Do you have a little one with a love of music? Well, you will be delighted to learn that RazzBerry JAMZ is offering weekly ‘ToddlerJAM’ workshops at the Uniting Church Hall in Castlemaine.
‘ToddlerJAM’ is the brainchild of passionate local performer and composer, Emma ‘Razz’ Rasmussen, and aims to foster a love of music and movement in little ones aged 0-5.
Razz has a Bachelor of Music from Melbourne Polytechnic and a Diploma of Public Art from RMIT.
She began her popular ToddlerJAM classes at Footscray Community Arts and on moving to the Castlemaine region was delighted to find a space to host the sessions right here on Wednesdays during school terms from 9.30am-10.15am.
“We explore singing, dancing, percussion, mindfulness and self-expression,” Razz said.
With nearly 15 years of teaching experience and a love of working in early years, Razz packs a tonne of fun into this unique and fresh class, playing diverse and sophisticated tunes.
“I am a passion curator of arts experiences for pre-school and primary school-aged children,” she said.
“I include a range of musical genres in the sessions with everything from pop, punk, rock, country, blue-grass, jazz, drum n’ bass, electro, glitch and post-punk to traditional music from all around the world.
“With a broad range of music, the sessions are fun for both adults and children and everyone can sing, dance and play along.”
Razz said they began with a bit of singing and played some percussion, building to a crescendo with some high-energy dancing and then winding down with a quiet song and a goodbye song to wrap up.
“The sessions are a great way to begin preparing little ones for the kinder and primary school years,” she said.
“Firstly, I aim to expose children to a wide array of music styles and secondly, I aim to provide a great degree of flexibility where children are encouraged to be themselves.”
After the classes families are welcome to stay for a cuppa, a bickie and a chat providing a great opportunity to socialise with other families with young children.
Local mum Bec said her daughter Gemma was loving the classes.
“She has lots of energy and the workshops really help her to channel that. It’s 100 per cent what she needs,” she said.
All families are welcome.
The workshops are $20 child (adults free) with discounts available for siblings.
To book visit razzberryjamz.au
