Welwyn Garden City

Louise Ray 01438 820981

email: louise.ray@musictrain.co.uk

Louise has been teaching pre-school music with the Music Train since 1999. She trained and worked initially as an actress, during which time she gained a London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art Teaching Diploma. Subsequently she produced radio and television commercials for a London Advertising Agency before taking a break to bring up her two children. Louise has taught Music Train classes for the past eleven years and has also obtained a Montessori Teaching Diploma. She also sings with The Welwyn Garden City Chorus.

Music definitely runs in the family as her 14 year old daughter is a Chorister at Lincoln Cathedral and has passed her grade 5 violin and grade two piano examinations with merit and her grade 5 singing examination with distinction. Her 18 year old son has recently won a place to study at St. John's College Cambridge where he will be a choral scholar. During his time as a music scholar at Stowe School he passed his grade 8 examinations in singing, french horn and piano and grade 6 organ all with distinction.

Spring Term 2012 Classes

TERM DATES: Monday 9th January - Saturday 31st March with a half term w/c 13th February 2012.

Jan - Feb 2012: General Topic - Nursery Rhymes Advanced Topic - Chime bars
Feb - Mar 2012: General Topic - Teddies Advanced Topic - Keyboards

Families joining our classes for the very first time are invited to try a single session before deciding whether or not they wish to sign up for the rest of the term. If you do wish to join for the term, an additional £6 registration fee is charged for families that have never previously attended. This is only ever charged once per family and future siblings do not need to pay a registration fee. The fee covers the cost of the welcome pack consisting of a welcome booklet and one child's T-shirt. Additional T-shirts can be purchased for £4.

Cancelled classes

We regret that if classes have to be cancelled due to force majeure such as snow, or on specific medical advice because of the risk posed by swine flu, they cannot be refunded.

Location

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Classes are held at The Backhouse Rooms, Handside Lane, AL8 6SZ. You will need to look for an old timber building (approximately 300 years old) with a car park enclosed by a flint wall. It is on the same side of Handside Lane as the turning for Applecroft Road. (The opposite side to The Barn Theatre and just slightly further South). There is a designated car park and free road side parking.