Music

Christmas music events with care-experienced children

Christmas music events with care-experienced children

19/12/2022 Christmas can be a challenging time, particularly for newly adopted children and their families. Ryan Humphrey, an Early Years music practitioner, recalls his experience of organising a Christmas event to deepen their bonds with musical engagement.

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Christmas music activities for children with challenging circumstances

Christmas music activities for children with challenging circumstances

02/12/2022 Music activities can be a great way of engaging and distracting children with difficult circumstances. Ryan Humphrey proposes 3 ideas for music activities you can try this Christmas to brighten up the day of those in your care.

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Music as a tool to support phonics and language formation

Music as a tool to support phonics and language formation

11/05/2020 This article from Ryan Humphrey explores how to use music as a tool within teaching to support language use and an understanding of phonics.

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Music making: The potential impact for a child with special educational needs

Music making: The potential impact for a child with special educational needs

01/10/2019 This article aims to discuss several ways that music making may be impactful for a child living with special educational needs, alongside outlining activities that may be used to help develop opportunities to facilitate these impacts.

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Linking music education to nature themes

Linking music education to nature themes

20/03/2019 Often EY practitioners will rely on taking children on outdoor excursions to learn about the natural environment, but Ryan Humphrey suggests that there are also opportunities within the classroom with the help of a little bit of music.

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The middle stages of an early years music project

The middle stages of an early years music project

04/03/2019 The middle stages of any project can be tricky. It is usually the point at which you have established a routine with your participants, and they have begun to make strides towards some of the developments you were hoping to achieve within your work.

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Music as a tool for maths teaching and learning

Music as a tool for maths teaching and learning

13/11/2017 Throughout education music has been noted by many academics for its use as a successful cross curricular tool. Ryan Humphrey talks us through how to use music as a tool for teaching and learning maths.

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Social Pedagogy and Early Years Music Making Ryan Humphrey

Social Pedagogy and Early Years Music Making Ryan Humphrey

12/10/2017 There are numerous different pedagogical methods which facilitators, teachers and educators across different sectors use in order to engage children in learning.

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