Franchise Opportunities

As a trained classical musician and having taught music to very young children, Angie was aware, long before becoming a mum, of the benefits of introducing babies to music from a very young age. Angie says...

“16 years ago, I wanted to create something special for my first baby - a musical experience that would nurture her natural love of music and shared by both of us. I had loved music all my life and had trained as an oboist and pianist at The Guildhall School Of Music And Drama. It was whilst I was Head Of Music at a London Prep School that I developed a real passion for teaching very young children. I began experimenting with my own ideas for teaching music to the children in the nursery and crèche.

Those early ideas form the basis of the Monkey Music curricula which today is taught to over 10,000 children every week. I am now fortunate to have five children, each of whom has been responsible for different aspects of how the curriculum has grown and developed over the years.

By 1998, just five years after I had left my teaching job and started Monkey Music classes in South London, the demand for Monkey Music had grown at such a rate that the natural progression was to franchise the company.

Since franchising the company, many thousands of families across the country have experienced Monkey Music at local venues. Monkey Music has gone from strength to strength and is recognised nationally as the premium brand in the pre-school music sector."

Monkey Music are delighted to announce that they have been short listed as finalists in the BFA and HSBC Franchisor Awards 2010.

'These awards provide the platform for businesses to truly shine and demonstrate that they are leading the way in franchising best practice. These awards are the industry's widest recognised and most powerful stage to celebrate excellence and inspire the next generation of franchisors and franchisees'. Brian Smart, Director General, BFA.

Awards entries were collated from across the UK before these national finalists were chosen. Showing professionalism, excellent business acumen and an outstanding approach to ethical franchising, these businesses will now have to present to a judging panel which includes BFA President, Sir Bernard Ingham, on the 30th April 2010.

The winners of the awards will be announced at the Awards Gala Dinner being held on the 2nd June 2010 in Nottingham.

In February 2005 Monkey Music was nominated as a finalist in the prestigious Franchisor of the Year Awards. We were subsequently incredibly proud to be crowned the 'Express Newspapers Brand Builder of the Year' at the awards ceremony in May 2005, thereby establishing Monkey Music as the brand leader at the forefront of providing music classes for pre-school children across the UK.

In July 2010 Monkey Music won the 'Best National Pre-Schooler Development Activity' award in the prestigious What's on 4 Little Ones awards 2010.

The WO4LO'S awards recognise the very best children's activities held across the UK. Winners are voted for by parents and carers across sthe UK.

Jaynes Harris, who is principal of Monkey Music Chelsea and Westminster, also reached the finals of the same competition for Most Outstanding Activity Leader.

Five other Monkey Music franchisees were also nominated for Most Outstanding Activity Leader.

Monkey Music won the 'Best Toddler Development' award in the same awards in 2008.

“So that we can meet demand for our classes we continue to expand our existing franchise network across the UK and Ireland. If you would relish the challenge of running your own business at the same time as being fun and creative then we look forward to hearing from you. How...?"

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