Mini Maestros

09/10/2026

For little people, wellbeing can begin with some very simple things. 💛
Feeling safe.
Feeling connected.
Feeling heard.
Knowing their grown-up is there.
On World Mental Health Day, we’re celebrating one of the beautiful things music gives families: another way to connect.
Children don't always have the words for what they're feeling.
But they can move.
They can sing.
They can make noise.
They can slow down.
They can cuddle while you sing a familiar song. 🎶
And sometimes those small shared moments are exactly what a little person needs.
So today, perhaps forget about singing beautifully.
Choose a song your child loves, sit together and just be in the music with them. 💛

09/10/2026

Term 4, Week 1 Milestones
Term 4 has only just begun… and look what we’re already working on! 🌱🎶
This week, each age group has its own developmental focus:
💛 0s — Watching and learning from peers
💙 1s — Building confidence
💚 2s — Identifying and responding to pitch: high, middle and low
🩷 3s — Responding to dynamics
💜 4s — Notating rhythms
From a baby beginning to notice and learn from the other children around them, to a four-year-old starting to write down rhythms — there’s an incredible amount of growth across the Mini Maestros journey. 🥹
And this is just Week 1.
Over the next ten weeks, we’ll keep building on these skills through singing, movement, instruments, listening, play and plenty of repetition.
Welcome to a whole new term of Music. Movement. Milestones. 💛

06/10/2026

There’s a BIG difference between simply hearing music and getting involved in it. 🎶
When little ones sing, clap, tap, move and play along, they’re combining listening with movement, attention and participation.
In other words…
Don’t just press play. PLAY! 👏🥁💃
Sing badly. Dance enthusiastically. Grab the wooden spoons.
Your little Maestro won't mind. 😉

06/10/2026

Sometimes it’s the little moments that say it best. 💛
A hand reaching for an instrument.
A familiar song.
A dance together.
A smile across the room. 🎶
We loved this little glimpse of Loli and her little one enjoying Michelle’s Mini Maestros class in Altona North.
Because while our children are busy learning through music, parents get something pretty special too — time to stop everything else and simply play, connect and be together.
Thank you Loli for sharing your Mini Maestros moments with us, in collaboration with Mini Maestros. 💛

04/10/2026

And we’re back… welcome to TERM 4! 💛
There’s something extra special about this one because it’s officially Concert Term! 🎤✨
Over the coming weeks, our little Maestros will keep singing, moving, playing, listening and learning — while gradually getting ready to share some of what they’ve learnt at our end-of-year concerts.
For some children, the concert will mean singing and playing with gusto. For others, simply getting up there with their class will be an achievement worth celebrating.
It’s not about perfection.
It’s about participation, confidence, community and that wonderful feeling of “I did it!” 🌟
Teachers, families and little Maestros — here we go!
Welcome to Term 4. 🎶

03/10/2026

World Animal Day 🐘🐦🐒
What would an elephant sound like if it joined an orchestra? 🐘🎶
It’s World Animal Day, so today we’re turning the whole family into an animal orchestra!
🐾 Pick an animal
🎵 Make its sound
💃 Add a movement
🤔 Everyone else has to guess what you are!
Can you stomp like an elephant?
Hop like a kangaroo?
Flutter like a butterfly?
Or squawk like a very noisy parrot? 😂
Then let your little Maestro choose the next animal and lead the game.
No instruments required — just bodies, voices and plenty of imagination. 💛
What animal would your little one choose first?

