There are four age groups in Music with Mummy Bracknell :

JOLLY BABIES for babies up to approximately one year;

MUSIC WITH MUMMY for children up to three years;

THREE FOUR TIME for children aged three and four years.

CRESCENDO for children aged five years.

JOLLY BABIES is the very first step on our musical journey. You're never too young to enjoy music. Whether it's mummy bouncing you up and down in time to the rhythm, or being rocked to a lullaby, Jolly Babies is half an hour away from the demands of everyday life. Babies respond to singing from a very early age and enjoy listening to the sound of the parent's voice.

In our half an hour class, we will wave and clap, sing and dance (with the grown ups help of course!). Simple percussion becomes a favourite, as will the bouncing and the bubbles. A wonderful opportunity to bond with your baby, to make new friends and to have lots of fun! Groups are kept very small (up to 8) for a lovely relaxing and friendly atmosphere.
From birth to approximately one year.

MUSIC with MUMMY (or Daddy or Grandma or someone else important)
The fun continues as the children progress into this next age group. Each term there will be a new theme such as Colours, Transport, Spring and Animals. Simple musical objectives are learnt such as rhythm, pitch, and tempo, gently introduced through our fun songs, games and percussion. Social skills such as listening, turn taking and sharing also play an important part in our classes. Again groups are kept small, with up to 10 children in each class, allowing for lots of individual attention.
From approximately 1 to 3 years.

THREE-FOUR TIME as its name implies, is designed for 3 and 4 year olds. Sessions are held weekly and last for 45 minutes. The children attend without an adult, thus gaining initial preparation for the giant step of starting "BIG" school. This is a perfect follow on for children who have been to MUSIC with MUMMY but all children of this age will benefit. The format of classes is very similar to MUSIC with MUMMY in that each half term the children are introduced to a new musical concept and a new theme. The themes are mainly based on stories or classical pieces of music such as Peter and The Wolf, Sleeping Beauty and Noah’s Ark, but can be based on more general themes like Spring and Harvest.

The picture to the left shows one of our children proudly showing the bean she planted in our class during the Spring scheme - the fun continues at home too!

The songs and learning objectives are slightly more challenging. Watch your child grow in confidence week by week until they are ready to go to “BIG” school. Many of these children will have started coming to class as a Jolly Baby, and it is always a very sad time when they leave to start school. However they take with them a love of music, an understanding of simple musical terms, the confidence to talk and sing in front of a group, great sharing skills and a strong sense of rhythm, but most importantly of all they will have learned to listen to, love and appreciate all forms of music. Some of the children are able however to continue on to our newest class - Crescendo.

CRESCENDO is for five year olds. It is a programme individually developed by Clare and is only available in Bracknell. These unique classes will take the children further on their musical journey, learning simple notation, more advanced songs and musical games, together with playing free and tuned percussion, focusing on rhythm and playing as a group. Crescendo sessions are also 45 minutes.

All classes sizes are small, (8-10) to ensure plenty of individual attention and familiarity for the children.

JOLLY BABIES and MUSIC WITH MUMMY are both £4.00 each per child and THREE FOUR TIME and CRESCENDO classes are £4.50 per child.
All classes are payable half termly in advance.

Please note that places are only secured on receipt of fees.

Class places are renewed by Priority Booking Form,
distributed towards the end of each half term.

Music with Clare - 2010

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