Extra-curricular activities

Please note that all recommendations for the extra-curricular groups and activities listed under this category are recommended either through personal experience or by others. There has never been any monetary exchange between any recommended businesses on here and the founder of the website. The recommendations are just that. Any new businesses are well researched and then given publicity so that we can do our bit to help support local parents grow their businesses. We are supportive of local enterprise and are always happy to help. Every page on the site operates on the same principles.

The Teacher’s Purpose by Clarinettist, Alba Garcia

Extra-curricular activities, Guest Articles, Private Music Teachers, Teach them

Alba is a clarinettist who graduated from the Royal Academy of Music. As a musician she has performed with some important orchestras such as `Filarmonica del `900` from Teatro Regio di Torino, `Orchestra del Conservatorio G.Verdi di Milano`, `Ensemble del conservatorio G.Verdi di Milano`, Manson Ensemble (Royal Academy of Music), Academy Concert Orchestra, London Mahler Orchestra, […]

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The Secret to Success in Learning Languages by Caroline Nelson, founder of Viva Sing Spanish

Extra-curricular activities, Languages

  Even before birth, infants make no distinction between music, language, singing and speech. In fact at just 10 months they start to tune into the language they hear most. Long before saying the words, they can imitate the rhythm of a language. Once they start to speak, young children can reproduce other languages with perfect pronunciation,

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Why Piano? by Chris Lloyd, pianist and teacher

Extra-curricular activities, Guest Articles, Private Music Teachers, Teach them

Chris Lloyd, recently completed study at the Royal Academy of Music, London, where he graduated with a Master of Music under principal tutor Rustem Hayroudinoff, having completed a Bachelor of Music (1st Class Hons.) at the Elder Conservatorium of Music, Adelaide.  He has performed throughout Australasia, North America and Europe, winning several awards along the

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Caterpillar Music

Extra-curricular activities

Caterpillar Music first started in 2001 in South London. Montessori teacher and mother of two Anita Anand has recently brought it to Huggle in Swiss Cottage. Music classes encourage language, confidence, social interaction and musical skills in a fun and relaxed environment. It has been shown that children benefit greatly from activities in which their

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Welcome video by Director and Founder of Regal Ballet, Ms Therese Schweppe

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Therese Schweppe is a lovely and very qualified ballet teacher based primarily in St John’s Wood. Her classes are for children from the age of 18 months to 14 years. She began her training in Dublin Ireland, where she studied with Dublin Junior Ballet School and later the Collage of Dance where she had vast performance

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