Free online CPD with me
Let’s Play: Music Moves
With me and my awesome creative team. A free online session on Zoom, brought to you by Culture Bridge North East.
This session took place on Tuesday 14 February 2023, 9:30am to 11:30am.
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Find out how to tune into two-year-olds using playful music, movement, singing and animal assisted work
You will learn about the endless possibilities when working creatively with two-year-olds. They are utterly unique individuals and mindful explorers. They are competent, brave and capable.
Judge for yourself how these children responded to Music Moves project activity, by reflecting on video clips of the work in practice. There will be resources to take away into your own practice.
Myself and the legendary Dr Jessica Pitt will guide you through what engagement looked and sounded like for the two-year-olds engaged in the Music Moves project. There were many surprises for the team here.
Gwyneth Lamb (my mentor and advisor) is our external evaluator, and will share key learning from the project which will be taken into our future projects.
The team in the room
John Croft
John is the head teacher. I have worked with John since 2009, and he was the first person I contacted when I knew I was coming back to the world of early years music. He will talk about the challenges and rewards of facilitating such open-ended, exploratory work in his nursery school.
Annie Horsborough and Libby Heppell
Early years practitioners who care for the children every single day. Working alongside these wonderful humans has taught me so much. Annie and Libby will share how the project impacted and engaged their children, and what it was actually like being part of Music Moves.
Lesley Forrester
Lesley and I have worked together in North Tyneside since 2013. She will share highlights from the animal assisted work she led with her golden retriever Heidi, and team of therapy hens.
Dr Jessica Pitt and Gwyneth Lamb
Jessica guides us through what engagement looked and sounded like. Gwyneth, our external evaluator, shares the key learning.
A big thank you to Culture Bridge North East for this free event
I am proud to be Culture Bridge North East’s (CBNE) EYFS Consultant.
I have CBNE to thank for my return to early years music. Their appointment of me as EYFS Consultant in May 2021 inspired me to return to this work, after a six year career break whilst I looked after my child.
I have guided CBNE in setting up their early years offer, Let’s Play. I am delighted that I can bring both aspects of my work together in this unique event.
Although this event is free to access, the true cost of this runs into thousands of pounds. The expertise in the room with us is quite humbling: head teacher, early years practitioners, me, Dr Jessica Pitt, Lesley Forrester, Gwyneth Lamb, the Culture Bridge North East team and Arts Marketing Association tech support.
I am so proud that this event is free for anyone to access from anywhere in the world.
