Join Concerteenies for Tuning In Summer Specials; music sessions designed for children who experience the world a little differently.

Do you and your 3-5 year old want to attend live music events but find these spaces challenging? Is your child neurodivergent (autism, ADHD, diagnosed or undiagnosed) and would prefer an understanding, adapted environment? If this sounds like your child, then this is for you.

Join Concerteenies with Rosie Hood (voice, guitar) and Rosie Butler-Hall (fiddle) for our Tuning In Summer Specials. These sessions include an outdoor, informal music session and musical freeplay in Highfield Adventure Playground. It’s Tuning In with a summer festival twist!

These free sessions are created with neurodiversity in mind and include:

Live music from Rosie and Rosie, outside on the playground’s stage.

We provide a range of optional engagement opportunities for you and your child, including listening, watching, moving, playing percussion instruments, swishing scarves and popping bubbles.

Child-led musical freeplay

An inclusive, supportive, flexible and child-centred environment.

We understand that engagement looks different for everyone. You and your child are welcome to move around, vocalise, stim, take breaks and engage in whatever way feels comfortable. There is no pressure to sit still or participate in a particular way.

Feel free to bring ear defenders, fidget toys or blankets.

Breastfeeding is welcome.

A smaller, second space is available for children or adults who might need a moment away.

Sessions follow a loose structure but the musicians also respond and adapt to the people in the session.

Venue information:

Sessions take place at Highfield Adventure Playground, Crowther Place, Sheffield. S7 1BJ.

The playground is buggy and wheelchair accessible. Weather permitting, sessions will take place outside in the playground, but in extreme weather, we’ll move the music session inside. If you would like more information about accessibility, please contact hello@concerteenies.org.uk.

On-street parking around the venue is free but very limited. We advise walking or using public transport if possible, or allowing plenty of time to find a parking space. Parking restrictions on Abbeydale Road lift at 9:30am.

Hannah will welcome you at the gate and ask your name to sign you in.

Timings information:

Doors open at 9:45

The 45-minute music session starts at 10:00

Attendees are welcome to stay and play in the playground until 11:15

We encourage you to attend the whole session but do not worry if you arrive late or need to leave early.

Booking information:

Please book your ticket via Eventbrite. You will be emailed your booking confirmation.

Tickets are free. Sessions are limited to 25 children and their grown-ups per session.

Free entry has been made possible thanks to funding from the Mayfield Valley Arts Trust, Bluecoat and Mountpleasant Educational Foundation, Freshgate Trust Foundation, Harry Bottom Trust, The Cutlers Company Charitable Trust and the Sarah Nulty Power of Music Foundation.

Development and Evaluation

‘Tuning In’ is Concerteenies’ first project tailored specifically for children who experience the world a little differently and who we think will appreciate these sessions being run in a more flexible way. We want to make this series as positive as possible for everyone involved, and for it to shape our future work. We welcome feedback from grown-ups and children - you can do this in person or via hello@concerteenies.org.uk.

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