Description
Event
Leicester and Leicestershire Early Years Music Network
29 September 2026 1:30 – 3.30pm
This FREE face to face network event is for all early years practitioners and artists working with children aged 2-5 years interested in developing music in their setting.
The network is supported through a partnership between The Spark Arts for Children, LeicesterShire Music, and Leicester City Council Early Help Team as part of the Music Champions project.
Diversifying Early Years Music Making
Join musician Eleanor Rashid for a practical, hands-on session exploring how to diversify early years music-making across genres — supporting singing, rhythm, language and creativity along the way.
Drawing on her research into rap, multi-sensory play, and the idea of taking one song and using it a hundred ways, you’ll leave with simple, memorable tools to break free of rigid routines and bring real joy back into your practice. Perfect for nurseries and schools alike.
Eleanor will share practical tips, ideas and resources you can take straight back to your setting — for both children and colleagues.
About Eleanor Rashid
Eleanor is an early years practitioner, singer, mentor and music producer who makes early childhood music down-to-earth, child-led and genuinely fun. As a British-Pakistani, dyslexic artist, her own experience of navigating traditional spaces creatively fuels her passion for helping others lead in their own authentic way.
Eleanor returned to the Midlands a year ago after 12 years in London, where she set up her own baby group, Songs and Sounds. The hugely popular group swaps tired nursery rhymes for parent-focused calm — using vocal chants, songwriting, sound and vibration, and multi-genre music to build confidence and ease the transition into parenthood.
