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Music is a fundamental part of being human. Certain songs can evoke memories, moods and emotions, and there’s something almost magical about making music with others. The feeling of connectedness we get from singing to our babies, dancing with friends, singing along...

A great deal of thought and care goes into the timetabling of our whole-centre music classes. Our expert teachers are always on the lookout for ways to make things flow perfectly, and we pay close attention to the various rhythms of the centres we visit. Planning for...

How can you tell that children are engaging in music classes? Some might say that children who are sitting quietly, listening attentively, singing when it is their turn and copying the teacher’s actions are fully engaged, and children who are not doing these things...

I am often asked by the families of the children in our community and childcare music classes how they can foster their children's growing love for and skills in music. Here are three simple ways that this can be done: 1. Sing to and with your child often. I talk in...

We live in an increasingly noisy and busy world, with endless visual stimuli and plenty of opportunities for sensory overload. It is understandable that expectations of an early childhood music class might include lots of instruments and class sets of all kinds of...

There’s a quote about parenthood along the lines of “the years are short, but the days are long”. Sometimes I get to 9am and feel like it must be nearly bedtime – and it is on these days that it can be a struggle to get through to actual bedtime with my precious...

Our community and childcare centre music classes aid children’s development in MANY ways. Very careful thought goes into every single choice we make about the songs and rhymes we use, and how we use them. Counting songs and rhymes offer opportunities for children to...

By Jennifer Teh, Founding Director of Hush Little Baby Early Childhood Music Classes In the music education community, “Kodály” (pronounced koh-dye) can be a term used without a great deal of explanation. Those who are “Kodály” music teachers often are so firmly...

By Jennifer Teh, Founding Director of Hush Little Baby Early Childhood Music Classes Nursery rhymes have been around for generations. They are passed down orally, from caregiver to child, and down further to the child’s children and grandchildren. They become a part...

By Jennifer Teh, Founding Director of Hush Little Baby Early Childhood Music Classes Research (and our gut instinct) tells us that music is an essential part of children’s lives, but what kind of music? Where do we start? Nursery rhymes. Nursery rhymes have been...