I’m Ellie, Mummy of two lively boys, and I’ve always loved singing and music. My kids (and lots of kids I know) love grown up music as much as music intended for kids (or often more so!). Most people I know would say their musical tastes were influenced by their parent’s tastes, so I set out to start Hickory Dickory Rock – music classes for babies and toddlers that could provide so much more than just music.
Our music is fundamentally created for the whole family to appreciate and enjoy, not endure. Still nursery rhymes and silly songs, but with a variety of genres, moods, tempos… A bit educational musically, emotionally and otherwise. You can listen to some of our music on bandcamp to get a feel for it!
Baby and toddler music and movement classes are a fun way to introduce little ones to music and its variety. On top of that they can help to develop little ones’ motor skills, social skills, language and communication, imagination, memory, coordination and more. My boys learnt to clap and wave during classes. I believe attending music classes also gave them a desire to explore music and confidently make up their own songs. Plus your social skills get an outing too!
At Hickory Dickory Rock, the classes vary every week in theme and content, but with the right balance of familiarity. The little ones always have a wide range of instruments and props to play with, alongside lots of sensory exploration and a touch of signing and actions. Grown ups get to join in too (which the kids love to see!) with lots of opportunity to dance around, sign, tickle, blow raspberries and make music.
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Our Classes
We have developed two age appropriate music classes: Mini Mice (0-15 months) and Maxi Mice (16 months-4 years). We also have a Mixi class (mixed age).
Childminders & Nurseries
If you are a childminder, or run a preschool/nursery and are interested in music classes that can come to you, you’ve come to the right place!
Rockin’ Parties
Nothing beats a rockin’ Hickory Dickory Rock party – gauranteed fun for everyone!
Hickory Dickory Rock is simply the best. Clever adaptations on traditional nursery rhymes combined with new, very catchy songs. We still sing them now! Such an inclusive group. Ellie goes all out with signing too, along with sensory props. My son suffers with significant speech delay and these classes were a way for him to enjoy communicating in so many new ways. We are absolutely gutted we are now at school so can’t come along anymore!
Katie and W, Truro classes