Early Childhood Music
Sing, move, play and discover the joy of music together.
Our classes for babies to 5-year-olds nurture creativity, confidence and connection through fun-filled activities using songs, rhythm, movement and imagination.
Class times and waiting lists
Our Early Childhood Music classes are held in Coffs Harbour, Bellingen and Woolgoolga on various days throughout the week, with morning sessions available.
Class lengths vary between 30 and 45 minutes, depending on your child’s age group, ensuring each session is engaging and developmentally appropriate.
Classes run for nine weeks each term, following the NSW public school term dates.
Enrolments are accepted throughout the year for most age groups. As this is a popular program, some classes may have a short waiting list. We’ll work with you to place your child in the most suitable class as soon as a space becomes available.
Have you heard about the benefits of children actively engaging in making music?
Young children taking music classes show improvement in their vocabulary and speaking skills after only a month of music training [1].
Primary school children in a high-quality music education program show gains in standardised tests for English and maths [2], and the benefit is greater with music classes than other creative activities [3].
More than that, music classes are fun and a wonderful way to bond with your little one through music! Children, parents and carers learn and interact with other families, gently developing social-emotional skills, cognition, language and motor skills all of which are enhanced through active listening, moving and creating music.
I would teach children music, physics, and philosophy; but most importantly music, for the patterns in music and all the arts are the keys to learning.
[1] Moreno, S, Marques, C, Santos, A, Santos, M, Castro, S & Besson, M 2008. Musical training influences linguistic abilities in 8-year old children: More evidence for brain plasticity. Cerebral cortex, Vol. 19, no.3 pp 712 – 723
[2] Johnson, C.M. & Memmott, J.E. 2006. Examination of relationships between participants in school music programs of differing quality and standardised test results. Journal of Research in Music Education, vol. 54, no. 4, pp. 293 – 307
[3] Schellenberg, E.G. 2004. Music lessons enhance IQ. Psychological Science, vol. 15, no. 8, pp. 511 – 514
Frequently Asked Questions
We cater for six month old babies up to 5 years old, with different classes for different ages.
Yes, there is! Classes are held in a carpeted space and there is plenty of room.
We also have baby change facilities in our toilets.
No, not at all! Our Early Childhood Music programs are great for young children in all families. It doesn’t matter if you think you are musical or not, and it doesn’t matter if your child continues to learn music when they’re older: Early Childhood Music will give them skills that will help them all the way through school and beyond.
Yes, please. Younger children feel more confident and secure with their parents and carers nearby, and the whole Early Childhood Music program is built around you participating in activities with your child. Plus, you’ll learn new skills and activities that you can take home and share with your child again and again!
Yes! We send teachers to multiple preschools/early learning centres across the Coffs Coast community.
A list of preschools/early learning centres were are currently have programs running in can be found here