Musical Exchanges

Musical Exchanges has been developed to support the prime and specific areas of learning as set out in the Early Years Foundation Stage framework. It is an extention project from Musical Gems and available by invite only. 

The programme encourages staff and music leaders to work together, facilitatingsessions that respond to the children’s interests, suggestions and musical identities. Children are given agency by bringing together focused group activity and child-initiatedmusic-making.

The children love it. We love it. The whole project is amazing. We are looking athow to use this in our yearly plans and truly embed what we are learning.
Participating school

This project is backed by Youth Music, thanks to the National Lottery via Arts Council England.

A typical project includes:

• Musicianship and instrumental skills
  Key musical concepts such as pulse, rhythm, tempo, pitch and dynamics are introduced to children through songs, rhymes and whole class sets of instruments.
• Listening and attention
  Auditory discrimination, memory and sequencing is developed by tuning into sounds, playing and hearing a number of different instruments.
• Exposure to live music
  Children are played live music and are encouraged to talk about their experience using newly learnt vocabulary.
• Physical development and spatial awareness
  Age appropriate activities and action songs help develop children’smovement, co-ordination movement and beat-keeping.
• Ongoing CPD for school staff
  School staff attend several CPD sessions involving musical exchanges with each other, music leaders and early years music specialists.

Getting involved with Musical Exchanges

This project is an extension to Musical Gems and is available by invitation only.