RAMSR (Rhythm and Movement for Self-Regulation) was developed at the Queensland University of Technology (QUT) by a team of early childhood educators and music therapy/neurologic music therapy professionals. It is a program for young children that aims to support their attentional and emotional regulation skills, as well as mental flexibility, inhibition, and working memory (the executive functions). These skills are so important for supporting learning and wellbeing across the lifespan.

The program is a carefully designed set of rhythmic movement activities that can be done in a group or with individual children. Activities aim to stimulate some of the same brain benefits that learning a musical instrument might provide. RAMSR is based on a number of neurological areas of research including music therapy, the cognitive benefits of music education, and self-regulation development. Any adult can learn to implement RAMSR activities, even if they have absolutely no music training or background.

We hope you enjoy this introductory RAMSR course. May all your days be rhythmic!

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In this section you will get a brief overview of RAMSR, course contents and information regarding the equipment required. 

In this section we will discuss self regulation and why the use of rhythmic movement develops self regulation. We also provide a glossary of main terms and target skills associated with RAMSR. Finally, we briefly explore the 'musician advantage'.

 

In this section, you will learn about the aims of RAMSR and how to use the activities. 

In this section, we get into the practical side of things and show you 4 different RAMSR activities.

In this section, it's time to view and learn another set of RAMSR activities.

For the final practical section, we show you some dancing and calming RAMSR activities.

The final section of the course looks at the next steps for putting RAMSR into practice. Make sure you download the introductory workshop booklet, and all the necessary audio tracks and visual cue cards.