We are holding a ‘Song Share’ style event on Monday 18th March 7pm-8pm where we sing and play the programme resources for Ananse and the Monkeys, Little Fir Tree and Jack and the Beanstalk and invite you to sing along with us! We will also be sharing extra activities for you to do in your home or setting. Please note this event will NOT be recorded. ONLY £5! Click HERE for tickets
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Musical Storyland CPD
**BOOKING IS NOW OPEN*** for our online Musical Storyland CPD Event on Monday 29th January 7pm-8.30pm!
In this session Sally-Anne Brown and Vic Holmes, who co-wrote the resources for Musical Storyland, will look at two of the programmes in the current series – ‘The Great Race’, in time for Lunar New Year, and also Three Billy Goats Gruff. They will demonstrate how to use the teaching resources, show how to chart progression and share extra musical learning activities. There will also be the opportunity for discussion at the end of the session.
This Zoom event costs just £5 and is suitable for teachers, childminders and EY practitioners as well as parents who may want to use the resources at home. The CPD element will be recorded so that if you can’t make the event in person you can still receive the video afterwards to watch later. **Please note that the discussion/Q&A section will not be recorded**
Please book your place at the link below
You can find the programmes, synopses, teachers notes and more at the following links on BBC Teach :
The Great Race
Three Billy Goats Gruff
Early Years Music Conference
HUGE Announcement!
Tickets are now available for our Early Years Music Conference with NYMAZ! 1st March 2024 at Skipton Town Hall.
We have special early bird tickets on sale now – be quick as it’s only 3 months until the big day!!
Find out more information and grab your tickets here:
Planning an Inclusive Early Years Music Session
Our next Connecting Threads event will be on Tuesday 17th October 7pm-8pm. This session will look at planning for an inclusive Early Years music session. Topics for discussion could include: considerations for structuring a session; possible aims; sensory activities; communication aids and whatever else comes up! Book your FREE place today!
Discussion Evening: Music in the Early Years Classroom
How was your first week back? (apart from very warm!). Come and talk to us and others about your plans for music this year in the Early Years on Tuesday 19th September 7pm-8pm.
What resources do you find helpful?
How have you overcome certain challenges?
How do you support musical play?
Thanks so much to all those who have already got their FREE ticket for this event, if you would like to join us then please click on the link below
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/music-in-the-early-years-classroom-a-discussion-tickets-711450927877?aff=oddtdtcreator&fbclid=IwAR3zcjLcj9WhdZmC4Mrt3DA1mG-zlkyOJxz0cwrcYbZZVes95qUBVnczctU
Exploring Music & the Parent-Infant Relationship
Tuesday 1st November 2022
7-9pm (online), £15
Led by Georgina Roberts this CPD session will explore whether music can effectively support the parent-infant relationship.
As part of her MSc in Child and Adolescent Mental Health and Well-being, Georgina gathered a cross-section of service provider reflections on the effectiveness of music to support parent-infant relationships.
During the session Georgina will unpack her findings and promote discussion around three themes:
- what does ‘music’ mean in the context of parent-infant relationships
- reflections on terminology associated with parent-infant relationships
- considering the musical and non-musical approaches to support the parent-infant relationship.
This session is suitable for music practitioners, early years practitioners and parent-infant mental health practitioners
Have you read Georgina’s blog?
About Georgina Roberts
Georgina has been a freelance music therapist and early years music practitioner since 2011. She has worked extensively with children who have special educational needs and disabilities in a range of special school settings, delivering both individual and group based sessions.
Georgina has recently completed an MSc in Child and Adolescent Mental Health and Well-being at Edge Hill University. She has an interest in parent-infant mental health and perinatal mental health. She believes passionately that music can be used as a tool to support young children, help them connect with parents and others and break down barriers.
This session is part of the Note Weavers 2022 CPD series supported by Youth Music
CPD 2022: What makes a music session in the Early Years?
