Oh wow! What a start to the year. Class enrolments have been steady and many of our sessions are fully booked out. What does this mean? It means that young families like yours are really choosing to value music as a part of your children's lives. Whether you had the privilege to pick up an […]
Oh wow, how is it 2024? In my head, Covid was just 2 years ago and we are sort of back on track from where things went wonky; homeschooling my kids, flipping my business literally 7 times online, in person, outside (not necessarily in that order) and raising an infant in the mix. So many […]
Young children love music and at Fiddlesticks, so do we! Growing up in a household that embraces listening, creating, singing and dancing freely with music provides so many benefits to a child, creating valuable connections and memories as a family. Music is one of the few activities that use both sides of the brain (logical […]
Did you know there are only 3 primary schools with a functioning music program in Baw Baw Shire? Music, the silverware of the school that gets rolled out for important events and tucked away again with little maintenance for next time. So why don't I teach in a school then? I used to, but I […]
We are half way through the year, can you believe it? Our team once again has enjoyed providing the Fiddlesticks community with music, friendship and fun. Our emphasis this term has been largely on beat and rhythm to help the young children to catch up on some speech development. Language and speech delays are certainly […]
We certainly get by with a little help from our friends! Life is hard, raising children is so full on with no reprieve! It's such a time, we need to be gentle with each other. Everyone is feeling so burnt out and not much in life has gone to plan lately. Dreams of what we […]
It has been a busy month, in March, reviving The Arts in our local community. So many regions have been effected by the pandemic and uncertainty of Covid, with many live performance programs being drawn to a complete stand still for nearly two years! I'm so passionate about community Arts. Why? Because we need it. […]
What a week! How often do we get to a Friday and think, well that didn't all go to plan, but some how we got through?! Parenthood is always messy, never straight forward for anyone! One of my daughters tested positive to Covid last Friday, I'm sorry to have missed you all in class! However, […]
It has been lovely meeting so many new and familiar faces this week. The children have loved our new, revised program which has been so encouraging! Our program embraces Kodaly and Orff methodology which is most perfect for young children. Why? The Kodály approach to teaching music asserts that musical concepts, creativity, and collaboration are best taught […]
Welcome to a new year at Fiddlesticks! We are looking forward to kicking off classes first week of February, first class back is Tuesday 1st. We will be running all the way up until Friday April 8th, which will be our last day of term 1. For those who have signed up recently, a 2022 […]
