Teaching music is down to ABC

Helen Gilbert
Wednesday, November 6, 2002

Early years practitioners are getting into the swing of teaching young children music thanks to a new Scottish company that has developed workshops and resources to help boost their confidence, writes Helen Gilbert. Last week 58 assorted classroom assistants, nursery nurses and playgroup supervisors took part in a music training day designed to equip them with the skills to teach music to children, even if they considered themselves to be 'non-musical'. Organised by music education company Caber Enterprises, the two half-day training sessions were held at the Hibernian Club in Edinburgh. Workshops were based on the 'ABC Creative Music Pack for Nursery', a ring binder packed with simple musical activities, and participants discussed issues relating to teaching music and creativity to the under-fives.