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HOW DO YOU KNOW THAT MONKEY MUSIC IS THE RIGHT PRE-SCHOOL MUSIC CLASS FOR YOU?
Choosing a class for your baby or child is an important decision. At Monkey Music, we take your child on a developmental journey from the age of 12 weeks to 4 years and have lots of fun along the way. The heart of our classes is the music and our love of it. We can’t wait to share this with you and your child! Here’s some information about our classes and why at Monkey Music, we are the experts in our field.
Monkey Music Leatherhead and Dorking have been providing award winning pre-school music classes in the local area since 2012. The curriculum has over 500 original songs all tailored to your child’s stage of development. Each week our classes include these original songs, plus well known children’s classics which are sung live by our teachers. We use actions, real instruments (not toys) and colourful props to focus on three main areas of your child’s development - their Social, Language and Physical skills.

The Principals of Monkey Music Leatherhead and Dorking are Emma Playle and Clare Fulthorpe.

Emma trained in Musical Theatre at Laine Theatre Arts in Epsom. She is a professional singer and plays the piano. Babies are mesmerised by her beautiful voice! Emma is passionate about music and its benefits to young children and creatively brings the curriculum to life. After attending the full Monkey Music curriculum with her daughter, Emma knew she wanted to bring these classes to children in the local area.  

Clare has a background in business and has always been musical - singing in choirs and at weddings and is a is a talented organist. Clare spent some years teaching music to disadvantaged children overseas.
After attending Monkey Music with her children, Clare became fascinated in the child development side of the curriculum. She loves how music is used as the vehicle to help very young children unleash huge potential. 

Emma and Clare enjoy creating new experiences for the children whilst providing a professional and efficient experience for the grown ups!

OUR VENUES 
Our award winning music classes are held 5 days a week in local venues including Bockett’s Farm Park - one of the South East’s most popular attractions, Epsom and Ashtead. 

BABIES ARE BORN TO LOVE MUSIC
Did you know that the ear is the first organ to develop fully in the womb, enabling babies to take comfort in the music of their mother’s voice at just 17 weeks? 
Babies and toddlers are captivated by magical sounds around them, tracking sounds with their ears and eyes. The pulse of the music mirrors the mother's heartbeat in the womb and children love feeling the rhythm and creating their own sounds with our hand held instruments. These also help co-ordination, motor skills and understanding cause and effect. Studies have proven that young children exposed to music classes at an early age go on to do better in English, Math and Languages - as understanding and predicting rhythms and patterns are the key to future learning! Music influences all areas of development “ social, emotional, intellectual, motor, language and the overall learning processes. Early childhood development experts, psychologists & neuroscientists have stated that music not only offers a joyful learning experience, but it also helps brain cells to make the connections required for every kind of intelligence. It nurtures a child’s imagination and creativity.
“Music rightly is the best mind trainer. The power of music goes beyond what words can explain” - Dr Charles Eliot from Harvard University

MONKEY MUSIC AND YOUR FAMILY
Our weekly classes build the powerful bond between the parent and child and are designed to encourage positive communication between them, as well as nurture a lifetime love of music. Parents are encouraged to join in with little ones - ensuring maximum development for your child whilst taking part together.

TAUGHT BY PROFESSIONALS
Our teachers are fun, passionate and hugely inspiring. They have musical experience and a lovely singing voice! They've undergone intense training and have a good knowledge of the curriculum and how it benefits child development.  Most importantly, they have a brilliant rapport with the children and care passionately about each individual child’s growth and development. They are Paediatric First Aid trained and fully CRB checked. 

We assure you there is no better choice for your child's first music class.