Our mission is to offer early years practitioners and families, the knowledge, resources and confidence to harness the brain boosting fun of active music making each and every day!
The Boogie Mites ABCD Music Methodology underpins all that we do. For over 25 years, Boogie Mites has worked with early years children, teachers, parents, practitioners and advisors. Our methodology, our music programmes and training, are informed by their feedback, evolving neuroscience evidence and continual evaluation of our work.
This course takes a closer look at the four pillars of our ABCD Music Methodology – Active Attention, Brain Boost, Community Cohesion and Daily Dose. Each module includes a Boogie Mites song and linked activities for you to try out, and we put all of those songs together into a music workshop format in the final module.
The course will equip you with the following outcomes:
- Confidence to provide impactful music making activities
- Knowledge to understand how this impacts children’s development
- Resources to complement traditional songs and rhymes, harnessing the power of a rich and varied repertoire of recorded music for developing the superpower of sound processing and rhythmic awareness
Course guidance
We suggest that you undertake one module per week and use the rest of that week to introduce and practice the new song with your children. By week six you will be ready to put all of the songs together into a 40 minute music workshop. The tips for leading the workshop introducing and extending each song are available via our Boogie Mites CustomerHub platform.
The digital resources include:
- Exclusive video of Boogie Mites Director, Sue Newman, interviewing Dr Anita Collins about the Boogie Mites ABCD Music Methodology
- A six module, self-paced training course
- Access to the songs demonstrated in the course (including audio files, videos, teaching tips & videos):
- Wave Hello
- Shaker Rock
- Tap Tap Tap
- Boogie Mites Marching Band
- Tidy Up Tango
- Goodbye, Hasta Luego
- A suggested workshop plan
- Boogie Mites ABCD Music Methodology document
- Introduction to the Boogie Mites ABCD Rap
Course Tutor
Tasha Bretten has been working as a Boogie Mites teacher and trainer for 2 years following 13 years as a Primary School Teacher working across all year groups, with a passion for supporting children’s literacy and musical development. Tasha is a trained opera singer but having said this she is first to say: “ You don’t have to be a trained singer to lead Boogie Mites. You can do it!”
Certification
A CPD Certificate will be issued following completion of a short feedback form
NOTE on access to digital product content:
Access digital products via our CustomerHub directly from our website with your dedicated login. After purchasing this product, you will receive a copyright form/license agreement and will need to input the name and address of the setting that will hold the license for using these music activities. You will confirm your understanding that they cannot be used in multiple settings and cannot be broadcast in any form. Once these terms and conditions are acknowledged you will receive an email from [email protected] with your login details.