Boppin’ Babies at the PCYC at 90 Klumpp Rd, Upper Mt Gravatt, has opened enrolment for its first term which will run from the 22nd of January to 29th of March. The weekly music groups are open for children of all ages, babies and toddlers, even pre-prep and kindies.
Boppin’ Babies focuses on enhancing children’s engagement in music to help them grow happy and confident. The place employs a program, designed by a registered music therapist that nurtures, develops, and fosters a love of music among children.
The sessions are held once a week. For each of the sittings, children are made to enjoy live music where music therapists and early childhood experts sing and play the guitar. According to Boppin’ Music, there are various researches that support the use of live music when teaching young kids as compared to just making them listen to recorded material.
Parents who are unsure about committing themselves to the programs being offered at Boppin’ Babies have the option to attend a trial session. A trial session lasts for 45 minutes and they can experience the classes and observed teachers in action.
Boppin’ Babies aims to develop the following skills among children:
- sensory integration
- self-regulation
- social skill development
- creativity and emotional expression
- speech and language skills
- gross and fine motor coordination, and confidence to move
- cognitive concepts and learning
- musical development
Boppin’ Babies is founded by Vicky Abad who has extensive experience in paediatric and music therapy. She has written the book “The Economic of Therapy” and is currently the president-elect of the Australian Music Therapy Association. Ms Abad’s first students for the first ever session of Boppin Babies’ in 2007 were her own daughter and her friends’ children.
