Nursery World - Free music therapy training on offer for nurseries

A music therapy charity is offering seven free places on its training course, starting in September.

Settings can apply for a place on Music as Therapy International’s Interactive Music-Making course, worth £675.

The six-month course aims to provide early years staff with the skills and confidence to use music in a therapeutic way with children in their care.

Music as Therapy International is a South London-based charity that trains staff to use simple music therapy techniques and musical activities to help children and adults overcome obstacles, such as disability, trauma, and mental illness.

The charity has been running the Interactive Music-Making (IMM) course since 2010, with more than 6,000 children standing to benefit from last year’s programme.

Successful applicants for one of the seven funded places, or IMM Awards, will receive:

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