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Music with Babies: Beyond the Pressure to Get It Right
There is something very special about making music with a baby. A baby doesn't need to know a song. They don't need to keep the beat. They don't need to “perform”. They might simply make a tiny sound. “Ahhh.” Then you answer. You wait. They make another sound. And suddenly, you are having a little musical conversation. What happens when we sing with babies? Research and professional practice have given us many different ways of understanding music with babies. But Susan Young
Sep 24


Music Play at Home: How to Make Music with Your Child
What happens when you give a young child a drum, shaker, xylophone or another simple instrument and let them explore? You might hear a lot of sounds. You might even think they are simply banging, shaking or experimenting without any particular purpose. But listen a little more closely. Young children’s musical play can be much more organised and meaningful than it first appears. Research by early childhood music educator Susan Young shows that children naturally explore repet
Sep 15


Your Child Is Already Making Music
Have you ever watched your toddler bang a drum, shake a shaker or play the same note on a xylophone again and again and thought: “They're just making noise!”? According to early childhood music researcher Susan Young, there is often much more happening than we realise. Young's observations show that young children naturally repeat, organise and transform their musical ideas. They may repeat a rhythm, change the speed or volume, move between instruments, or combine their playi
Sep 3


The Power of Music: How Music Can Support Children’s Development — and Make Parenting a Little Easier
Música, movimiento, inglés, regulación, bebés, niños, Madrid
Sep 3
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