The MuSTell project produced several concrete outputs. We developed a comprehensive Teacher’s Guide highlighting the importance of singing and key musical concepts in early childhood education. A Digital Repository was created, featuring musical storytelling examples from different countries, along with a guide to help teachers develop their own stories. We also produced a step-by-step text and video guide on transforming musical storytelling into interactive videos or e-books. These materials are freely available on the project’s website and also on the Erasmus+ platform results, supporting teachers in integrating music and digital tools into their lessons https://mustell.eu/. The project also fostered international collaboration and innovation in curriculum development.
We applied for the MuSTell project to address the need for teacher training in innovative and engaging new teaching methods and techniques in early childhood education. We identified a gap in the use of musical storytelling as a powerful educational tool in early childhood education. Teachers need support to develop key skills and access diverse, culturally rich resources. In addition, we saw a need to improve digital training among early childhood teachers, helping them integrate technology into their lessons. The project responded to these needs by creating a digital library, developing a guide for teachers to help them transform a traditional story into a story that has musical elements inserted, developing a guide for teachers that explains step by step how they can transform a story into an e-book and thus preserve their created resources and share them with other colleagues.