis for the early acquisition of commercial jingles, or the popularity of alphabet songs. Movement and speech are closely linked. Infants initially vocalize primarily when moving. Suprasegmentals are the foundation for intelligible speech. These are the aspects of speech that are most closely related to music.