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Even great activities can go wrong!
Even great activities can go wrong!
The topic that I’m following this term is food. On Monday I did an activity with the children that I have done many times: bouncing cotton wool balls on Lycra as if popcorn is popping in a pan. The children were having a wail of a time. The problem was the new cotton wool I bought left a little behind each time it fell on the carpet. A fluffy mess! So at the end of the session I was left struggling to vacuum it off the carpet.
Why am I telling you this?
If You're an Early Years Practitioner, You Can Do Music!
Do you doubt your own abilities? Do you think that really good music times can only be delivered by a musician within the early years? Well, I’m here to tell you, you are wrong. We can all give children a quality music time.
How? By gaining the skills, knowledge and confidence to deliver it ourselves.
There are 3 elements that make a great music experience: Performing, Composing and Listening. Don’t let those words put you off. I’m going to go through what each means in early years music. Y…
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