The five most popular interactive songs in the order below take around 15 - 20 minutes to play. These songs can be used as the basis for all of your sessions. You can experiment with adding other songs to find the best combination for the children in your group or class. As you become more confident you will be able choose songs in response to offers.

Sessions will be easier, more fun and more engaging if they are co-led. This is because there are two roles that need to be implemented: holding the group and interacting with individuals.

Have you ever been to a party where you only knew one person? Who was the first person you went to when you arrived? If you’re like everyone else I’ve asked this question then you’d go to the person you knew.

We can use this metaphor when we consider our classroom or group session.

Today I was mentoring teachers doing Musical Interactions in the classroom at the Rowan school in Sheffield. The purpose of the project is to embed the practice across the school and I have been working with each class for a single term, teaching a repertoire of interactive songs, how to play the ukulele and how to design and lead the sessions.

Rapport-Based Communication and Rapport-Based Music help you to find rapport by responding positively to the interests of the person. The three C’s are designed to help the practitioner to adopt a positive, sensitive and responsive practice.