ARTICLES & RESEARCH
"Collaboration with funders to show how music impacts on early development, communication and wellbeing."
Some of our studies can be found on www.academia.edu.
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Case studies depend on external funders without whom we could not realise our long-term vision of maximising life-skills through music. If you are a funder, philanthropist or would like to support music study please get in touch.
BREATHING EXERCISES
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Advocating the importance of breath work in personal and professional life.
2023
2022
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Looking at the impact of live instrumental sessions with parents and young children.
MUSIC NURTURING LANGUAGE WITH AUTISTIC CHILDREN
2017-18 funded by Youth Music
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Music with young autistic children - nurturing communication, learning and life skills.
A case study 2016-17 funded by Take Arts
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Developing language in young children from multi-cultural families - a collaboration.
MUSIC WITH FAMILIES - A COLLABORATION
2016-17 funded by SoundWaves
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Music making and communication in young children with additional needs - a collaboration
MUSIC DEVELOPING SKILLS IN YOUNG PEOPLE
2015, funded by Universal Music
A music composition and performance project for young people with autism and additional needs.
CAN MUSIC IMPROVE VOCALISING IN YOUNG CHILDREN WITH LANGUAGE DELAY?
2014, funded by London Early Years Music Network
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A collaboration between a speech and language therapist and a music educator
2013-14, funded by Youth Music
A speech, language and music project for children with language delay in two library sites.
ENABLING YOUNG CHILDREN WITH AUTISM THROUGH MUSICAL ENGAGEMENT
2013
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A detailed action research report looking at how music can benefit and support learning in young children with autism.
MUSICAL RESPONSES IN 3-6 YEAR OLDS WITH PROFOUND COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT
2013, funded by Youth Music
A research project exploring musical learning in young children with profound cognitive and multi-sensory impairment.
MUSICAL BEGINNINGS IN A YOUNG BABY
2011
A fascinating case study looking at how a baby responds to music and movement. The outcome confirms to us that babies are intrinsically musical.
HOW DO YOUNG DEAF CHILDREN RESPOND TO DIFFERENT SOUNDS?
2010
This research explores the different responses that partial and profoundly deaf young children make to a range of different instrumental sounds.
OBSERVING YOUNG DEAF CHILDREN IN MUSICAL PLAY
2008, funded by LEYMN
A case study to show how music can facilitate communicative learning in children with profound and partial deafness.
2008, funded by Youth Music
Piloting new resources for music making with very young children. The responses from participating groups were recorded with feedback given by the music specialist.
THE BRIDGE ACADEMY MUSIC PROJECT
2007- 09, funded by BBC Children in Need
This two year project was to encourage musical learning and achievement in young people at a pupil referral unit.
2007, funded by Sound Connections
This snapshot report confirms the communicative benefits that music plays with vulnerable families and young children, citing the need for similar models to be adopted.