Genre · Children
Children's production music.
Bright, wholesome, built to be trusted.
Glockenspiel, ukulele, and toy piano for kids' shows, education content, animation, and family brands, music that's bright and playful without ever feeling like it needs a warning label.
Every search is a starting point. Once you're in the catalog, add or adjust style, use, mood, tempo, and duration in any combination to zero in on exactly what your project needs.
Children's music has one job above every other: it has to be trusted. Parents, teachers, and platforms all screen family content closely, so the music underneath it needs to sound safe before it sounds anything else, bright, simple, and free of anything that reads as edgy or ironic.
That doesn't mean simple to make. These are careful arrangements: glockenspiel and toy piano melodies, ukulele strums, singalong-friendly rhythms, and instrumentation built to hold a young audience's attention without overwhelming it. The result works for kids' shows, classroom video, e-learning modules, and any family brand that wants its music to feel as wholesome as its message.
"It has to sound safe before it sounds anything else."
What 'children's' actually means in this catalog.
Children's here means bright, playful, and wholesome, tracks built around glockenspiel, ukulele, toy piano, hand percussion, and singalong-shaped melodies. The arrangements stay simple and warm, with clear rhythmic pulses that are easy for young viewers to follow.
The default toolkit is glockenspiel and toy piano leads, ukulele or acoustic guitar strumming, light hand percussion like shakers and woodblock, and occasional vocal-friendly melodic lines that suit singalong moments. Tempos stay moderate and upbeat, avoiding anything harsh, dark, or ironic.
These tracks are the catalog's primary export to kids' television and streaming, classroom and e-learning video, animation, family YouTube content, and any brand whose audience includes children, produced and recorded by accomplished composers specifically for GMP Music.
Sonic Specs
- Tempo Range
- Moderate to upbeat, generally 100-130 BPM
- Primary Instrumentation
- Glockenspiel, ukulele, toy piano, hand percussion, acoustic guitar
- Characteristic Moods
- Playful, Happy, Curious, Gentle, Silly
- Default Use Cases
- Kids' shows, education, e-learning, animation, family brands
Where Children's Music Lands
Four places children's music does its best work.
Children's music is used across education content, e-learning, family-friendly video, and broadcast and streaming kids' programming.
Education
Classroom video, curriculum content, and school communications that need music kids and teachers both trust.
E-Learning
Modules and courseware for younger learners, where bright, unobtrusive music supports focus instead of competing with it.
YouTube Creators
Family channels and kids' content creators who need wholesome, platform-safe music week after week.
TV
Kids' programming and family-hour broadcast and streaming series that need bright, dependable cues.
From the curators
Children's music in this catalog is bright, playful, and wholesome, curated so parents, teachers, and platforms alike can trust it before a single note plays.
Adjacent in the catalog
Genres that live near children's music.
Quirky
Playful and offbeat, for family content that wants a bit more comedic timing.
Folk
Warm, acoustic, and handmade, a gentle neighbor to children's music's simple instrumentation.
Acoustic
Unplugged and organic, for family content that wants a softer, real-instrument feel.
Adventure
Curious and exploratory, for kids' content that leans into discovery and wonder.
Pop
Hook-driven and upbeat, for family brands that want a bit more contemporary energy.
On children's music licensing
Questions about children's music in the catalog.
What makes a track work for children's content?
Children's tracks lean on bright, simple instrumentation, glockenspiel, ukulele, toy piano, and hand percussion, with clear melodies and moderate tempos. Anything that reads as edgy, dark, or ironic is left out, so the music can be trusted at a glance.
Is this music appropriate for classroom and e-learning use?
Yes. Many tracks in this section are built specifically to sit under narration and instruction without pulling attention away from the lesson, which makes them a common fit for education and e-learning video.
Can I use children's music on a family YouTube channel?
Yes. The standard license covers nearly every use, including YouTube and other platform publishing. The only exception is theatrical release, which requires an additional license: contact us with a request for quote and we will respond quickly with a license that meets your requirements.
Does GMP have music for both kids' entertainment and kids' education?
Yes, both live in this section. Some tracks lean toward the playful, singalong energy of kids' entertainment; others are quieter and built to support classroom and e-learning content. Filter by mood or use case to find the right fit.
About children's production music licensing
Licensing children's production music for kids' shows, education, and family brands.
Children's music has to earn trust before it earns attention. Glockenspiel, ukulele, toy piano, and light hand percussion, arranged to feel bright, safe, and easy for a young audience to follow. It's the music of kids' television and streaming, classroom and e-learning video, animation, and family brand content. GMP Music has been licensing children's production music to broadcasters, schools, and family brands since 1986.
The children's section of the catalog includes singalong-shaped melodies, gentle instrumental beds for classroom narration, playful cues for animation and family video, and upbeat tracks built for kids' entertainment. Search by mood, tempo, or use case, or tell us about your project and we will help you find the music you need.
Nearly all of our titles have a few things in common: a theme version with full instrumentation, alternate versions with less instrumentation, edits at common broadcast lengths, 60, 30, 15, and stingers, and versions separated by sections or parts, so a single track can open a segment and carry through to the close.
Licensing stays simple. The standard license covers nearly every use. The only exception is theatrical release, which requires an additional license: contact us with a request for quote and we will respond quickly with a license that meets your requirements. If you're building content for a young audience, search the catalog online or talk to a specialist, we'll help you find the music you need.
Ready to license
Find the children's music your project needs.
Every search is a starting point. Once you're in the catalog, add or adjust style, use, mood, tempo, and duration in any combination to zero in on exactly what your project needs.