Nursery World - Learning & Development: Music

A new national project uses music to support wider development. The
University of Roehampton's Adam Ockelford and Angela Voyajolu
explain.

Sounds of Intent in the Early Years (SoI-EY) is an exciting initiative for those working with young children (from birth to seven years) in developing musical skills or using music to support wider learning and development.

It is based on psychological research involving many children and practitioners, and builds on earlier work (called simply Sounds of Intent), which explains how children with learning difficulties evolve musically. SoI-EY differs in that it offers ideas and materials for all children in the early years.

The SoI-EY framework and resources are freely available on the internet and provide an understanding of how children's musical development usually occurs, and enable those working with children to understand where they are at with their musical development and to chart their progress.

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