

Where will I be in 10 years' time?
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
Katie Neilson
Dec 11, 20253 min read


Is 'Baby Music' creative?
It could be argued that sitting with a group of parents, babies and toddlers joyfully singing Old MacDonald had a Farm isn't remotely...
Katie Neilson
Sep 28, 20233 min read


Musical Doodlings
Margaret Kartomi wrote 'Musical Improvisations by Children at Play' in which she described aspects of children's musical play as 'doodles'.
Katie Neilson
Apr 8, 20212 min read


We Are All Musical!
Music is part of everyone's life and a crucial and wonderful part of how babies and parents communicate and connect. Read more.
Katie Neilson
Feb 3, 20212 min read


