With this extraordinary year, I think we can all agree online teaching has been been a huge learning curve for everyone. But to make onli...

How synchronised Musical Play can help your child to play in a band, orchestra, sing in a choir and be a performer.

When a parent is feeling upset or overwhelmed – what do we do?

In an activity that is all about learning and discovering noise – you might wonder what we do in music classes when it is completely silent.

Through our adult lens, musical repetition can sometimes seems, well... repetitive. But trust us, repetition is a good thing for the brai...

Autumn is upon us and our music classes are so excited by the sounds, textures and new instrumentation that can be found around their gar...

Reflections about Musical Play with the Children from James St Pre School – by Sara Marra.

As part of the Musical Play programme at James Street Pre School, Julie Wylie gave an interactive training Professional Development eveni...

Musical Play is a natural means of supporting engaged and sustained relationship-based play. When Musical Play is used in a calming and...

Good old fashioned nursery rhymes. After all these years they are not outdated – rather, they have stood the test of time for a very good...

How you use instruments is so important. So, we have outlined how to effectively use different baby-friendly instruments at varying ages...

If you aren't singing the blues in your Musical Play – here is why you should start.

It is important to use a variety of musical genres in your Musical Play – so, here is how we incorporate the fun rhythmic sound of the blues

Children love to play their own compositions and simple songs. Here are the letter names of notes from the C major scale to help parents,...

Teddies are wonderful for children’s Musical Play – teddies can line up, sit in a circle, dance with a partner and enjoy pretend picnic f...

Did you know that singing body related pitch games can help children sing in tune? Here are a few ideas on how to incorporate body awaren...

Are you an Early Childhood educator? Julie Wylie frequently teaches Professional Development sessions for Early Childhood Centres.

Here are 7 Musical Play ideas that will help develop your child's singing voice – from birth to early childhood.

Here are ten – thought provoking and grounded – reasons why the Ministry of Education should develop a curriculum underpinned by music.

When and how do children start composing music? The short (and shocking) answer is: when they are babies.

Simply dancing in a circle can teach children an abundance of social and musical skills. Here is our best circle dancing tips and tricks.

Rainy days are the perfect opportunity to pull out a rain stick if you have one in your music collection.

Musical Play does not have to only be about music – it can involve any type of creativity, painting included! Here is how to easily inco...

How we can support teachers to make sure that music sessions are more than just entertainment – they are underpinned by conscious musical...