The Music House for Children strives to be at the forefront of the development of music and movement for young children in the UK. We have worked with a number of agencies to investigate the benefits of music with young children.

These include:
Youth Music
MERYC UK (Music Educators & Researchers for Young Children)
Sound Connections
Westminster Education Forum

Since 1998 we have been supported in the research and development of music making in several different settings and age groups by a number of funds and special groups. Examples of projects achieved are below, some with Final Reports that can be downloaded as a pdf.

Beethoven Fund for Deaf Children – Instrumental support for special needs – 1998
Community Chest – toddlers music group – 2000
The Peabody Trust – music clubs for primary ages – 2002
John Lyon’s Charity –
Drumming and music provision for 5-8 year olds – 2001-4 [PDF]
Drumming and singing provision for 8-11 years – 2006-9 [PDF]
London Arts – Capital support for education studio/disabled toilets – 2004
Youth Music –
First Steps toddler and young children’s music sessions – 2002 [PDF]
First Steps - Early Years music provision and training at two nursery sites – 2004-6 [PDF]
BBC Children in Need – PRU youth music project - 2007-9 [PDF]
Sound Connections –
Research and study for Early Years convention Cyprus – 2007 [PDF]
Research music making with young children – 2007 [PDF 1] [PDF 2]
Speaker at Early years Which Way Now II Trinity College, London – 2008 [PDF]
Research and study toddler deaf group, London – 2008 [PDF]
Westminster Education Forum – speaker on Extended Schools – 2009 [PDF]

Papers and Research on early years music and movement
Why music for babies – 2009 [PDF]
Music Appreciation Aims and Objectives – 2008 [PDF]