TRAINING INITIATIVES
At The Family Music Hub we create training initiatives to suit the needs of our participants – those that regularly work with and support families. Our training starts by exploring the skills, experience and knowledge practitioners bring to their practice. It then builds on this by developing their musical skills, introducing and exploring important learning from relevant research and guiding practitioners as they plan and deliver activities using a wide range of repertoire.
In this way, The Family Music Hub will take participants on a journey to adopt a fresh new approach to family music making.
OUR VALUES
Respect
We acknowledge that everyone is musical and that all those delivering and participating in early childhood music sessions have valuable skills and experiences to share with each other.
Flexible
We aren't interested in a one-size-fits-all approach. We support practitioners to work within their own settings, as they know their families the best.
Nurturing
We want to see the unique musicality of practitioners, parents, carers and young children nurtured in a supportive environment.
Evidence-based
We make research relevant and connect it with practice.
Community Focused
Music connects people, families and communities, and we want to support this to happen more.
TRAINING STRANDS
Here are some of the strands we include in our training initiatives:
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songs – how, when and why to use old favourites and introduce new ones
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research made relevant for practice – how it relates to your practice and how you can use this
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musical elements – the building blocks of music and how this relates to learning and development
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musical confidence – how to find your musical self and build self-confidence
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planning – how to create nurturing musical spaces and how to plan group sessions
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communication – developing skills to support meaningful connections with families
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the family music hub approach – how to develop practice that is authentically family-centred
