If you're looking for a music group for your child you can't go past the Music House for Children at Shepherds Bush.
Their 'Bush Babies - Music and Movement' class is a winner. Nursery rhymes, lots of different instruments, singing, clapping and hey - they don't even mind if your child chews on the maracas... now that's my kind of music class!
I've been taking my daughter since she was 7 months old - we used to go on a Friday morning and were in the little room at the back of the Music House for Children's shop.
But go on any other day and you're in actual Bush Hall itself. It's an old dance hall built at the beginning of the 20th Century and after a turn as a soup kitchen and bingo hall, it's now a concert venue (when you're not in parent mode, try and see an acoustic performance there - it's small and intimate... but this isn't a blog about my previous life as a habitual gig-goer.).
Bush Hall has retained its ornate ceilings and grand chandeliers, which makes me smile when you look at the constrast of what's happening on the floor which is covered in a soft mat, with kids frantically running around, jumping up and down or doing an instrument clap.
Emma, who runs the class (and a co-founder of the company I believe), makes it what it is with her tireless patience (child banging on her piano or trying to strum her guitar? dealt with perfectly) and great variety of songs makes this one not to miss.
Where: 306 - 310 Uxbridge Road, Shepherds Bush.
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Transport: no tubes provide step free access but loads of buses go to Shepherds Bush. If you're coming from afar, get off at Hammersmith Piccadilly or District Line which has lift access and catch a bus up Shepherds Bush Road.
Pram access & parking: Excellent
Baby change: above the Music House for children shop
Cost: £6 - £8 per session. Some sessions must be pre-booked. See website for details.
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