200 million minutes
February 6, 2020 by Lily 0 Comments

200 Million Minutes – The Ultimate Reading Challenge 2020

  At Boogie Mites, our goal of ‘closing the gap’ in early years attainment through music practise has always been at the forefront of the work we do. We are therefore happy to work with the...

Shaping Portsmouth Award
January 17, 2020 by Lily 0 Comments

Shaping Portsmouth 2020 – Music for the Community

We had a wonderful morning on the 17th January 2020 visiting Guild Hall in order to celebrate local businesses and organisations active in the community. It was an inspiring event and a real...

Sonia Blandford
January 16, 2020 by Lily 0 Comments

Early Years News – Social Mobility: Chance or Choice?

  What is mutuality? How can expanding mutuality and unlocking choices drive positive change? University or Apprentices: what is the best (and most obtainable) way to measure achievement?...

Happy New Year
December 31, 2019 by Lily 0 Comments

Happy New Year! Discover What Boogie Mites Got Up To In 2019…

We hope you have a happy new year! It’s been a wonderful 2019. We’ve met some really inspiring practitioners, parents, childminders and EY advisors, and we’ve watched as music has been given...

How can music support babies
November 22, 2019 by Lily 0 Comments

How does Baby Music help Brain Development? The Lullaby Effect by Anita Collins

  Anita Collins’ guide to baby music for parents – The Lullaby Effect  A summary of our favourite bits from the book The perfect Christmas bundle for new parents Baby music...

Understanding the power of music
October 9, 2019 by Lily 0 Comments

Understanding the power of music

At the end of September 2019, an exciting announcement was made by the National Institutes of Health (NIH): A massive $20 Million is being spent over the course of five years in order to...

Parent and child music session
August 28, 2019 by Lily 0 Comments

Closing the Gap: “Music should have far greater emphasis in the EYFS”

  “A new research report launched on Monday 25 March 2019 at the House of Lords by Soundabout, reveals that targeted music sessions for children in the early years and their families in areas...

Parent and Child Early Development
August 20, 2019 by Lily 0 Comments

Language Development in Early Childhood

  At Boogie Mites, we are passionate about using active music making to close the attainment gap – the gap in educational achievement and life chances between children from higher and lower...

Intergen Evaluation Image
July 12, 2019 by Lily 0 Comments

An Intergenerational Evaluation: Wellbeing & Community Cohesion through Music

  Over the last 8-months, an evaluation measuring community cohesion and well-being has been underway in two care homes and a day centre in Portsmouth. These settings care for older people...

Teachers supporting the community
June 18, 2019 by Lily 0 Comments

EY Teachers Supporting Community Cohesion Through Music

  How can we strengthen community cohesion through music? Why Music? How does Boogie Mites support community cohesion? Wherever in the world, and for whatever reason you engage in it, music...

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Boogie Mites ABCD Music Methodology

Boogie Mites have collaborated with Neuro-musical Researcher Dr Anita Collins to compile our ABCD Music Methodology training package launching in August 2024.

The course will take a closer look at the four pillars of our ABCD Music Methodology – Active Attention, Brain Boost, Community Cohesion and Daily Dose. 

Each module will include a Boogie Mites song and linked activities, and a music workshop to put them all together.