There is not a culture in the world that doesn’t express themselves through music or dance.

I love singing and I’m not afraid to sing enthusiastically to children!

I think it’s so important to role model singing without fear. Young children are perceptive and intuitive. They are born free to express themselves and experience the joy of singing and music. We want the child to absorb this as a wonderful, joyous human behaviour, not something to be self-conscious about.

Music makes us feel.

It can affect our mood for the better or worse. I know if I wake up tired, I put my 70s disco-funk playlist on Spotify. It’s a game-changer. I start singing along and moving my body ( you can’t help it ), and it feels….good. It reduces stress. Alternatively, classical music triggers the release of relaxing and happy brain chemicals like dopamine and serotonin.

Humans are social beings! Music brings us together, bonds us, and supports social cohesion.

I offer various instruments for the children to use such as shakers and kalimbas from Zimbabwe, as well as djembe, maracas, a glockenspiel and more.

• Music stimulates the limbic system (responsible for our emotions), which supports emotional regulation

• Music enhances neuroplasticity. Just listening to music encourages the brain to form new neural connections, so imagine what participating does! This developing brain is just incredible!

• Music, especially in the form of singing, engages multiple brain regions and can influence neural pathways related to language, memory and emotional regulation

• When children learn to play music, their brains begin to hear and process sounds they couldn’t hear before

• Music improves verbal memory and recall. It also leads to better performance in subjects such as mathemathics, reading and language due to it’s positive effects on brain structures involved in attention, reasoning, executive functioning…. I could go on and on!