Voiceplay 22 Songs for Young Children

This inspired collection of 22 songs for children aged 3-5 years is a brilliant resource cast in the same mould as Voiceworks. The authors have drawn on their unrivalled experience of working with young children to create a songbook which can be used by all practitioners, whether or not they are music specialists, in every Early Years setting. There is plenty of hands-on advice; each song is accompanied by concise notes which guide the leader through selecting a song and singing it, and there are also suggestions for extension activities including movement and playing instruments. With an emphasis on empowering the practitioner and encouraging children to embark on their own vocal and musical adventures, the material in Voiceplay is structured to support a range of different situations and requirements, and links directly into the foundation stage six areas of learning. The children's book is also available separately.

Alison Street is a pre-school music specialist and member of the Oxford Company of Musicians, a group which specializes in making music in community settings. She belives in using a variety of approaches in her work to build on young children's musicality and their relationships with others through music. Linda Bance is renowned nationally for her work encouraging Early Years practitioners to use musical activities as an aid to general development and well-being. She started her career as a nursery nurse with a keen interest in music and went on to develop both interests, graduating from Trinity College of Music in London with a Master's Degree in Music Education, specializing in the Early Years. She has over 30 years' experience in delivering music to under-fives.