Children's activities, clubs & classes

Mini Mozart offer fun, interactive music classes for babies & toddlers featuring professional musicians (all music graduates!) playing orchestral instruments and telling a different story or fable each week and WE'RE CURRENTLY OFFERING FREE* PLACES FOR BABIES UP TO 5 MONTHS OLD!

The main difference between Mini Mozart and other music classes is that we only use Live Music and at least 2 superb musicians perform and interact with the children at every class. Parachutes, bubbles, instruments and puppets just add to the musical fun!

The teacher will showcase their musical instrument(s), so once your little one has heard and seen the clarinet, saxophone, or double bass or any other orchestral instrument, they'll get to touch it too whilst being accompanied by the piano.

But that's not all! We use classical music to bring stories to life and each week there's a different one, so we might sing Sleeping Bunnies to a snoozing hare in The Hare & The Tortoise, Wind The Bobbin Up to make The Emperor's New Clothes, listen to Mozart or Chopin whilst trying to catch some bubbles, or shake the parachute to the contrasting movements of Vivaldi's Four Seasons.

So what are the benefits of attending Mini Mozart classes, and what makes them so special for Babies and Toddlers?

It's all LIVE - Babies and Toddlers will start to understand how music is created by watching our musicians, hearing them play and getting to touch the instruments

- It's EDUCATIONAL - Little ones are introduced to the musical concepts of pitch, rhythm, dynamics and tempo through singing, movement and touch. Their listening skills become enhanced - rather than merely hearing, they learn to actively and avidly listen.

- It aides their DEVELOPMENT - Babies and Toddlers start to develop musical expectations through repetition, which, when realised, instil incredible confidence.

- It's FUN for them - Through singing and movement, bubbles and games, parachute and puppets, your orchestral musician and their piano accompanist will create live magical musical moments to captivate your child.

- It's FUN for you - We use music graduates who are able to call on a wealth of musical knowledge when talking about repertoire and keep things interesting for grown-ups too! Parents/carers refresh their memories on hazy nursery rhyme words and tunes, shake the parachute, catch the bubbles, and listen to a different story or fable each week, and take true joy in experiencing the music along with their little one.

Classes run at the The Salvation Army, Leyton Green in Harpenden on Monday mornings (during term time) and at other venues across Herts (including St Albans on Thursdays at Abbey Theatre) throughout the week.

*FREE PLACES FOR BABIES UNDER 5 MONTHS!

We know things are especially tough on new parents because of the cost of all the gubbins that a new baby needs.

So how about we gift you your first 5 months of Mini Mozart free*?

You'll take the first steps in encouraging your little ones musicality, language and social skills, and hopefully meet a few like minded parents along the way to have a coffee with afterwards.

Simply sign up for your nearest available class by popping your postcode into the class finder cloud at minimozart.com and adding code Under5monthsub at the checkout for a *99% discount. (Sorry we couldn't figure out a way to make it 100% - we're far more musical than we are technical)!

The only caveat is please only sign up if your baby is under 5 months old - we'll programme our system to start taking the usual monthly fees after that (although you can cancel before then if you like). Also, please only take a place if you know you're going to come! We cap the numbers in class to maintain the quality of entertainment and education, so can only offer a limited number of free places.

Head over to minimozart.com now to book your free* place!

We also have a limited number of bursary places available - just email [email protected] for more info.