Early Years Music Conference

Holistic Approaches to Music Making in the Early Years

Keynote from Social Musician and Songmaker, Hugh Nankivell.

Confirmed presentations and workshops include:

• Little Notes by AMP
• Repertoire DIY - Anni Tracy and Ben McCabe from More Music share simple, fun and fluid songwriting methods in this practical session designed to help people fill thematic gaps for music groups and everyday life.
• DARE! - Anni Tracy and Ben McCabe from More Music have been exploring bringing performance, projection, film, puppets and more to a series of shows for under 5s and their adults since 2017. This session will focus on their new show DARE! and how considering a child’s perspective can offer creative starting points.

• Feel the Connection - Exploring Creative Approaches for Supporting Parent-Infant Relationships - Georgina Roberts, Director Note Weavers CIC, Music Therapist, PhD Student and Graduate Teaching Assistant. This workshop will offer an experiential exploration of arts-informed approaches for supporting parent-infant relationships, drawing on a developing toolkit created as part of doctoral research. Participants will engage with selected practices and reflect on how creative, embodied, and relational processes can support connection and attunement in early relationships.
  

Food & Drink

Tickets include lunch plus refreshments on arrival and during morning and afternoon breaks. All food will be vegetarian. Please let us know of any further dietary requirements when booking.

Access information

We would like everyone to feel welcome and be fully able to participate in our event.

We are open to providing support for a wide range of access needs, bespoke to attendees’ requirements. Our access fund can be used to cover a wide range of additional costs. Examples include to allow for a companion or carer, or to assist with travel or childcare costs.

Please contact us directly by 9am Monday 23rd February on 07776 420366 or at abby@amp-music.co.uk to discuss any specific needs you have. After this date, we are unable to guarantee capacity to accomodate requests.

In the meantime, it may help to know:

* Free places are available for carers and companions, please contact us directly to book these places (email abby@amp-music.co.uk)

*Please let us know if you have any accessibility requirements - abby@amp-music.co.uk For information about the venue: Accessibility | Skipton Town Hall

*We will be producing an event guide with further access information nearer the time