Minims Music

Classes this week (w/c 11 Jan)

2010-01-13T00:17:00.001-08:00

Hello everyone
Classes are going ahead today; there has been snow overnight and this morning but the roads are apparently clear.
See you later!
Sarah

www.minimsmusic.co.uk

classes today (Friday)

2010-01-08T13:27:00.000-08:00

Thank you for coming to class today! It was a small class, due to the weather, but we had fun and it was lovely to see you again after the Christmas break.

I look forward to seeing you again next week and to seeing our other friends who weren't able to make it today.

Sarah x

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classes today

2010-01-06T04:17:00.000-08:00

A huge thank you to those who came along today and braved the elements (some even walking to class!!) We had fun despite the paucity of little ones.

Sorry to those who couldn't make it due to the weather- look forward to seeing you next week as usual anyway!

Enjoy the snow everyone
Sarah x

www.minimsmusic.co.uk

Happy New Year!

2010-01-05T09:00:00.000-08:00

Hello everyone and a Happy New Year to you!
I hope you had a super Christmas and New Year. I am looking forward to starting classes again this week (tomorrow and Friday) and to seeing you there.
Sarah x

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Our Time class material- week 13

2009-12-14T12:37:00.000-08:00

Hello hope everyone is well
This week we are going to be reviewing the songs we did last week so let's all have a really good sing on Wednseday!
See you soon
Sarah :o)

sarah@minimsmusic.co.uk
http://www.minimsmusic.co.uk/

Village Class material- week 5

2009-12-14T12:29:00.000-08:00

Hello

Here are the songs for week 5 (where, where, where is the time flying to?!)
Some of these we did last week.

Sweet Water Rolling
Mayo Nafwa
Tango Cha Cha (instrumental)
The Water is Wide (instrumental)

See you later this week
Sarah :o)

sarah@minimsmusic.co.uk
www.minimsmusic.co.uk

Research behind our classes

2009-12-10T20:03:00.001-08:00

Hi
Are you interested in understanding more about how and WHY Kindermusik benefits your child?

By enrolling on one of our courses you are ensuring that your child is being given the very best in music education for Early Years. It is not just fun but a valuable learning experience.

Kindermusik is based upon the latest research into child development and uses key philosophies behind some highly respected names in music education and learning, such as Kodaly and Suzuki.

If you are interested in learning more about how your child is really getting a solid educational grounding in the classes, please have a chat with Sarah after a class and she will be more than happy to discuss more of the theory behind what we do. It is fascinating stuff!

See you soon!
Sarah

www.minimsmusic.co.uk

Christmas Class!

2009-12-03T14:33:00.000-08:00

Would you like to come along to a festive Christmas Class on 23rd December 2009?

We will sing, move and play instruments to lots of lovely seasonal music just in time for Christmas!

There will be mince pies and you can bring along anything else you would like to share with our friends!

The class is open to all age groups and is going to be very merry! Dads and newcomers are more than welcome. Cost is £5 per child.If you or little one has any favourite carols or Christmas songs, please let me know and we can try to fit them in.

Let me know if you want to come along by emailing me: sarah@minimsmusic.co.uk and to book your place.

Hope to see you there!

Sarah x

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An article on child music learning

2009-12-03T14:32:00.001-08:00

http://www.babycenter.com/404_when-can-we-start-music-lessons_6876.bc

Our Time class material- week 12

2009-12-03T11:58:00.001-08:00

Hello everyone...
we had a smaller class this week as there were a few illnesses. Hopefully the little ones are feeling better and will be ready to sing and make music on Wednesday! It is brilliant seeing how they are developing each week.

We are going to add 'You Are My Sunshine' in the next class. Can you believe that there are only 7 classes left?!

See you next week
Sarah x

www.minimsmusic.co.uk

Our Time class material- week 11

2009-11-25T09:14:00.001-08:00

Hello everyone

Here is the material for next week. Quite a few new songs and a new book too.

It was lovely today so thank you all for your input.

See you on Wednesday!

Toodala
All the Day Long
All by Myself
Love Somebody
Johnny and Katy
Golden Ring

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sarah@minimsmusic.co.uk

Christmas Class!

2009-11-25T08:50:00.000-08:00

Would you like to come along to a festive Christmas Class on 23rd December 2009?

We will sing, move and play instruments to lots of lovely seasonal music just in time for Christmas! There will be mince pies and you can bring along anything else you would like to share with our friends!

The class is open to all age groups and is going to be very merry! Dads and newcomers are more than welcome. Cost is £5 per child.

If you or little one has any favourite carols or Christmas songs, please let me know and we can try to fit them in.

Hope to see you there!
Sarah x

www.minimsmusic.co.uk
sarah@minimsmusic.co.uk

Village Do Si Do- moving lots

2009-11-25T08:46:00.000-08:00

Hello to all the Village mums! I hope you are enjoying the Do Si Do course as much as I am.
The music is a big change from Feathers, and it is great for the babies to be exposed to different styles of music rather than the same things all the time. All Kindermusik courses are different in content to give your baby plenty of variety to help in their development.

