Therapeutic activity programme: Bells
For professionals working with children age 7-11
No musical skills needed.
This programme using hand-bells is one of the most successful in the series. The practical activities are super engaging, fun and easy to deliver. The programme ends with a performance and so offers a wonderful opportunity for children, who may not often get the chance to shine, to perform beautiful and impressive bell music.
Highlighted by Estyn as effective practice, the bell programme is proven to help children engage with learning by improving concentration, reducing anxieties and by promoting positive relationships with peers and staff.
This programme holds a unique place between therapy, teaching and play and can be used as part of your school’s Universal Provision for ALN.
Includes a completion certificate equivalent to 20 hours CPD
Standard Pricing: £180 - Launch Price £99
Options to purchase bells with the course are available. Email info@joininginmusic.com for details.
You will learn how to:
- Understand the science and research behind the approach
- Choose and prepare your instruments
- Choose the children who would benefit most
- Facilitate a therapuetic music group
- Create a therapeutic environment
- Support problem solving and cooperation
- Build confidence through performance
The benefits of this programme:
- Positive changes in mood and wellbeing
- Increased self confidence and self esteem
- Improved social interactions
- Develops problem solving and decision making skills
- Improved behaviour in class and other settings
- Builds resilience and reduces anxiety
- Complements other therapeutic interventions
Seven Modules
Module 1 covers the science and research behind this method and gives you a basic understanding of the approach.
Module 2 explains how to choose and buy your bells. It includes advice on which bell type would best suit your group, what the bells sound like and where to buy them.
Module 3 details everything you need to do to prepare for your bell group; from labelling your bells to printing out the resource and worksheets.
Module 4 is all about choosing which children would be best suited for your bell group. This module covers factors that need consideration to ensure the maximum benefit to the maximum number of children.
Module 5 shows how to create a therapeutic atmosphere. Having the right dynamic is the key to the success of your group.
Module 6 contains case studies and covers all the other things you need to consider before you begin, such as measuring the impact of the intervention, choosing somewhere to perform and social distancing considerations.
Module 7 explains how to use the session plans and get the most from each stage of the journey towards the performance.
Six Session Plans
Each with:
- A series of activities that you will work through with the children
- Sheets with specially designed notation for non-music readers
- Demonstration videos for clarity
- Topics for discussion with the children
- Comprehensive guidance notes
- Worksheets to print and take into the music sessions as an aide-memoire
reviews
It was wonderful to see how engaged all the kids were. Such a clever idea. So easy to follow and so obviously benefitted the children.
Miss P Jenkins, St Mary's Primary School, South Wales
I think having an online platform to learn therapies/activities to help develop children’s mental health at the moment is essential. With this course I could see the benefits it would have with children of all ages and abilities. My youngest participant learnt from his older role models and the child with suspected ADHD was able to concentrate for longer periods as the course progressed.
I enjoyed doing the course and using it with my group. I think it was very easy to follow, you don’t need any musical background to do it and it was enjoyable for the children.
Mrs L Tyrrell-Howell, Christchurch Primary School, South Wales
Easy instructions and informative videos. I think it will be in demand especially as things have changed so much with Covid-19.
Mrs A Scott, Parkisland Primary School, West Yorkshire