15 minutes of spooky-sweet music for under 5 year olds: The Top 10 Classic songs, props and hand-held instruments that make Halloween Music night special. Read the blog and then click to download your sheet cheet of Halloween Activities from now till the 31st

Setting Up Your Music Sessions? Here's Where to Start. Set up music sessions at home in 15 minutes. A simple 10-basket guide for parents, home educators and nannies, plus free printable labels

🎶 Simplify Your Mini Music Boost Sessions with 3 Music Baskets. 👋Welcome to this blog post where I’m sharing one of my favourite ways to keep our community of parents and childminders organised and focused on their goal — embracing music in the early years as a tool for holistic and cross‑curricular learning. Sometimes when you reach for something musical during a session, it can turn into more noise than magic!

Very early on in my career as a music teacher and early years specialist music teacher I came across these two terms which, I had used and heard other mother and fathers use while on play groups. But was not aware that this sort of silly baby talk had an actual name. So let’s find out what they are and why they are vital.

When we understand what each method offers — and where it doesn’t reach — we can combine them to create a more holistic learning journey. This is the challenge that educators face both in formal and informal spaces. Over decades of teaching, I’ve learned that no single early-years music approach fits every child. When we understand what each method offers — and where it doesn’t reach — we can combine them to create a more holistic learning journey.