Anyway the reason for this post! There is lots of movement in Do Si Do and if you find you are struggling to lift baby, please feel free to bring a carrier in if you have one. This has been recommended to me by some Kindermusik educators in the UK who find that the mums in their classes are struggling with all the movement involved:

http://www.hippychick.com/index.cfm/children/Products.Details/product_id/15/subject/hippychick_hipseat_black

I have personally never used it; we have used the Baby Bjorn, but I am assured that it provides good back support.

If you get one, perhaps you would like to feed back to the blog so other mums can see what you think!

See you soon, enjoy those home packs!
Sarah x

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sarah@minimsmusic.co.uk

thank you to all the Village mums!

2009-10-30T10:48:00.000-07:00

Hello everyone
I just wanted to thank you all for some amazing classes in the Feathers course.
Has been great fun and I'm looking forward to seeing you for Do-Si-Do on 18th and 20th November!
See you soon
Sarah

www.minimsmusic.co.uk

New Village Course: Enrolling Now!!! EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT

2009-10-04T12:12:00.000-07:00

I am enrolling now for the next Village class, 'Do-Si-Do' which starts on:

18th November in Ottershaw and
20th November in New Haw.

Enrol before Friday 30th October 2009 to take advantage of a 10% discount off tuition costs!

A deposit to cover the cost of the home pack (£26) will secure your place on the course. I will be placing an order on 30th October to receive home packs in time for the start of the course, so book early!

Sarah

www.minimsmusic.co.uk

Village Class material- week 8

2009-10-04T12:09:00.000-07:00

Hello everyone

This week we are just going to be adding Bluebird Bluebird to our class.

Looking forward to seeing you soon!

Sarah

www.minimsmusic.co.uk

Our Time class material- week 7

2009-10-04T11:56:00.000-07:00

Hello everyone
This week we are just going to be adding one new song- This is the Way!

Look forward to seeing you on Wednesday

Sarah

www.minimsmusic.co.uk

New Haw Friends Family Fun Day

2009-10-01T13:48:00.000-07:00

I am delighted to let you know that we will be supporting the Friends of New Haw Library family fun day on 17th October 2009 at the library in Broadway, New Haw.

We are offering 2 classes and we are looking forward to having lots of fun making music and singing together! Classes will be at 11.30 am and 1.30 pm. There will be other activities organised by the Friends too all day long!

Come along and join in the fun and help us make the day a success for the Friends of New Haw library.

Sarah :o)

www.minimsmusic.co.uk

Village Class material- week 7

2009-09-26T03:29:00.000-07:00

Hello again everyone,
Here are the new songs for this week:

Hop to It
Sing a Song of Sixpence (swing style)

Hope you have a lovely weekend and see you next week!

Sarah

www.minimsmusic.co.uk

Our Time class material- week 5

2009-09-21T04:14:00.000-07:00

Hello I hope you are all well!
What a lovely week in terms of weather so far... let's hope it continues a little bit longer.

This week we are going to have more new songs so don't forget to practise with your home packs!

Down in the Meadow
A Ram Sam Sam

See you all soon
Sarah

www.minimsmusic.co.uk

Village Class material- week 6

2009-09-21T04:11:00.000-07:00

Hello again
Can you believe we are already on week 6 now! Where is the time going to?...

Here are the new songs for this week. We will be building on the new ones from last week. Enjoy your home packs!

Little Feather
Home Sweet Home
Wild Geese are Flying

Sarah

www.minimsmusic.co.uk

Our Time class material- week 4

2009-09-04T13:55:00.000-07:00

Hello

There is no class next week so we get together the week after next. In the meantime here are the new songs that we will be bringing into the next class:

Peep Squirrel
Clapping Land

See you soon!

Sarah

www.minimsmusic.co.uk

Village Class material- week 5

2009-09-04T13:50:00.000-07:00

Hello everyone,
There are lots of new songs for the next class. They are:

Little Jenny Wren
The Ostrich Chant
Alouette
Autumn Leaves
Like a Leaf or a Feather
Mockingbird Dance

Don't forget there is no class next week.

See you all soon,

Sarah

www.minimsmusic.co.uk

Our Time class material- week 3

2009-08-28T10:51:00.000-07:00

Hello everyone... I hope you are all recovered from the running around we did in class this week!

Next week we will be introducing 'Ring Around the Rosey' with the chant at the end too.

Enjoy the practising!

See you next week
Sarah

www.minimsmusic.co.uk

Village Class Material- Week 4

2009-08-28T10:50:00.000-07:00

Hello everone
thank you for some lovely classes this week.

Week 4 we will be continuing the steady beat theme.
We will be introcing 'Pop' aswell to our repertoire.

See you next week! Enjoy the bank holiday.

Sarah

www.minimsmusic.co.uk

Village class material- week 3

2009-08-21T03:45:00.000-07:00

Hello everyone

Thank you for a lovely couple of classes this week. We are adding some new songs in week 3:

Duck Dance
Oh Farmer
Barcarolle
Sleep My Little Bird

The focus will be steady beat.

Hope you have a good weekend!! Enjoy your home packs.

