Problem solving is a life-skill that is essential to success. Being able to look at a situation and identify a pattern, obstacles, and most importantly a solution, is something that we all face, every day. Music can make this learning process so much more enjoyable! We know that development happens all the time and has …
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Music is one of the most versatile activities that we know. We use it to relax, to communicate, and it can enhance almost any social occasion. Music is also a fantastic learning tool, and this article introduces ideas that may be used to develop fine motor control in the early years. Fine motor control is …
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Movement is an important part of early years music education and can help to identify not only potential developmental delays but also future strengths and natural abilities. Movement is also a natural human response to the world. We naturally want to explore, to learn, to dance, to share. To love. And can we do all …
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Singing in childhood is something that most of us take for granted in our early years. It reaches children by soothing, relaxing, inspiring and bonding children in ways that few other activities can. But could it perhaps improve children’s life opportunities, proving to be more valuable than previously thought? Child health is of increasing concern …
The world can be overwhelming for anyone, but especially children. Trying to fit in with the way things are, changing and adapting to new people and places, and then finding your own place, is no easy task. Children in ill health or recovering from accidents can make life situations even more challenging. Studies with children …
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We started this year by looking at how music can help to support children with language delay. Looking a little closer, there are actually a number of health conditions that music can support, specifically through singing. This is particularly timely because of the number of recent articles showing how lockdown has impacted all of us, …
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While many children start speaking early, not all children do. In fact, for parents whose children do not start speaking early, it can be heart-breaking to hear other parents talk about their frustrations with children who won’t stop talking. Children may not speak fluently for many reasons, from physical impediments to neurological or learning differences. …
This winter early years activity is the last of the current 6-part series of early years music articles featuring a new activity each month. It was taken from an article on arts activities trialled for 1 and 2-year-old early years children, with added musical suggestions (recordings on You Tube). A Finnish study, (Lehikoinen, 2023) considered …
Read more ““Snow is Falling”: Snow Painting In The Early Years”
This current 6-part series of early years music articles features a new activity each month from a number of arts activities trialled for 1 and 2-year-old children, along with musical suggestions, with recordings on You Tube. A Finnish study, (Lehikoinen, 2023) was asked to find new ways to engage 1 and 2 year olds creatively. …
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This current 6-part series of early years music articles features a new early years music activity each month from a number of arts activities trialled for 1 and 2-year-old children, along with musical suggestions, with recordings on You Tube. A Finnish study, (Lehikoinen, 2023) considered 6 different ways to explore creativity with 1 and 2 …
Read more ““Thank You For The Music”: Musical Drawing In The Early Years”
