Wednesday 1 May
Piel View House, Barrow Park, Barrow-in-Furness
Free event
Advance booking required
A day of training for creative practitioners interested in building their skills in facilitating music lessons for children under 5.
In 2023 hcmf// released our Music at Play online video series, featuring 24 sessions (12 for newborns and young toddlers / 12 for older toddlers and pre-schoolers) expertly led by creative education practitioners Satnam Galsian and Jess Baker. Designed specifically to support early years development, these sessions use music to help broaden young children’s understanding of the world through sound as well as develop movement, fine motor, social and language skills. They’re also a perfect vehicle for fun and exploration for children and their families.
As part of our work to support the sector to gain a better understanding of early years as a specialised area of music education, we’re delighted to be partnering with Full of Noises in Barrow-in-Furness to deliver a training day for music practitioners interested to learn more about this subject.
Led by hcmf// Learning & Participation Manager Sophie Cooper (a music for early years specialist), the training day will use the Music at Play series as a starting point for exploration and will be split into two sessions based on age-range: the morning session (11am – 12.30pm) will focus on newborns and young toddlers, and the afternoon (1.30pm – 3pm) will look at material for older toddlers and pre-school age children.
By the end of the day, you will have a better understanding of how to craft an excellent music session for children under 5 and their families.
Both sessions are free to attend, and places can be booked online here.
For further information about this event, please contact amy@fonfestival.org.
If you are an early years provider or music practitioner and would like to discuss the possibility of arranging training in your setting, please contact Sophie Cooper at s.cooper@hud.ac.uk.