02/10/2026

🎶 UNIQUE INSTRUMENTS | #1 of 6
It looks a little like a flying saucer… 🛸
But this unusual instrument makes the most beautiful sound.
Meet the handpan.
Played with the hands and fingers, its different areas produce different notes, creating soft, resonant sounds that can almost feel like several instruments at once.
👂 Listening challenge:
Can your little one hear when the notes sound higher or lower?
Over the next weeks, we’re travelling beyond our usual Mini Maestros instruments to discover some wonderful sounds from around the world.
Have you ever heard a handpan being played? 🎶

30/09/2026

Happy International Music Day! 🎶🌏
Today is a lovely reminder that music doesn’t need to be saved for music class.
It can be part of the everyday.
The song that gets everyone moving in the morning.
The silly one you sing in the car.
The familiar tune that helps a little body slow down at bedtime. 💛
So today, we have a Mini Maestros challenge for you:
🎵 Create your family's 3-Song Daily Toolkit
1️⃣ WAKE UP — one song to start the day
2️⃣ MOVE — one song for dancing, playing or getting out the door
3️⃣ WIND DOWN — one song for cuddles, quiet time or bed
Three songs. Three little rituals. Plenty of opportunities for connection.
What would make your family's three-song list? 👇

30/09/2026

Sometimes the biggest change isn’t musical at all. 🌱
✨ Wednesday Wonderful Words ✨
“My daughter showed a noticeable improvement from the first session to the last. Her confidence, especially when interacting in class, increased significantly. We’re really happy with the progress.”
— Soraya Sodeifi
We love hearing about the notes, rhythms and songs children learn.
But hearing that a child is becoming more comfortable, more confident and more willing to interact?
That’s music to our ears. 💛🎶
Thank you, Soraya, for sharing your experience of Judy’s classes.

29/09/2026

🐝✨
Music gives the brain quite the workout!
When little ones sing, listen, move and play instruments, they’re engaging multiple skills at the same time — listening, movement, memory, language, attention and more. 🧠🎶
So while your child might think they’re simply shaking an instrument and dancing to a favourite song…
their busy little brain is doing much more.
That’s the magic of learning through music and movement. 💛

26/06/2022

Mini Maestros are doing a special holiday session collaboration with House of Emmerson - Canterbury. Details below. 💕🐝🎶

26/05/2020

The local playgrounds have re-opened in the Yarra council district! Remember to encourage children to wash their hands after playing, but get out there and enjoy this sunshine 😎

To help slow the spread of coronavirus in our community, we have made several changes to our services, events and programs for the foreseeable future.

20/05/2020

You may have noticed our Mini Maestros teachers love using puppets to illustrate songs and promote interaction, especially with more reserved or distracted children. Try it at home! Often kids will be more willing to listen when Teddy says it’s time to clean up, or will brush their teeth because Dolly does it first.

14/05/2020

Chop chop, choppity chop! Have you been finding more time to cook with your kids? Or that they are buzzing around the kitchen while you are trying to make dinner? Using a rhyme or song can really help to keep little ones engaged. Try making some Vegie Soup or Fruit Salad and get the whole family involved!

12/05/2020

With lockdown restrictions easing very very slowly, it looks like we’ll be online for a while yet! Have you been enjoying our online classes? They are presented by some of our best teachers. Don’t forget you can access our online classes more than once, and if you haven’t enrolled for this term, you can try a free class on us! Just follow this link for a free class https://bit.ly/357zxI1 (and feel free to share with your friends!)

08/05/2020

Keep on dancing everyone! Dancing is not only great for keeping warm, it also benefits your respiratory and cardiovascular systems, and increases endorphins to make for some very happy and healthy Mini Maestros!

Old graphics baby dancing to a clip of a song.

07/05/2020

Hope everyone is enjoying the autumn sunshine and listening to some great music while you do!

05/05/2020

Wondering how to create your own instruments at home? Use jars, wooden spoons, chopsticks and saucepans to make fantastic music! Experiment with what you have lying around the house and play with the different sounds you can make. Rice in a plastic box is much quieter (more ‘piano’) than almonds in a glass jar, for example!
What instruments have you invented this week?

12/04/2018

If you live in or near Richmond and would like to learn healthy ways to communicate difficult emotions and move towards a positive approach in your expression of feelings, Soulminded is running a “Pay As You Feel” Family Mindfulness Workshop.

Families are warmly invited to a 1-hour mindfulness workshop for parents with children ages 2-3 years old. Both parents and children will explore emotions together through play-based learning.


SPACE IS LIMITED Please email Lashmi to SIGN UP
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