Vivace Music School

Welcome to our Autumn term newsletter. It's been wonderful returning after the summer holidays and seeing our students back in action. We're already nearly six weeks in and approaching half term - time really does fly when there's music involved!   I’m delighted to attach this term’s Vivace Newsletter, which includes the following:   🎵 A chance to "meet the team" 🎶A round up of our program ⭐ Our student feature with Raina 🎻 Highlights from our termly instrument week 🏅Cele

Playing the xylophone builds early instrument skills in a fun, confidence-boosting way — making future piano learning feel natural and exciting. If your child has just started Reception , there’s a good chance their much-loved preschool music class has come to an end. Parents in Fleet  tell us they feel their children are suddenly in musical limbo  — they’ve outgrown the toddler music sessions they adored, yet they’re still a bit little for piano lessons  or other instruments

We have added another ten badges to our music passport, discovering new pitches, rhythms and the concept of metre. Learning Through Feeling, Not Just Theory But this is not dry theory. Each discovery is underpinned by feeling - feeling whether a new pitch is higher or lower, and how much higher or lower than known ones. How to play tunes with a new pitch on instruments. Feeling how many sounds there are to a beat (or no sound at all). Feeling the difference between two-time a

Taking place on Friday mornings in Yateley, Bouncing Beans is the youngest class in our program, and this class is all about getting you...

Finding the Best Multi-Sensory Baby Class For You Here’s what I’ve found music classes and similar multi-sensory early years classes can offer: Helps bonding - Classes create a dedicated space for interaction between you and your baby. Simple, focused activities allow you to connect with your little one in a calm, enjoyable way. Engages multiple senses - Your little one listens and responds to singing and instruments, moves their body through rocking, swaying, bouncing, a

Actually, let me reword that a little - at what age should kids in our local area start MUSIC lessons? Because music is so much bigger...

As more of our students are taking up instruments, here are some handy tips for making home practice a joy, rather than a chore. J (15,...

Welcome to our Summer term newsletter. We hope you've had a fantastic half-term break and are feeling refreshed for the final stretch...

by Frances Philpot The prospect of teaching the Home Ed group is guaranteed to put a smile on my face every Monday morning! We always...

It’s fair to say this class has a special place in my heart - there is nothing quite like it! Established over eight years ago, this...

Find your voice - entry level class for children in Reception and Year 1. Fun music & movement activities build confidence & nurture...

Our classes are imaginative and active - a musical journey of singing, movement & playful activities for older toddlers and...

Welcome to this term’s newsletter! We have plenty in store, including our annual Parent Info Night—a fantastic opportunity to learn more...

A year since our first edition of the newsletter - and this year I want to say a huge thank you to all our families who make music with...

The weather’s not sure, but according to the calendar, we’re halfway through the summer term!   In this newsletter, we will dive into ...

Half-term is nearly upon us - 2024 clearly got off to a start with rocket boosters! In this, our second newsletter, we will dive into...

The other day, my daughter's piano teacher had a chat with me after the lesson. During the lesson, the teacher had shown my daughter a...

Welcome to our first termly newsletter. There is just so much going on at the music school and in the local music world that we would...

Walking, swaying, see-sawing, rowing, patting, drumming, clapping, flapping, tapping... Keeping a steady beat is the foundation for all...

We all want our children to listen well, but how do they learn this vital skill? As we dig up the soil to look at the roots, we find that...