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Advocating the importance of breath work in personal and professional life.
Attending to our sense of responsibility, accountability and practical approaches to personal welfare.
A detailed, insightful article on what to consider when becoming an early years music teacher.
The impact of interactive musical play and performance using real instruments. 2017 Devon Ukelele Project.
2017-18 funded by Youth Music.
Music with young autistic children - nurturing communication, learning and life skills.
Developing language in young children from multi-cultural families - a collaboration. 2016-2017 funded by Take Arts.
Music making and communication in young children with additional needs - a collaboration. 2016-2017 funded by SoundWaves.
A music composition and performance project for young people with autism and additional needs.. 2015, funded by Universal Magic.
A collaboration between a speech and language therapist and a music educator. 2014, funded by London Early Years Music Network.
A speech, language and music project for children with language delay in two library sites. 2013-14, funded by Youth Music.
Enabling young children with autism
A detailed action research report looking at how music can benefit and support learning in young children with autism. 2013.
A research project exploring musical learning in young children with profound cognitive and multi-sensory impairment. 2013, funded by Youth Music
A fascinating case study looking at how a baby responds to music and movement. The outcome confirms to us that babies are intrinsically musical. 2011.
This research explores the different responses that partial and profoundly deaf young children make to a range of different instrumental sounds. 2010.
A case study to show how music can facilitate communicative learning in children with profound and partial deafness. 2008, funded by LEYMN.
Piloting new resources for music making with very young children. 2008, funded by Youth Music
This two year project was to encourage musical learning and achievement in young people at a pupil referral unit. 2007- 09, funded by BBC Children in Need.
Communicative benefits that music plays with vulnerable families and young children. 2007, funded by Sound Connections.