Ieva Parramore

Hi, I am Ieva and I am inviting you to the Music with Mummy groups in Stroud and surrounding areas. I am the Mum of four children – two girls and two boys and my older daughter is 22 and youngest one is 8 years old. So, I have a bit of experience with children of all ages :D. My profession is children’s book illustrator, but for many years my passion and hobby has been folk music and I have been singing for more than 20 years.

I am so happy to be invited into the wonderful team of Music with Mummy franchisees and given the opportunity of running Music with Mummy and Jolly Babies classes! My Classes will start September and I am looking forward to getting to know all the little ones and their parents and guardians. See you in September and we will have loads of fun, singing and dancing!

JOLLY BABIES (birth to approx 15 months) We will wave and clap, sing and dance, wiggle and giggle! Simple percussion becomes a favourite, as do the bouncing songs, bubbles and dances. Our small classes offer a wonderful opportunity for baby bonding and making new friends whilst having FUN!

Each session we start with a hello song so we can get to know each other, then we sing a variety of traditional and original action songs, use fun props, play instruments, dance or bounce, have listening time with bubbles and lights, and finish with a lullaby and a goodbye song. It’s half an hour of loveliness!

Each week builds on the previous week so you get to know the songs to sing at home as well!

MUSIC WITH MUMMY classes (approx 16 months to 3 years old), we begin with a hello song where children can continue to develop their social skills, confidence and independence. Each term we focus on key musical concepts such as loud and soft, long and short sounds etc through termly themes such as ‘Toys’, ‘Colours’, ‘Light’, ‘Family’ and we continue to have fun using props, instruments, dancing, action songs and listening time.

We use a mix of traditional and original songs and build on the learning carefully each week so you can both get to know the songs and the learning can continue at home too! We finish each week with a fun goodbye song that everybody loves!