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...

Music in the Early Years

18.09.2023

7 Everyday Resources That Will Enhance Your Music Activities!

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...

Music in the Early Years

07.08.2023

You Are All the Musician the Children Need; Scrap the Video!

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...

Music in the Early Years

01.08.2023

How to organise EYFS Musical Instruments

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...

Music in the Early Years

01.08.2023

EYFS Musical Instruments are too much work

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...

Music in the Early Years

01.08.2023

Are you fed up doing the same activities with the parachute?

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...

Music in the Early Years

01.08.2023

Don't know what to do with musical instruments in the EYFS

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 ...

Music in the Early Years

18.07.2023

CPD During the 6 Week Holiday - Music in the Early Years

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...

Music in the Early Years

18.07.2023

Early Years Music Resources Help! - Music in the Early Years

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...

Music in the Early Years

20.03.2023

It Is Okay to Make Mistakes! - Music in the Early Years

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...

Music in the Early Years

30.11.2022

Musical Opposites - Music in the Early Years

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...

Music in the Early Years

30.11.2022

Round in a Circle - Music in the Early Years

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...

Music in the Early Years

30.11.2022

It’s Nearly the Summer Holidays - Music in the Early Years

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 ...

Music in the Early Years

30.11.2022

Make Music Day - Music in the Early Years

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...

Music in the Early Years

30.11.2022

Not the Wheels on the Bus Again! - Music in the Early Years

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...

Music in the Early Years

30.11.2022

My 5 top tips for running a ‘Music Time’ in the EYFS - Music in the Early Years

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 ...

Music in the Early Years

30.11.2022

If You're Happy and You Know It and Schemas - Music in the Early Years

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 in the Early Years

30.11.2022

How Can Music Help in the Prime Areas of Learning? - Music in the Early Years

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...

Music in the Early Years

30.11.2022

Storytelling through Music and Movement - Music in the Early Years

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 ...

Music in the Early Years

30.11.2022

Early Years Music Ideas for Parents/Carers - Music in the Early Years

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...

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You Are All the Musician the Children Need; Scrap the Video!

7 Everyday Resources That Will Enhance Your Music Activities!

You Are All the Musician the Children Need; Scrap the Video!

How to organise EYFS Musical Instruments

EYFS Musical Instruments are too much work

Are you fed up doing the same activities with the parachute?

Don't know what to do with musical instruments in the EYFS

CPD During the 6 Week Holiday - Music in the Early Years

Early Years Music Resources Help! - Music in the Early Years

It Is Okay to Make Mistakes! - Music in the Early Years

Musical Opposites - Music in the Early Years

Round in a Circle - Music in the Early Years

It’s Nearly the Summer Holidays - Music in the Early Years

Make Music Day - Music in the Early Years

Not the Wheels on the Bus Again! - Music in the Early Years

My 5 top tips for running a ‘Music Time’ in the EYFS - Music in the Early Years

If You're Happy and You Know It and Schemas - Music in the Early Years

How Can Music Help in the Prime Areas of Learning? - Music in the Early Years

Storytelling through Music and Movement - Music in the Early Years

Early Years Music Ideas for Parents/Carers - Music in the Early Years

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