Music Outdoors, Language Development and Empathy with Dr. Rachel Drury

On this episode we were delighted to host Dr. Rachel Drury, a a researcher and creative artist who works in the fields of psychology and education. We spoke about communication, language development, agency and empathy. Plus some ideas to take music outdoors!

The Creative Skills Podcast is part of Creative Skills Online, online resources for the ELC workforce in Scotland. To access this episode’s Reflective Practice worksheet, videos and sign up for Rachel's Creative Chat visit: https://www.starcatchers.org.uk/episode8

Chapters

• 0:00 Heather's Introduction
• 1:41 Rachel's Background as an Early Years Artist and Researcher
• 7:26 Music Idea: Musical Chats
• 9:58 Music and Language Development
• 15:02 Music Idea: Groovy Gardens
• 17:48 Arts for Arts Sake vs. Real Impact
• 21:16 Comfort Zones
• 24:58 Singing in Settings and COVID-19
• 27:51 Music Ideas: Messy Music
• 30:40 Taking Music Outdoors
• 33:40 Musical Instruments in Settings
• 35:37 Feeling Safe to Make Mistakes
• 38:48 Next Steps: How to Continue the Creative Conversation