Workshops for Nurseries & Preschools
Our interactive music workshops offer nurseries and preschools a rich, engaging way to celebrate cultural events, festivals, and stories through high-quality live music.
Designed by a professional musician and qualified teacher, each workshop is carefully formulated to be age-appropriate, inclusive, and closely linked to the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) curriculum. Sessions support learning through play, exploration and participation, giving children the chance to listen to, move with, sing along to, and explore real instruments.
Alongside our Musical Stories and Forage and Create workshops (see below), we can work with your setting to create bespoke workshops themed around:
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Cultural and seasonal celebrations commonly explored in early years settings (e.g. Diwali, Christmas, Eid, Harvest)
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Stories and traditional tales, bringing narratives to life through music and sound
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Curriculum topics, such as transport, animals, weather, emotions or journeys around the world.
Children experience music as something live, social and expressive, supporting confidence, communication and creativity while developing key musical skills.
Curriculum Links and EYFS Alignment
Workshops are aligned with the EYFS, with a particular focus on Expressive Arts and Design, while also supporting:
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Communication and Language – listening, turn-taking, vocabulary and storytelling
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Physical Development – movement, coordination and fine motor skills through instrument play
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Personal, Social and Emotional Development – confidence, cooperation and shared experiences
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Literacy and Mathematics – rhythm, pattern, rhyme and sequencing
Sessions can be adapted to support Development Matters age descriptors and the needs of individual settings.
Flexible & Inclusive
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Suitable for nursery and preschool age children
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Can be delivered as one-off workshops or linked sessions
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Content adapted to the age, stage and cohort size
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Supports inclusive practice and cultural awareness
A Meaningful Musical Experience
These workshops provide something different from recorded music or standard sing-alongs, offering children the chance to engage with live music, real instruments and shared creative experiences that enrich the early years curriculum.
Communication and Language (Prime Area)
EYFS statements include:
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“Enjoy listening to stories, songs and rhymes.”
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“Use talk to organise themselves and their play.”
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Call-and-response songs develop listening and turn-taking
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Musical storytelling supports vocabulary, sequencing and comprehension
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Children are encouraged to express ideas and preferences through music
Physical Development (Prime Area)
EYFS statements include:
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“Develop overall body strength, coordination and balance.”
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“Develop fine motor skills.”
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Movement to music supports gross motor control and coordination
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Playing instruments supports fine motor skills and hand–eye coordination
Personal, Social and Emotional Development (Prime Area)
EYFS statements include:
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“Show confidence in trying new activities.”
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“Play cooperatively with others.”
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Regular weekly sessions build familiarity and confidence
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Group music-making encourages cooperation, turn-taking and shared enjoyment
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Children gain pride and self-esteem through participation and achievement
Mathematics
EYFS statements include:
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“Develop an understanding of pattern.”
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“Begin to describe sequences of events.”
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Musical patterns, rhythms and repeated structures reinforce early maths concepts
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Songs and musical games support sequencing and memory
Literacy
EYFS statements include:
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“Enjoy rhymes and songs.”
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“Demonstrate understanding of what has been read to them.”
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Rhymes and songs support phonological awareness
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Musical stories strengthen narrative understanding and listening skills