18 Lawrance Road St Albans United Kingdom AL3 6EA
07933153054
Forces Exclusive Discount:
Pay sibling rate for any child attending the class
There are many reasons for using music and rhymes with young children. Firstly and most importantly, children and adults enjoy it enormously. If we need more justification than that, it provides excellent speech practice and voice control.
Although many rhymes and songs are simple in content, they increase vocabulary. The repeated pattern and sequence of words and rhythm are good memory exercises. Some children who sit quietly through a session may seem to participate little but will go home and sing the songs that they didn’t appear to know in the group. Everyone can join in at their own level and pace, whether it is just listening, clapping hands or doing simple activities. The sessions are led by professional actors and singers.
What happens at Tick Tock?
We sit in a circle, children placed in front of their carers. We start by greeting each child individually in “The Tick Tock Song”. We then welcome new friends and say hello to everyone with “How Do You Do?” When we feel settled we start the session. To keyboard and percussion accompaniment we sing a selection of nursery rhymes and songs old and new, with a different programme each week. We encourage the children to participate with appropriate actions.
There are a variety of visual aids, numbers, colours etc. We then stand up and sing songs that require some movement. Then each child is given a percussion instrument to play in time to the music, with the help of its carer. Each session lasts about 45 minutes; we finish with biscuits.
We hope to develop your child’s imagination, encourage number and letter recognition, pre-reading skills, as well as having lots of fun. We would like mums, dads, nannies and grannies to sing along and encourage their children to join in.
Tick Tock Times and Places
Monday
9.30 – 10.30 St Stephen Parish Centre
Station Rd Bricket Wood
AL2 3PJ
(next to The Gate pub)
Wednesday
9.45 – 10.45 Thunder Base (Scout Hut) Oak Yard Chène Drive
AL3 5QP
(Past Oaktree Manor Residential Care Home)
Thursday
9.45 – 10.45
St Michael's Church Hall
St Michael's Street,
AL3 4SL
Fees
One child: £6.00
Siblings: £3.50
Siblings aged 6 months to 1 year: £2.00
Twins under 1 year £7.50
Twins over 1 year £9.00
There is a membership fee of £10.00 for your first year at Tick Tock and a charge of £5.00 for each subsequent year you attend.
If you are new you can pay on the door for the first 2 sessions, thereafter you will be charged in advance
• Fees to be paid in advance on first day of each half term.
• Please check at the end of each term to see how the next term is divided.
• Cheques to be made out to Tick Tock Music
• Fees are non refundable.
There are no reductions for missed session or holidays