Inspiring, inclusive and dynamic training for everyone who makes music with families

Whether you're new to family music making or looking to deepen your or your team’s practice, our training offers a fresh bespoke approach, practical tools, and a welcoming community.

What's on this term?

We have launched The Hub! 

The Hub is your go-to space for anyone that makes music with families. You'll find resources, inspiration, practical tools, events, training and community — all in one place. All the events below (and so much more) are included when you're a member. 

Join now for less than £2 a week!

Become a member today

Webinar Q&A

 April 13th, 10.30am

 FREE

We are seeking two organisations to partner with us on a funded professional development & research programme. This free webinar explores this opportunity - get your expressions of interest submitted by 16th April.

 

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Skills Sprint 1

 5th May, 2pm

£15 / included in The Hub

 This Skills Sprint explores what we mean by 'rich and varied repertoire' and why it matters. This time, we'll reflect on how the songs we choose can honour the cultural heritages, languages and lived experiences of the families in our groups. 

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Spotlight Session

23rd June, 1pm

£8 / included in The Hub

We are excited to welcome early-years educator Aimee Gardner for a thought-provoking session exploring matrescence - the powerful transition into motherhood, and what it means for family music practice.
 
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Skills Sprint 2

3rd July, 12.30pm

£8 / included in The Hub

This Skills Sprint will offer fresh inspiration for creative, playful ways to use shakers in your family music groups. We’ll explore how shakers can be used to support music-making with babies, young children and their caregivers. 

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Bespoke training

 

We also offer bespoke, high-quality training in a range of formats to suit different needs:

In-person workshops for hands-on, collaborative learning

Online events and webinars offering bite-sized inspiration, and community connection

Hybrid programmes combining face-to-face training with online learning bites

Access to a range of practical resources through our easy-to-use e-learning platform.

 

Download our FREE Training Brouchure

Email us at [email protected] to learn more about our current offer.

Why work with us?

Music-making with 0–5s and their parents/carers has the power and potential to support wellbeing, learning, communication, mental health, parenting skills, and more. We value the important work you do. This training is designed to help you do it with greater depth, confidence, and joy

Through our training, you will...

Increase your confidence

Deepen you knowledge

Gain access to all our
tools and resources

 Our training will take you on a journey! Led by experienced practitioners and researchers Nicola Burke, Rosie Adediran and Katie Neilson, our approach blends theory and practice in a way that’s interactive, reflective, and rooted in the realities of working with families. You’ll leave not just with new knowledge, but with tools, confidence, and a supportive network to keep developing your practice.

Tell us your teams requirements, we can create a bespoke course for you!

GET IN TOUCH

Take a look at a recent cohort’s experiences 

 

What others are saying about our training?

"It's very enjoyable, the teachers are very friendly and the sessions are very interactive. It kept my attention the entire time." 

Course participant

"Knowledgable and approachable people running the course, valuable things learnt and lots to think about with great variety of ideas to include in my own group."

 Course participant

"Songs and activities have been great. Good links to research. Really useful to focus on the adult in sessions."

 Course participant