Join us and discover the joy of making music with your child.  Singing Rainbows is a music class for pre-schoolers where we help you  as your child's first educator, to facilitate music and music making in your child.

Every culture has a wealth of traditional 'nursery rhymes' used largely to soothe babies to sleep and to develop language skills.  We are now beginning to understand some of the science behind this ancient wisdom and the effects of music on children's brain development, fine and gross motor skills.

The Singing Rainbows programme takes elements from various musical philosophies, most notably those of Carl Orff and Shinichi Suzuki.  Suzuki's philosophy is based in the belief that chldren learn best through the observations of their environment - by watching and listening to their mothers.  

This is enforced by research showing not only that the benefits of early childhood musical exposure are increased significantly by 'active participation' rather than 'passive listening' but also that infants show a significant preference for songs sung by their mother or father over pre-recorded music.  That is why parents or caregivers are encouraged to actively participate in a Singing Rainbows class.  

The German composer Carl Orff, was a passionate educator of children who believed rhythm and a country's folk music were at the core of musical learning.  Using some of the aspects of these philosophies, Singing Rainbows places a strong emphasis on participation in simple live music making (including singing, body percussion, playing simple rhythm instruments and whole body movement).

Above all, however, there is an emphasis on fun and involvement.  The aim of Singing Rainbows is not to create musical prodigies but to encourage and enable parents to enhance their children's lives and development through the power of music.