Compendium Let's Play Music
Let's Play music resources
Let's Play: Song book by Kate Maines-Beasley
As part of our Let’s Play programme our programme lead and early years music specialist Kate Maines-Beasley has recorded several songs that she uses in her own practice to share with early years practitioners, teachers, music practitioners, parents, family members and anyone with an interest in early childhood studies.
We hope you enjoy using these resources with the babies, toddlers and children that you work or care for.
Let's Play: Songs by Dr Fiona Glover
As part of our Let’s Play programme Dr Fiona Glover led a session on how to incorporate the use of instruments in your music sessions and she has created the following resources for early years teachers to use.
Musical Instruments with Durham Music Service - links and resources
Let's Play - Songs and Rhymes Handbook by Dr Fiona Glover
Songs:
What's going to come out of the bag
Sage Gateshead
Online Music Live sessions for children under 5-years of age. These are fun interactive sessions that encourage you to get together and explore singing, dancing and playing.
Gateshead Music Service
Gateshead Music Service has created 10 wonderful EYFS music time sessions that you can still use and enjoy in any educational setting or remotely.
Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5
Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10
BBC Teach
Explore the large range of online resources that support a range of early years objectives, whether used in a nursery, reception class, or at home setting.
EYFS and Key Stage 1 classical music resources
Sunderland Music Hub
Sunderland Music Hub's practitioner Ashleigh Lowes has created a range of early years singalong resources on YouTube.
Sunderland Music Hub and Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens
Engage your little ones with this Story Explorers video, created in partnership with Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens and Sunderland Libraries Services. It is suitable for both early years children and KS1.
Steve Grocott
Steve has a range of songs, rhymes and stories suitable for early years children available to stream for free on his website.
He also has information about visits to early years settings and training for practitioners here
