Learn how to lead and support music sessions for children with additional and complex needs. Suitable for all staff, practitioners, artists and family members with or without previous musical experience.
This unique course will be hosted by The Rowan school in Sheffield and will feature a demonstration of the practice in the form of a music circle with the children from the school. The opportunity to participate in a music circle with children with additional needs is a valuable learning experience and will make it easier to put things into practice after the course.
After completing this course participants will be able to:
engage children more effectively using music
find more rapport and build stronger relationships with the children
find new ways to reach children at risk of social isolation
lead or support music sessions with more confidence
play and sing a new repertoire of 8 interactive songs
demonstrate deeper understanding of the purpose and practice of Musical Interaction and Intensive Interaction
to use circle bands and other props to support interaction
All participants will be given the following resources:
Musical Interaction Staff Handbook including the principles, practice and over 20 songs
Video backing tracks
Audio files of the songs
Matthew Laurie has worked as community musician since 2001 and specialises in supporting children and adults with complex needs and communication difficulties. He worked for 10 years embedding Intensive interaction and Music at an autism service in South Yorkshire and has worked in the same capacity since 2013 at Woolley Wood School in Sheffield. For three years Matthew worked as a consultant to embed Rapport-Based Musical Interaction at the Rowan School in Sheffield and offers training online and across the UK.
£175 for staff from schools and organisations
£95 for self funding, self-employed practitioners