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Young children have an innate appreciation of music, so it's easy to build on their enthusiasm. Our special eight-page pull-out looks at ways to develop musical awareness through voice, instruments, dance and pre-recorded music Sound it out

Sound it out

* The importance of music and how to plan for it. By Susan Young, a lecturer in music and music education at the University of Surrey, Roehampton, and co-author of Music in the Early Years

In tune

* Children's musical development and how to support and encourage it. By Susan Young

Feel the beat

* Developing children's awareness of the elements of music through games. By Matthew Willis, freelance musician and former specialist music teacher at Whitehouse Preparatory School

Top notes

* The right resources and how to choose them. By Matthew Willis

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