Saturday 30th April 09.30-11.00
(online); £15
**please note change of date & time**
Vic Holmes shares the findings of her masters dissertation research and explores how these can be applied on a practical level.
This session will explore:
- Challenging expectations/concept of what an early years music session looks like
- Working in partnership with practitioners both in the sessions and in-between
- How to grow music beyond the ‘music session’
- Building confidence / passing on musical learning
- Networking – being involved in networking groups/events which discuss early years music/early years education.
What will you gain?
- Information and ideas on how the musician and practitioners can work in partnership effectively to enhance music within the setting both in sessions and in-between.
- Information on identifying music in child’s play and how this will help musicians and practitioners to develop music in the setting.
- Resources, ideas and links to networks.
Vic Holmes is an experienced musician who specialises in music within the early years age phase. She works across different settings to deliver music sessions to under 5s, as well as working with practitioners to encourage and improve music within their settings. Having trained as an early years educator within a nursery, Vic has a good understanding of early childhood development and the importance of offering a wide range of opportunities to children, especially in the early years. Vic has successfully completed her studies to receive an MA in Education (Early Years Music) with the Centre for Research in Early Childhood (CREC) and is a Director of Note Weavers CIC.
CPD 2022: Exploring Musical Development Matters with Nicola Burke
Tuesday 5 July
16:00 – 17.30 (online), £15
This session will explore Musical Development Matters, a free guidance that is available to download from Early Education. The course not only introduces participants to the guidance but also demonstrates how easily music can be incorporated into any early childhood setting without practitioners needing any previous musical knowledge or experience. Participants will also be introduced to the Tri-Music Together Self Evaluation Tool, a free interactive tool to support practitioners to develop their music practice and provision. This course will be delivered by Nicola Burke, author of Musical Development Matters, and will be workshop style, fun and interactive, exploring the role of music in all areas of learning and development.
Nicola Burke is an author, strategic leader, researcher and consultant based in the UK. She is currently the strategic leader of large workforce development projects taking place across London, Leicestershire and Birmingham, involving a range of arts and music organisations and Early Childhood services. She created the award-winning Tune into Listening free online resource and in 2018 wrote Musical Development Matters in the Early Years, a free downloadable resource to complement the EYFS guidance material, Development Matters in the EYFS. Nicola works nationally and internationally to strategically support organisations to develop their Early Childhood music programmes and initiatives. She is passionate about creating enabling, meaningful experiences for young children and works with others to develop worthwhile musical opportunities for children and families.
Songs, Rhymes & Storytimes
Ben Lawrence
Children’s Librarian & Early Childhood Music Specialist
Saturday 14 May 2022,
Online, 09.30-11.00 £15
Picture books are some of the most useful and powerful tools for engaging children in the Early Years. This highly practical session led by Children’s Librarian and Early Childhood Music Specialist, Ben Lawrence will explore ways to combine songs and rhymes with picture books to engage and inspire young children. Find out top tips and discover different ways to bring stories alive through music and song and enable a positive experience of key musical concepts.
In this session Ben will be exploring the magical world of picture books and sharing stories with young children:
- Strategies for sharing stories in different ways
- How using pictures books can help embed music learning within early years provision
During the session there will be an opportunity to work in small groups, so please bring along your favourite picture books to share.
This session is suitable for all Early Years practitioners, Early Years Music Practitioners & others who lead family story time sessions in libraries & community settings.
Ben is Children’s Librarian for Calderdale Libraries and an Early Childhood Music Specialist. He is an Early Years methodology tutor for the British Kodály Academy & regularly presents at conferences & delivers training on using songs and rhymes for Children Centre and Early Years staff as well as Children’s Library professionals. He has recorded songs and rhymes for the charity Booktrust, for their National Bookstart Week celebrations and, with his colleague Shelley Bullas, he co-authored the chapter Music and Rhyme Time Sessions for the Early Years in the book “Library Services from Birth to Five: Delivering the Best Start” edited Carolynn Rankin and Avril Brock.