Music & Movement Online Activities
Another month of winter has blown in but we are ready for it with a selection of online music and movement classes to warm things up! These are online classes for a range of ages, from baby to teenagers. And a bonus fun one for mums. Shake what your mama gave ya, make some beautiful noise and liven up your lockdown.
Music Classes
Strings Club
Instrumental lessons don’t have to stop just cause we’re all at home. Strings Club offers group guitar, violin and ukulele lessons for total beginners and those with a bit more experience. Their warm, welcoming teachers make online learning fun. They also conduct camps and offer private lessons if the group vibe isn’t your kid’s thing.
Ages: Four and up
Online HERE
Sparky Songs
Richard is a performer extraordinaire, with multiple costume changes, original catchy songs, props and plenty of humour in every session. His online sessions are a big blast of after-school fun.
Ages: Five and under recommended
Online HERE
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Hartbeeps
Hartbeeps take you and your little one on a different sound journey every week. The classes, for babies and toddlers, feature music, puppets and laughter. There are a selection of online classes to choose from. Email [email protected] to find your local online class schedule.
Online HERE
Caterpillar Music
Classes designed to delight babies to pre-schoolers. These 40 minute classes include multi-sensory props, puppets, instruments and engaging themes and surprises. Check the website to find your local class leader and see what they’re offering online.
Online HERE
Monkey Music
Monkey Music baby and toddler classes are organised into 4 stages of classes. Each stage is tailored specifically to support young families with babies, toddlers and pre-school children aged between 3 months and 4 years of age.
Online HERE
Melodies for Mums
A free online singing programme for new mothers who may be experiencing feelings of loneliness, isolation and anxiety. Mums who could have, or be at risk of having, post natal depression. Sign up now to join the next course.
Learn more about this class in our post HERE
Movement Classes
Boy Blue Dance Lessons
This award winning UK hip-hop dance company is offering kids the chance to learn some moves. Boy Blue Kids After School Dance Club on Tuesdays is a fun and active session for primary school age children to groove, dance and be creative. Older kids get their chance to get down in the Youth Open Class (11-16yrs) on Tuesdays. Note they are also teaching online adult classes, if you want to get up and shake off the home-school drama.
Online HERE
West London Performing Arts
West London Performing Arts Academy Charity helps students of all ages overcome their shyness whilst working on confidence building and self-esteem. The charity offers acting, singing and dance classes with industry professionals for ALL children and young people. Online performing arts classes are available for children and young people with SEND.
Online HERE
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ZooNation Dance on Demand
In response to these challenging times for the live arts sector, dance company ZooNation are working with some incredible ZooNation artists to offer a free series of high energy dance classes to take part in at home. These weekly sessions are an ideal opportunity for you to learn something new and improve your Hip Hop moves. Led by our brilliant team of professional artists, each class will explore different techniques that inspire ZooNation’s signature style.
Online HERE
Greenwich Dance Classes
Greenwich Dance offers several movement classes for little ones online. Family Class (3‑5yrs) encourages families to explore and learn together through movement, singing, drawing, storytelling and making. Parents and Babies (0‑3yrs) class uses creative play, multisensory activities, nurturing parent-child partner exercises, everyday objects found in the home and music from around the globe. The class has a relaxed format that opens with welcoming everyone and awakening the body and imagination, building towards more energetic movement through creative activities then closes with quiet imagery-based relaxation. Hip Hop (5‑7yrs) is a high energy lesson where you will work through Hip-Hop foundations and grooves and learn new fun routines.
Online HERE
Dance Mums
Finally… one just for the mums. A free 15-minute daily 80s & 90s style fitness dance class. Go back in time to an era of better tunes, sweet spandex, big hair and hip gyrations. Cut loose before the day descends into a homeschool stress-fest. And then dance around the house throughout the day anyway.
Online HERE
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