Welcome
I'm Anne, the Early Years Music Trainer
Online I have worked with 1000's of early years practitioners taking them through the basics to a musical setting.
Training Early Years Practitioners to Inspire Children with Music
Please scroll down to see how I can help you with early years music.
Online Training
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The Singing Box For you, if you work with Toddlers, Preschoolers or Reception. Get more from your song box READ MORE
Music and Schemas For you, if you work with Toddlers, Preschoolers or Reception children and would like to explore how you can use music activities to explore schemas. READ MORE
Music and the 7 Areas of Learning For you, if you work with Toddlers, Preschoolers or Reception children and would like to use music to help more children shine in their learning! READ MORE
Parachute, Lycra and Friendship Ring For you, if you work with Toddlers, Preschoolers or Reception children and would like to get more from these resources. READ MORE
Soft Toys, Scarves and Streamers For you, if you work with Toddlers, Preschoolers or Reception children and would like to get more from these resources READ MORE
Musical Elements For you, if you want to take the children's musical experience to the next stage by also exploring the Music Elements. READ MORE
My Blog
How Can Music Help in the Prime Areas of Learning?
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 Learning: Communication and Language, Physical Development, and Personal, Social and Emotional Development.
Using Songs/Rhymes to help with Communication and Language
Why?
Opportunity for children to:
- Listen to rhythmic patterns
- Recap words
- Be introduced to new words
- Help them understand words
- Say simple sentences... plus much more
What can you…
Wow, She’s up and Dancing!
It is amazing how a music activity can help with a child’s self-confidence.
I attended a nursery to do a music time with a new group of children; their response was fantastic and I love how music can bring a smile to a child’s face. The activity I remember most was the listening activity. This activity involved the use of fabric and bubbles. As it was their first session I knew these props would be great to help the children respond to music.
All but one of the children joined in with the…
Twinkle, Twinkle and the 7 Areas of Learning
Twinkle, Twinkle is a song that is known by most people and I am sure it is one of the first songs that many parents sing to their newborn child.
So, with this in mind, how can we use a song like Twinkle Twinkle to help children develop in the 7 areas of learning?
- Communication and Language
- Physical Development
- Personal, Social and Emotional Development
- Literacy
- Mathematics
- Understanding of the World
- Expressive Arts and Design