Our story so far

The Tri-borough Early Years Music Consortium (TBEYMC) was initiated by the Tri-borough Music Hub in 2015 and consists of 17 partner organisations, all invested in,  and committed to supporting and developing EY music practice and provision. The Tri-Music Together (TMT) project was created by the consortium and with funding from Youth Music, we were able to offer a range of CPD opportunities for EY educators and musicians across the Tri-borough area; Hammersmith and Fulham; Kensington and Chelsea; Westminster.  Phase 1 of the project, (2016-18) saw us engage with and support 148 musicians, 249 EY educators, and 120 EY settings. We were able to bring together 2 sectors to learn together, and from each other. You can read the Phase 1 Evaluation report here.

Musical Development Matters (MDM) in the EY, a guidance document published in September 2018 forms part of the legacy of the TMT project. Printed copies are available to purchase, or you can download a copy for free here. MDM has been downloaded 17,000 times and is being well received nationally and internationally – even as far afield as Australia!

Currently

Within the current phase of the TMT project (2019-22) we are continuing to offer CPD opportunities for EY educators and musicians both within and outside of the Tri-borough area; continuing to advocate for quality EY music education; looking at and reflecting on each of the TBEYMC partner’s EY programmes, and we are strategically supporting Music Education Hubs in England to develop their EY music provision.

Recently we have:

• Presented and shared at the ‘Tri-borough Innovation in Education Conference’
• Shared Musical Development Matters at the Nursery World Conference in Manchester & London
• Presented and shared at the ‘Are you EY Ready’ event in Bristol hosted by our friends at Take Art
• Disseminated findings from research into ‘Increasing Musical Diversity and Inclusion in Early Childhood Settings’ by Nicola Burke and Susan Young
• Delivered a 1-day course on Musical Development Matters
• Delivered 2 training sessions for musicians on the Characteristics of Effective Learning
• Delivered day 1 of our 3-day ‘Championing music in the EYFS’ course
• Begun our support programme for MEH’s
• Facilitated a discussion session on Inclusion & Diversity in EY music education

What is happening next

We are continuing to support Music Education Hubs on their journey in developing their EY music provision through our support programme and the creation of a toolkit (freely available from Spring 2020).

The TMT CPD opportunities in the autumn term will be:

• Early Childhood development and pedagogy, 2-day course
• Musical Development Matters, 1-day course
• Music in the EYFS courses for childminders
• Sharing session for EY educators and musicians

See Tri-Music Together Training for more details

To sign up to our new project running from 2019-2022, please follow the link below,
and read HERE  for more details:

https://tbmh.wufoo.com/forms/q12lv94y1rbwcls/

Please read the new press release HERE about the new 2019-21 project.

Please read the press release HERE about the 2016-18 project and the outcomes to date.

Please click HERE to read the full 2016-18 evaluation report.

If you have any questions regarding the project please contact:

Nicola Burke, EYFS Strategic Lead, Tri-Music Together
Email: nicola@musicforearlyyears.co.uk
Telephone: 07782 244 056

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Partners in the Consortium:

1. Bi-borough LA School Standards, Children’s Services

2. Chickenshed Kensington & Chelsea

3. Creative Futures

4. LBHF LA Children's Services

5. Inspire-works

6. Music House for Children

7. Royal Albert Hall

8. Royal College of Music

9. Sound Connections

10. The Voices Foundation

11. Tri-borough Music Hub

12. Wigmore Hall

13. WCC Children’s Centres

14. LBHF Children’s Centres 

15. RBKC Children’s Centres 

16. Tri-borough Library Services

Further information relating to this project will appear here.