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In 2016, when my youngest daughter Julia was 9, she asked me this question: 'Where will you be in 10 years' time, Mum?' and after a few moments of thinking my answer was... 'in 10 years' time I don't want to still be saying... "one day I will do an MA"... ...I want to have actually done it!' So in 2017, motivated by Julia's question, I got on with it and started a three-year MA in Early Childhood Music Education at  CREC - Centre for Research in Early Childhood  in Birming

People are often surprised when I say that I don’t have a choir at Bayford School. They look puzzled, especially when they hear how much singing goes on here and they know just how keen I am on primary school singing. But the truth is... I do have a choir - in fact, I have several - I just don’t call them 'choirs'. We have a whole-school choir every time we gather for Collective Worship. When around 100 children aged 4–11 lift their voices together, they create something far

Have you ever forgotten the words and started humming or la la la-ing when you sing to your young children? Well, the good news is that...

It could be argued that sitting with a group of parents, babies and toddlers joyfully singing Old MacDonald had a Farm isn't remotely...

In 2015 I spent a good day a week writing, redrafting, refining and creating a book! Inside Music Early Years for The Voices Foundation. And in 2016 it was published and that was pretty exciting - a great moment of pride! So many teachers have used and loved the book and I know that it has contributed to many an under 5's musical education. Oh and it won an award in 2017 too... And now in 2023 I am wondering about writing another book ... I have at least as many songs/rhymes

When I lived in the USA I learnt a lot! A lot of ..... songs: Bananaphone, Oh the more we get Together, Raisins and Almonds and Tommy...

You know how people talk about their 'happy place' and perhaps imagine sitting on an empty beach gazing out to the ocean? Well, a beach...

The Hertford Symphony Orchestra is reviving it’s much-loved children’s concert on 26th June! But will you be taking your family? If you...

Scrunchies are fabulous resources for Early Years and Primary music lessons! They have so many applications to support musical learning!...

Any song will do but I recommend Little Bees' favourite, 'Shake and shake and shake and stop!' Enjoy playing the game together...