Music Making for Early Years - Gedling Library - Family Learning

About this course

Join our fun family learning course aimed at families with babies and children under the age of 5. This practical course will give ideas about how to support your child with music.   Music-making provides an engaging and enjoyable activity for everyone and is led by a friendly and experienced Primary Music Specialist and Jolly Music teacher. 

 All the EYMM course sessions are mapped to the Early Learning Goals and the 2020 Development Matters Guidelines. 

What will be covered on the course?   

• Songs and rhymes on the theme of Autumn – extend your repertoire with new songs and new vocabulary for your little one. 
• Jolly Phonic Songs for phase 1. 
• Build your own musical confidence in pulse and rhythm. 
• You’ll learn how to support your child to read and play simple musical rhythms. 
• Use key Makaton signs in songs helping support your child’s language development. 

What will learners achieve by the end of the course? 

• A range of strategies and activities for supporting their baby/children with fun and interactive learning.  

Learners can bring a rattle/shaker or simple musical instruments if they prefer. 

Blanket to sit on. 

Water and a snack for their child and themselves. 

Suggested Reading for the course  

• Title:  See-saw : first book of nursery songs -Author:  Busby, Ailie. 
• Title:  Pat-a-cake : first book of nursery rhymes -Author:  Busby, Ailie. 
• The Usborne big book of nursery rhymes Publication Date  2020 
• Hickory dickory dock and other favourite nursery rhymes Publication Date  2018 

There are 8 adult and 8 child places

Booking your place and fee information

To secure your place on the course BOTH the following must be done:

• Complete the EVENTBRITE BOOKING.
• Complete our INSPIRE ONLINE ENROLMENT FORM for each person attending the course.

You should be redirected to the Inspire Online Enrolment Form after completing the Eventbrite booking.  If you are not redirected, please use the link supplied in the Eventbrite booking confirmation email.

To book and enrol on one of our courses, you must have been living in England and have been resident in the UK for the past 3 years.

Some exceptions may apply if you are living in England with evidence of the right to remain and are from an EEU/EEAU country (completion of a questionnaire will be required).

As we no longer receive funding for our ESFA-funded courses for learners living in the devolved areas listed below, full cost fees would apply to these courses if you live in these areas:

• Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield 
• Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
• Greater London
• Greater Manchester
• Liverpool City Region
• Newcastle Upon Tyne, North Tyneside and Northumberland
• Tees Valley
• West of England
• West Midlands
• West Yorkshire

Any questions?

Check the FAQs page, or get in touch:

• By phone: 01623 677 200
• By email: learning@inspireculture.org.uk

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