Why we love to Drum with REAL drums! 🥁🔊
To adults, it might just sound like a lot of noise. But to a baby and toddler’s brain, hitting a drum is a massive sensory and physical workout! With a REAL drum listen to all the different sounds we can make with one instrument.
Every time they strike that drum, they are:
✨ Learning cause and effect (Big hit = big sound!)
✨ Building bilateral coordination (getting both sides of the brain talking)
✨ Internalizing a steady beat, which is a secret superpower for early language and reading skills
In our classes our real percussion drums are the hero of our Time to Play session. We explore the many ways to play, and the many ways to have fun with a drum!
Does your little one love the drum?
Monkey Music Baldock, Hitchin, Welwyn and Biggleswade
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15/06/2026
✨ Brand new music event for Parents & Newborns! 🎶
Beautiful Noise is a special event for parents and their newborn babies (under 16 weeks old) launching on 17th July in Hitchin at 1pm.
Enjoy precious bonding time with your baby as you make music together, meet other new parents, and share the experience in a relaxed, welcoming setting. 💕 We will explore how babies use sound to make sense of the world around them and the class also give lots of ideas and activities that you can also enjoy at home with the Beautiful Noise watch at home video – made available to all attendees. 🏡 A perfect mix of music, bonding, and a little well-earned relaxation!
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08/06/2026
Thank you so much for coming to see us on Saturday! 🩷🎶 We had a great time singing and dancing with you all, in the sunshine and the rain! Monkey loved meeting you all. See you in class this week 👏
05/06/2026
Are you ready for it tomorrow? Big Monkey appearance and sing along 11am and 2pm near visit Hitchin shop 👏
🥳 This Saturday is Churchyard Day in Hitchin! 🥳
Free Family-Friendly Event celebrating the businesses of Churchyard.
Come down to see...
🎶 Hitchin Rock Choir
🦙 The Corn Hill Alpacas
⛪️ Tours of the Church
🎉 Children’s Entertainment
🗡️ Swords of Penda – Children of Loki historical re-enactment
🍔 Food & Drink
🐵 Monkey Music Hitchin
🪟 Shop Window Trail
🎨 Face Painter
& More
See you there!
🔗 https://www.mumsguideto.co.uk/hitchin/event.php?event=Churchyard-Day&eventid=8006
05/06/2026
If you want to get your hands on your own Monkey, but don't want the delivery charge, I'll have Monkeys to buy with me tomorrow (Saturday) in Hitchin at Churchyard Day - come down and find me near the Visit Hitchin shop to take some of that magic that Monkey brings home with you ✨💕
19/05/2026
Coming soon… 🚨 We are excited to celebrate Churchyard Day again with you all this year on Saturday 4th June! 🎉
Big Monkey will be making a special appearance to meet you all at 11am and 2pm outside The Visit Hitchin Shop. We’ll be having a little sing-a-long for about 15 mins, and Big Monkey is more than happy to stay for a high five, or a photo.
I will also be there from 10am-4pm, where you can come say hi for some Monkey colouring in, stickers, and you’ll be able to purchase your very own Monkey and a selection of our real percussion instruments. 🎶
Small clicks, big milestones! It’s more than just making music—it’s a masterclass in coordination 🧠
Here's why I love using them in our sessions:
✨ It grows with you: from the flat grip, to the pincer grip, to the single finger grip – this instrument is perfect for any age, even teeny tiny hands 💗
✨ Precision Grip: Mastering that clicking motion builds the essential hand strength and dexterity needed for important life skills like holding cutlery 🍴 or grabbing a crayon to draw! 🖍️
✨ Hand-Eye Coordination: It takes a lot of focus to aim and click! This practice helps sync up what their eyes see with what their hands do.
✨ Cause & Effect: Every click provides instant feedback, teaching your little one that they have the power to make things happen! 💥
✨ Rhythm & Language: Finding the beat helps babies process sounds, which is a secret weapon for early language development. 🗣️
It’s amazing how much growth happens in one little "click." Come join the fun and see those skills in action! 🎶
14/05/2026
One question I get asked a lot… “should we buy wooden or plastic maracas…” for me there is one clear winner, plastic!
Plastic maracas stay true to the real percussion instrument. This is because a plastic maraca creates a louder, crisper and clearer sound, which is much more exciting and impactful for your little ones ears and their brain.
Wooden ones, may look nicer in the house, but IMHO the thick wood muffles the sound of the maraca, making it quieter and harder to hear, they are also heavier which make them harder to shake for smaller babies. Plastic maracas are normally also cheaper! Win Win!
If you like wood, I love this for you! Try out some wood tone percussion instruments that are also great for your little ones: claves, wood blocks, guiros – come to class and try them out!
PS. If you love you the ones we use at Monkey Music you can buy them on the Monkey Music website. Or from Chamberlaine Music ✌️
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