Emma’s music career spans over 30 years. Despite early deafness, she studied music, dance and theatre, later founding Music House for Children (www.musichouseforchildren.com) in the UK. Emma's research and teaching work confirms that multimodal approaches combined with pedagogical know-how in early childhood communication and learning impacts positively. She is widely respected for her continued passion in the field of research and practice, and has a particular interest children with additional needs and language delay. 

Since 2002 Emma has trained hundreds of childminders, educators and musicians across the UK, Europe, Middle and Far East. She develops training courses, workshops and musical stories to provide ideas, strategies and resources to develop music, language, learning and life skills in babies and young children.

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