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Melanie Cossins
Apr 25, 20164 min read
Teachers! Are you afraid of teaching music?
Teacher afraid of teaching music Over the years I have noticed how teachers use less and less musical activities during a school day....
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Melanie Cossins
Apr 17, 20163 min read
Too much noise is too stimulating for babies
Have you noticed that things are getting noisier and noisier? I live on a busy main road on the outskirts of a city so traffic is a big...
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Melanie Cossins
Mar 20, 20162 min read
Your First Musical Instrument
The ukulele has been around for a very long time however it is becoming more and more popular with children and adults alike. Regarded...
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Melanie Cossins
Feb 19, 20162 min read
Teachers - How to fit music into the day in three simple steps
If you work with children everyday can be hectic. Not only do you have to care and nurture children you also have to prove you are...
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Melanie Cossins
Feb 4, 20162 min read
Calming Music for Children
Calming music helps sleep Finding calming music can help your child to relax and also feel empowered and more confident. Helping your...
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Melanie Cossins
Oct 28, 20154 min read
Using Puppets
Using puppets with children is an absolute must. The shyest most unsettled children will always identify with puppets! From babies...
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Melanie Cossins
Oct 21, 20153 min read
How Songs Can Encourage Creativity
I love the fact that songs can encourage creativity from making up songs or making up an activity to go with a song. Children are...
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Melanie Cossins
Oct 1, 20154 min read
Our Amazing Ears
I was in the Supermarket today with my toddler staring at the shelves trying to decide what sweets to put on a cake, when I heard two...
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Melanie Cossins
Oct 1, 20153 min read
The Hidden Power of Singing
Singing is know for its health and social benefits but is often overlooked within the education system as simply a fun, nice thing for...
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Melanie Cossins
Sep 24, 20153 min read
How Can You Be Creative?
Have you heard? By 2030 in jobs like accountancy and banking could be replaced by computers. Eek! Is there anything computers cannot...
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Melanie Cossins
Jun 15, 20152 min read
Finding Your Inner Bella - How to be Pitch Perfect
Damn those kids are good in the film Pitch Perfect! However they lost it didn't they? The singing was taken over by gimmicks, gymnastics...
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Melanie Cossins
May 26, 20153 min read
Have You Lost Your Creativity?
Have you lost creativity or has it just been overshadowed by other things ? Last week I attended my first open mic evening. To be honest...
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Melanie Cossins
May 20, 20155 min read
I Can't Teach Music!
I Can’t teach music, I can’t sing! Tips for singing in the classroom If I had a £1 for every time I heard someone say ‘I’m not musical’ I...
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Melanie Cossins
May 8, 20153 min read
Teach Children to Sing Beautifully
I will never understand why teachers demand young children to sing loud. I have seen it many times, particularly in dance schools and...
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Melanie Cossins
Apr 22, 20154 min read
How to give your child a brain boost!
There is much debate around whether someone is born musical or even talented. Personally I am a firm believer that we are all born...
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Melanie Cossins
Mar 31, 20154 min read
The Power of Simple Songs
I don’t think I quite realised how much singing and the Kodaly philosophy had infiltrated my life and home - until last night....
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Melanie Cossins
Jan 5, 20152 min read
Recycling! Ideas for making musical instruments
Inspired by my recent walk in the woods with my two year old toddler there are some great instruments you can make at home using empty...
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Melanie Cossins
Nov 4, 20144 min read
Discover Your Singing Voice
Gareth Malone is back on TV (woohoo!) with his all-star celebrity choir for Children in Need. But for all his brilliance (and he is a...
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Melanie Cossins
Oct 4, 20143 min read
My Top 5 Songs and Rhymes for Children to Sing
I teach music to early years children and specialise in the Kodaly approach which teaches musical concepts (pitch, pulse and rhythm)...
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Melanie Cossins
Sep 17, 20143 min read
Why Singing is so Important in Children's Education
The recent instrument amnesty by James Rhodes has sparked new interest in music education but is it enough? The "Don't Stop the Music"...
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