Workshop: 'Boys and girls come out to play' ... Taking music into outdoor spaces

The past two decades have seen Maggie deeply involved in the study of music. This has been both for personal and professional development, the latter including extensive exploration and study of music for young children. This has furnished Maggie with deep understanding of the power and value of music to children’s holistic development.

Couple this with Maggie’s own childhood of long days spent outdoors, with nature providing constant inspiration for creative storytelling and music, followed by a love of and further training in working outdoors with children and you have the desired components and enthusiasm for both running outdoor music/story/activity sessions with young children and also in empowering adult learners with the confidence, resources and rationale to do likewise.

It is from this base that Maggie presents:

‘Boys and girls come out to play’…Taking music into outdoor spaces

Early Years Outdoor Music Workshop

Led by:  Maggie Weber

This is an interactive, outdoor workshop to present ideas and inspiration for participants to engage with children in music activities outdoors. The content will focus on the natural world as a springboard to promote spontaneous music making outdoors.

Methods used include:

·        Active music making outdoors.

·        Making percussion instruments from natural materials.

·        Adapting ‘nursery favourites’ to outdoor use.

·        Exploring music in nature.

NB: Maggie is a registered trainer and facilitator with ‘Learning Through Landscapes.