Our songwriting workshops support the 5 steps to mental wellbeing, as highlighted by the NHS.

Step 1 talks about the need to ‘Connect with other people’ – our songwriting sessions for KS2 work with groups of children, often a whole class at a time. We encourage participants to come up with ideas, then share and shape them by working together. 

Step 2 reminds us of the need to ‘Be physically active’ – our songwriting sessions are broken up by getting up and moving around, and singing is a great way to use our body. We use physical warm-ups and engage our body in song. 

Step 3 is ‘Learn new skills’ and if your children have never written a song before, there are loads of skills to learn. Sometimes, people think writing a song is hard because they tackle the whole thing, but there are lots of skills to develop; from generating ideas, creating lyrics and editing, to devising melodies and structure. 

Step 4 ‘Give to others’ – what better gift than a song?! It might be that before the summer we are able to gather together and sing outside, but if we can’t, we can record our performance and give it to others to listen to, and why not give the song your group has written to the rest of the school to learn and join in with? 

Step 5 is mindfulness and it asks us to ‘Pay attention to the present moment’. When we are writing songs, we have to be present, we have to listen to our voice and the voices of those around us, but also to our inner thoughts and feelings. 

All of these benefits are particularly important as children and schools come back together after the challenging year we have experienced. Songwriting is a great way of exploring our responses and our feelings, sharing what we are grateful for, and working together to create harmony and joy. 

If you would like to find out more about our songwriting workshops, online or in school, get in touch today.