About the session:

Join us for tea, coffee, chats and inspiration at this session exploring music with mothers, parents, carers and families. Hosted by Sound Connections Early Years Lead Vanessa Stansall we’ll here from Jane Williams, Founder and CEO of The Magpie Project, Namvula Rennie about her project Tuned into Motherhood, and Tara Franks and her project VoxSling, singing workshops for pregnant and new mothers.

Session plan:

4.15 – 4.45   Arrivals, tea and coffee, and time to browse the space

4.45 – 6.15   Presentations – we’ll hear from 3 guest speakers with time for questions

6.15 – 6.45   Further browsing and chatting

Speaker:

Jane Williams – Founder and CEO, The Magpie Project – https://themagpieproject.org/

Namvula Rennie – Tuned into Motherhood

Tara Franks – VoxSling, singing workshops for pregnant and new mothers

Browsing space:

There will also be work available on the walls for you to browse while you arrive, chat and grab a tea or coffee. This includes words and images from the speakers’ projects, as well as those created by Vanessa Stansall (Sound Connections Early Years Lead) and mothers in her PhD project ‘An Exploration of the Meanings of Music for new Mothers’.

For more information visit sound-connections.org.uk/events/leymn-network-meeting-music-with-mothers-parents-carers-and-families/