Jazz in aged care
Live music, familiar melodies and time together. Our first reported visit brought an enthusiastic response and an invitation to return.
Read the first field note02 / WHERE MUSIC CAN TAKE US
Across generations.
Little ears, big discoveries
A playful first encounter with jazz for early learning settings: listen, move, echo a rhythm and make a musical choice.
Explore the proposed 25-minute visit
- 3 min · A musical hello.
- 5 min · Echo a clap or a gentle beat.
- 5 min · Hear a familiar melody in two ways.
- 5 min · Choose how the band plays: soft, lively, slow.
- 4 min · Make a tiny musical conversation.
- 3 min · Goodbye song and a quiet finish.
Starting proposal for ages 3–5, adapted with the centre’s kaiako. Children may join in, watch or take a break.
Make music with us
Beginner music sessions and holiday workshops are ideas we would like to explore after trialling the early learning visits.
No dates, prices or enrolments yet. Parent or caregiver contact will be available once the project is ready.
FROM STAGE EXPERIENCE TO SHARED DISCOVERY
Listen to each other.
Make room to join in.
Wilson has performed alongside GRAMMY-nominated saxophonist Patrick Bartley. On this shared stage, saxophones and trombone bring different sounds into one performance.
That idea shapes our proposed community sessions: time to listen, respond and take part. For younger listeners, it could mean echoing a rhythm or choosing how the musicians play.
A PLAYFUL FIRST STEP
Listen.
Respond.
Create.
Our proposed early learning sessions would be developed with kaiako, using the interests, languages and familiar songs of each group.
The starting connection is Mana reo | Communication: children discovering ways to express themselves through music, movement and creative play. Trying sounds and sharing musical ideas can also create opportunities for exploration and participation.
These are proposed curriculum connections, not a certified programme or a guarantee of learning outcomes.
Read the Ministry of Education’s music guidance