Enjoy sharing songs and musical activities with others
Encourage children to do ad hoc ‘performances’ anytime and anywhere. Create a culture where it is natural to initiate the sharing of singing, movement, and playing instruments/sound makers.
‘Performance’ does not have to mean an organised performance with an audience. It is simply about sharing music with others. Children will often naturally perform to/alongside each other during the course of their play.
Having ‘microphones’ and instruments around the nursery/school setting ready to be used when the children choose to do so can support this. Think about where the instruments are generally stored – are they easily accessible to the children for ad hoc performances?
These ‘performances’ will often happen when the visiting music teacher is not present, but nursery/school staff can capture these to share with the music teacher via the use of video or audio recording (e.g. sound buttons, iPads).
Where space allows, talk to the nursery/school staff about providing a ‘stage’ area either inside or outside, with props (changed regularly) and dressing up clothes to encourage spontaneous performance and role play.
Encourage the sharing of individual children’s invented-on-the spot songs with others.
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