Alice is a musician, violin teacher and researcher who began teaching music in 2008 with children aged 6 months – 6 years. Alice now runs a music teaching practice where she works with pupils between 6 - 18 years, as well as supporting community music projects for preschool children. Alice’s research evolved from a desire to understand more about how her students were learning, both musically and in other aspects of their development (motor function, language and cognition). Her experience suggests that careful attention to all of these elements is highly effective when helping children to learn new skills. Alice won an ESRC studentship in 2020 and is currently working on her PhD which examines the links between music and language during infancy with Professor Lauren Stewart at Goldsmiths, University of London. Alice is an honorary research associate at the UCL Institute of Education and co-founded the research group 'Music and Cognition' with Dr Kathryn Mason. Their current research looks at how music and arts training can impact upon executive functions, speech, language, and communication skills. Alice is eternally grateful to the support of Professor Graham Welch, whom she has worked alongside since 2014.
special interests
Early childhood (0-8 years) musical development, executive function, language, cognitive and motor development
thesis title
Is singing a superstimulus for infant language learning?
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