Sarah

www.minimsmusic.co.uk

Please remember that there are no classes in the following weeks

2009-08-17T13:23:00.000-07:00

A reminder that there are no Village or Our Time classes in the following weeks:

W/C 7th Sept
W/C 12th Oct

Sarah

www.minimsmusic.co.uk

Our Time class material- week 2

2009-08-16T02:12:00.000-07:00

Here are the songs for the next class. The focus will be steady beat.
Enjoy those home packs for practising!

Sarah

Our Time Hello
If you're Happy and You Know It
Lukey's Boat
Little Fish and Big Fish
Above the Sea
French Folk Tune
The Keel Row
I Can Wiggle
Wishy Washy Wee!
I See You
My Bonnie
Ring Around the Rosey

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Village Class material- week 2

2009-08-15T13:20:00.000-07:00

Here are the songs we will be using for the 2nd Village class. The focus will be high and low.

Enjoy practising at home!

Sarah

Hello Lah
Grassey Grass Grass
Once I Saw a Little Bird
Gee But It's Great to Meet a Friend
In the Shade of the Old Apple Tree
Kookaburra
Up, Up in the Sky
Who's Making all That Noise?
Birds' Chorus

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New courses starting soon

2009-07-31T14:14:00.000-07:00

Book now- places filling up.

The new Village (0-18 month) course called 'Feathers' starts 12th and 14th August in Ottershaw and New Haw.

The new Our Time (18-36 month) course called 'Wiggles and Giggles' starts 12th and 14th August in Ottershaw and New Haw.

Contact Sarah sarah@minimsmusic.co.uk to book your place!

www.minimsmusic.co.uk

Trial Class Today

2009-07-31T10:39:00.000-07:00

Thank you to everyone who came along to the trial class today. I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did! We had great fun singing, dancing and playing instruments with the little ones- even though the material was all new to most people in the class.
Looking forward to seeing you again soon!
Sarah
www.minimsmusic.co.uk

Discount for musical parties!

2009-07-29T13:49:00.001-07:00

Great news:

Existing members of Minims Music courses can enjoy a 10% discount on the cost of musical themed parties.

Ideal for your baby's and toddler's birthday party, religious/ Christening/ naming celebration, Christmas party etc.

Email Sarah for more information about bespoke party packages to make a musical statement on that special occasion for that special little person.

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Website updates www.minimsmusic.co.uk

2009-07-27T14:50:00.000-07:00

Keep a look out at www.minimsmusic.co.uk for updates and news about Minims Music.

Home-based classes

2009-07-27T14:38:00.000-07:00

Email me at sarah@minimsmusic.co.uk if you, or any of your friends, would like to hold Kindermusik classes in the privacy of your own home.

We need at least 6 children for the group dynamics to work, and no more than 12 children (+ carers).

We can offer a range of curricula for a range of different age groups and age mixes, besides the standard, core curricula classes you see on the minimsmusic.co.uk site. We are happy to brainstorm any ideas or suggestions you might have in this regard.

FREE TRIAL CLASS

2009-07-27T13:48:00.000-07:00

Happens at New Haw on 31st July 2009 at 10.00 am.
email sarah@minimsmusic.co.uk for more information. Bring along a friend too!!

Money savers

2009-07-27T13:41:00.002-07:00

Hello

We are running a number of schemes to help you save money with our courses, which are subject to review from time to time.

1- refer a friend. If you refer a friend who subsequently enrols on a Minims Music course, you will receive either a small instrument or a FREE class to thank you for your support. There is no limit to this offer!

2- sibling discount. If you enrol a second or subsequent child on a Minims Music course, you will be eligible for a discount for the second and subsequent child of 10% tuition costs. There is no limit to this offer!

3- early bird. Keep your eyes open for early bird discount offers which are in place for Minims Music courses from time to time.

4- FREE trial class. You can try a Minims Music class at NO COST and NO OBLIGATION before you decide whether to enrol. This offer is restricted to one per child.

Daily Mail offer- including Minims Music

2009-07-27T13:41:00.001-07:00

http://kindermusikuk.blogspot.com/2009/07/kindermusik-partners-with-daily-mail-to.html

Meet the Kindermusik educators!

2009-07-27T13:38:00.000-07:00

http://kindermusikuk.blogspot.com/2009/07/what-do-kindermusik-educators-in-uk.html

Village course: Feathers home packs

2009-07-25T13:58:00.001-07:00

These are now with us from the States! Let me know when you would like yours and I can drop it off, you can pick it up, or you can collect it in the first class.
See you soon
Sarah

Black Cherry Fair 11th July 2009

2009-07-25T11:19:00.000-07:00

Black Cherry Fair

Thank you to everyone who came out to support us at the fair! The rain did come down in buckets but interspersed with some lovely sunny patches too.

We held 4 demonstration classes and managed to have great fun singing and dancing together, in spite of our stall being right next to a loud fairground ride, Radio Wey with their live broadcast,
and the music stage! Well done to the mums who managed to sing loudly!

We also had 2 competition winners from our free prize draw and we were delighted to give away a free place on a Minims Music course to the 1st prize winner, and a bottle of champagne to the 2nd winner. What a lovely way to end the current term.

Sarah :o)