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Music in the Early Years
09.11.2023
When I was teaching in Reception my music time was mainly delivered by using BBC Radio Tapes; yes tapes, this was in the 1990s! This was a whole s...
13.10.2023
This may seem a little controversial as many people love to use videos and recordings with the children in their early years setting BUT all the ch...
18.09.2023
I have found a way to use almost all the resources I have during my music activities, there are some exceptions, but I have used many. From dancin...
07.08.2023
01.08.2023
A quick tip on how I organise the instruments that the children play during a music time. If you would like to learn more about using musical i...
Do you ever do this? Look at the musical instruments and think it is too much work to get them out. You don’t know what to do with them, or when yo...
A quick tip for a new way you could use your parachute or Lyrca/ stretchy fabric during music activities. It is music time again, you have got t...
Do you have a box/trolley/bag full of musical instruments and you know that the children love exploring them. They sit in a corner of the room and ...
18.07.2023
Are you looking to learn something new during the long 6-week break? Would you like to develop your understanding of early years music? If ye...
There are many resources from your early years setting that you can use in music activities. In this blog, I give some helpful suggestions to worr...
20.03.2023
We are only human after all! I have made mistakes in front of the children before and I’m sure I will continue to do so. Whether it be gettin...
30.11.2022
When I get the instruments out with the children, I hear many of them shaking/banging/scraping as fast and/or hard as they can. Does this sound fam...
Some children love to move around and around, whether that be spinning on the spot or running around in a circle. As many songs/rhymes include mov...
It’s Nearly the Summer Holidays, is the first line from a song that I wrote about the fun activities children may do during the holidays. The day ...
On 21st June ‘Make Music Day’ is celebrated around the world. What music making are you going to do today? Here are some ideas to get you starte...
Singing familiar songs regularly with young children is an important part of their development. Although it doesn’t mean you need to be singing th...
1. Start by choosing songs you already know! Why? It will boost your confidence with running a music time. You know the words and tune already ...
How can you use music activities as an opportunity for children to explore the schemas that they enjoy? Let's take the well-known song 'If you'...
Music can help in all 7 Areas of Learning. In this blog, I'm going to go through how you could use music to help with the Prime Areas of Learnin...
Have you thought about using music as a stimulus for storytelling? This could be through songs, rhymes, or listening to music. In this blog, I’m ...
To help in this difficult time I have collated some blogs that parents/carers might find helpful when young children are at home: 10 nursery rhy...