Holistic Approaches to Music Making in the Early Years - A collaboration between AMP, Note Weavers and More Music.

Holistic Approaches to Music Making in the Early Years

Keynote from Social Musician and Songmaker, Hugh Nankivell.

Hugh will be sharing some of his experience in working on intergenerational projects over the last decade in England, Wales, Scotland and Japan.

The presentation will share how he has come to love working musically with the very young (pre-school) and the very old (generally 60-100 years old) together and explain and demonstrate some of the myriad benefits.

The practical workshop will creatively look at how we can prepare for, and shape a session with elders and youngsters together, what material might be used as a provocation and stimulus, what connections we might find between the two groups and how we might expect to see the projects progress.

Additional confirmed presentations and workshops include:

• Little Notes - The Little Notes project from AMP brings music sessions to families with young children across North Yorkshire in areas where access to musical opportunities is limited. Each Little Notes session is unique, run in a local library and offers the opportunity to connect and build musical, social and communication skills. AMP's Sarah McWatt, Little Notes' practitioners Sally-Anne Brown and Bryony Harris and Grace Knill from Pioneer Projects will talk about how they work to make these sessions specific, relevant and supportive to the communities they work in.
• Repertoire DIY - Anni Tracy and Ben McCabe from More Music share simple, fun and fluid songwriting methods in this practical session designed to help people fill thematic gaps for music groups and everyday life.
• DARE! - Anni Tracy and Ben McCabe from More Music have been exploring bringing performance, projection, film, puppets and more to a series of shows for under 5s and their adults since 2017. This session will focus on their new show DARE! and how considering a child’s perspective can offer creative starting points.
• Feel the Connection - Exploring Creative Approaches for Supporting Parent-Infant Relationships - Georgina Roberts, Director Note Weavers CIC, Music Therapist, PhD Student and Graduate Teaching Assistant. This workshop will offer an experiential exploration of arts-informed approaches for supporting parent-infant relationships, drawing on a developing toolkit created as part of doctoral research. Participants will engage with selected practices and reflect on how creative, embodied, and relational processes can support connection and attunement in early relationships.

More speakers and workshops to be announced soon!