Music Therapy - what is it all about and why is it brilliant for Early Years

Here Becky from Thriving Language talks with Mel an awesome Music Therapist.Discover what is a music therapist and why does music really matter in Early Years? Children hear even before pre-birth at about 18 weeks in the womb, listening and communicating plays a huge role in everyone's life.Children can gain confidence, social skills through music. just think how does music make you feel? Mel tells us how music helps us to express and convey feelings.Very young children will learn the tune of language before they can even speak.Mel comes to the forest school to sing about emotions, feelings and connections in a beautiful setting and in a very natural and engaging way.The children repeat and become immersed in song, and movement. Broad communication approaches are used which benefits all of early yearsFind Music Mel at Mel Boswell Music Therapy  https://www.facebook.com/MelBoswellMusicTherapy/As always head over to www.thrivinglanguage.co.uk and discover our online courses and much more. You can find all of our podcasts on Apple , Spotify  and Buzzsprouts.Grab a cuppa and join our community of awesome early years, this might just be the best 10 mins you spend, help make your life and career easier and more fulfilled. Love The Beckies Head to  www.thrivinglanguage.co.uk to discover more with The Beckies.Training for educators, key note speakers and workshops, one to one sessions for speech language and communication  play sessions for children and families.Publications Routledge:Speech Language and Communication in the Early YearsSpeech Language and Communication for Healthy Little MindsEmail [email protected] you for listening and being part of this awesome Thriving community who empower all children to be understood. Love The Beckies