‘Hear my song!’

Young children are natural, spontaneous singers. They sing as they play, weaving their self-initiated songs into their everyday activity. And yet, their song play often goes unnoticed and unvalued within early years settings. In this article Rosie Walton, early years music specialist and lead practitioner on The Gloucestershire Songscape Project, shares her research into how simple record and playback devices can be used to support children’s independent singing: enabling their songs to be listened to, celebrated and learned from.