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- 16 June 2025
- Alexia Quin OBE
Our latest CPD event to inspire Interactive Music Makers’ practice: A focus on more complex needs among very young children
United Kingdom
In today’s Interactive Music-making CPD session, we spent some time really thinking about ways one Interactive Music-Maker might extend her work with children with more complex needs, including significant physical disabilities.
- Caregivers
- Children
- Disability
- Interactive Music-Making
- News
- 16 May 2025
Announcing our new Interactive Music-Making Course Leader
United Kingdom
We’re excited to welcome Lucy Osborne as our new Interactive Music-Making Course Leader – a dedicated role created to strengthen and lead our structured training for early years practitioners.
- Caregivers
- Children
- Interactive Music-Making
- Organisation
- Blog
- 7 May 2025
- Alexia Quin OBE
IMM Observation Visits
United Kingdom
As the blossom has been blooming, Interactive Music-Making course leader Alexia has been exploring different corners of London as she has visited this year’s cohort of Interactive Music-Making trainees during their Practical Assignments.
- Caregivers
- Children
- Activities
- Interactive Music-Making
- Blog
- 1 April 2025
- Alexia Quin OBE
Building confidence in Interactive Music-Making: Reflections on our latest CPD Session
United Kingdom
Our latest CPD event brought together Interactive Music-Makers to reconnect, share experiences, and explore ways to keep music sessions meaningful. It was great to hear practitioners who trained with us in 2022 showing such commitment to integrating Interactive Music-Making into their early years practice.
- Caregivers
- Children
- Activities
- Interactive Music-Making
- News
- 25 March 2025
Our Interactive Music-Making students begin their Practical Assignments!
United Kingdom
With a later course cycle for this year’s Interactive Music-Making programme, our 8 students are now embarking on their Practical Assignments, running their own series of music-making sessions with the young children at their early years settings.
- Children
- Disability
- Interactive Music-Making
- Activities
- Blog
- 24 January 2025
- Sarah Hadley
A tailored training workshop to unlock potential in the early years curriculum
United Kingdom
Advisory Panel member Sarah Hadley started the year with the delivery of a tailored workshop for over 60 early years staff in Hackney, focussing on Interactive Music-Making techniques.
- Children
- Disability
- Inspiration
- Tailored Workshops
- Interactive Music-Making
- News
- 4 December 2024
Interactive Music-Making Course update
United Kingdom
Week 5 of our Interactive Music-Making course is underway, and our early years practitioners are diving deep into the theories and practices that make music an invaluable tool for communication. Led by Alexia Quin, our early years practitioners are learning, reflecting, and building skills to use in their work with young children.
- Children
- Disability
- Interactive Music-Making
- News
- 20 November 2024
Celebrating the sustainable impact of the Interactive Music-Making Programme
United Kingdom
This week marked the final CPD event of the year, bringing together four inspiring Interactive Music-Makers who’ve been transforming young lives across the UK. From London to Scotland, their dedication has kept music alive for children this year! 🌟 Read on for highlights, ideas to support children with developmental delays, and a creative drumming activity to try in your sessions. ✨
- Children
- Disability
- Interactive Music-Making
- News
- 30 October 2024
A new resource for early years practitioners: Involving Parents in Interactive Music-Making Sessions
United Kingdom
This practical new resource by Sarah Hadley provides tools and techniques to strengthen family support through music, empowering parents and caregivers to play a key role in their children’s growth.
- Children
- Disability
- Interactive Music-Making
- News
- 13 September 2024
We have extended the deadline for Interactive Music-Making applications!
United Kingdom
In response to workforce challenges faced by our early years Partners, we are extending the opportunity to take part in this year’s training.
- Children
- Disability
- Caregivers
- Interactive Music-Making

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Our latest CPD event to inspire Interactive Music Makers’ practice: A focus on more complex needs among very young children

Announcing our new Interactive Music-Making Course Leader

IMM Observation Visits

Building confidence in Interactive Music-Making: Reflections on our latest CPD Session

Our Interactive Music-Making students begin their Practical Assignments!

A tailored training workshop to unlock potential in the early years curriculum

Interactive Music-Making Course update

Celebrating the sustainable impact of the Interactive Music-Making Programme

A new resource for early years practitioners: Involving Parents in Interactive Music-Making Sessions

We have extended the deadline for Interactive Music-Making applications!