Sue Newman and Dr Kathryn Murray on Our Sound Environment Matters

Sue Newman is co-founder and Director of Operations at Boogie Mites UK Ltd, who offer onsite and online music training packages and ongoing support to the early years sector. They have also set up a Boogie Mites Community Interest Company to support business managers to run Boogie Mites in their area under licence, making our music programme available to all children including those in areas of deprivation.

Dr Kathryn Murray is passionate about creating opportunities to give children the best possible start in life and is the founder of Future Strong Education Consultancy, Australia, and an environment design expert – implementing her original Brain-SET Environment Formula©. Kathryn has written numerous articles on productive environments, teaching practices and parenting and has used her 40+ years of experience, research and intuition to support children, educators, teams, leaders and parents.

In this session, Sue and Dr Murray discuss the importance of the sound environment in Early Years settings. They reveal how music and sound can supercharge children’s brain development, support learning, and promote wellbeing. With decades of research and expertise, they share practical strategies to create positive sound environments that align with the brain’s natural processes.

You’ll learn:

• The profound impact of sound on brain function, attention, memory, and sensory-motor integration
• Practical tips for using music and sound activities to enhance learning and social-emotional development
• How to design calm, intentional sound environments that foster a “thinking brain” in children and adults

Don’t miss this opportunity to learn from two leading experts and gain valuable insights into harnessing the power of sound in early childhood education.

New Blog Post! Find Tasha’s blog post all about ‘Our Sound Environment Matters’ here now: https://www.boogiemites.co.uk/our-sound-environment-matters/

Episode Links:

https://www.boogiemites.co.uk/about/neuroscience-and-evidence/

https://futurestrongeducation.com/

https://brainvolts.northwestern.edu/

https://aud.northwestern.edu/faculty/nina-kraus/

The book ‘Of Sound Mind’ by Dr Nina Kraus is available here: https://amzn.to/49t6m2r

https://www.fit-2-learn.com/

Sue Newman Previous Session: https://www.earlyyears.tv/episode/sue-newman-and-harriet-thomas-on-the-role-of-music-in-community-learning-and-cohesion-with-boogie-mites/

Dr Kathryn Murray Previous Session: https://www.earlyyears.tv/episode/dr-kathryn-murray/