North Herts Music Classes
Andrea Lee
07944 759007
email: andrea.lee@musictrain.co.uk
Andrea founded The Music Train in 1995, and the organisation soon grew to cater for 1000 children a week, operating at that size for many years.
As well as being fun, The Music Train classes are highly educational. Andrea has a Masters Degree specifically in Early Years Music Education and Leadership as well as a PGCE in Kodaly based Early Childhood Music which means our programme is based on solid founations.
In 2024 we were selected to become an official Partner of Hertfordshire County Music Service, providing consultancy and training for their new Early Years Music programme. Andrea has also in the past, trained each of the Music Train teachers and written the current teaching programme.
Andrea is passionate that every child should be given the opportunity to develop their innate musicality to its fullest potential and a number of her pupils, taught over the past thirty years, have gone on to perform in West End shows and start careers in music. Most recently we have trained one of our early pupils to deliver EY music herself as a County Music Teacher.
Parents have said and written many lovely things about our classes over the years but this little quote sums it up, "She makes the class so much fun, and without any effort my boys have gained fantastic music ability which is helping them in so many ways."
SUMMER TERM 2025
TERM DATES: Wednesday 23rd April - Wednesday 23rd July inclusive. The term length is 12 weeks on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays but 11 weeks for Monday classes. Note that there ARE classes on both May Bank Holiday Mondays. (Fees are £9.50 a session for the first child and £4.75 for a sibling aged 6 months +). New families are encouraged to book a single trial session before committing to the term).
| Day | No class | Times | Age Band | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 19th May, 2nd June (11 wk term) | 09:30 | 2 years - rising 5 | Mrs Howard Memorial Hall |
| Mon | 19th May, 2nd June (11 wk term) | 10:30 | 6 - 30 months | Mrs Howard Memorial Hall |
| Tues | 20th May | 10:00 | 2 years - rising 5 | Mrs Howard Memorial Hall |
| Tues | 20th May | 11:00 | 0 - 24 months | Mrs Howard Memorial Hall |
| Wed | 30th April + 11th June | 09:30 | 2 years - rising 5 | Mrs Howard Memorial Hall |
| Wed | 30th April + 11th June | 10:30 | 0 - 24 months | Mrs Howard Memorial Hall |
| Fri | 9th May | 09:30 | 2 years - rising 5 | Mrs Howard Memorial Hall |
| Fri | 9th May | 10:30 | 0 - 24 months | Mrs Howard Memorial Hall |
Topics
Apr - May 2025: General Topic - Colours; Advanced Topic - Note Names
Jun - Jul 2025: General Topic - Numbers; Advanced Topic - The Sounds of Weather
SUMMER HOLIDAYS 2025
28th July - 20th August. You can choose whether to attend for all 4 weeks or just 3, 2 or even 1. (Fees are £9.50 a session, Siblings £6 during the holiday classes)
| Day | Times | Age Band | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 09:15 | 2 years - rising 5 + siblings up to 8 years | Mrs Howard Memorial Hall |
| Mon | 10:30 | All ages | Mrs Howard Memorial Hall |
| Mon | 11:45 | 0 - 12 months only (Nurturing Babies' Musicality Course) | Mrs Howard Memorial Hall |
| Wed | 09:15 | 2 years - rising 5 + siblings up to 8 years | Mrs Howard Memorial Hall |
| Wed | 10:30 | All ages | Mrs Howard Memorial Hall |
Topics
Jul - Aug 2025: General Topic - Dinosaurs; Advanced Topic - Rhythm
AUTUMN TERM 2025
TERM DATES:
Week-day classes run from Monday 8th September - Friday 19th December inclusive. There are no sessions 20th October - 1st November inclusive. The term length is 13 weeks (Fees are £9.50 a session for the first child and £4.75 for a sibling. A Christmas party gift supplement of £6.50 per child is also included in this term's fees).
Saturday classes initially run from 13th September - 18th October. There are no sessions 20th September. Half term lengths are 5 weeks. If the first half term is successful there will be another 5 week half term 8th November - 13th December. No classes 29th November. (Fees are £10.00 a session for the first child and £4.75 for a sibling. A Christmas party gift supplement of £6.50 per child is also included in the second half term's fees).
New families are encouraged to book a single trial session before committing to the term.
| Day | Times | Age Band | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 09:30 | 2.5 years - rising 5 | Mrs Howard Memorial Hall upstairs Underwood Room | |
| Mon | 10:30 | 6 - 30 months | Mrs Howard Memorial Hall upstairs Underwood Room | |
| Tues | 9:30 | 2 years - rising 5 | Mrs Howard Memorial Hall upstairs Underwood Room | |
| Tues | 10:30 | 0 - 24 months | Mrs Howard Memorial Hall upstairs Underwood Room | |
| Wed | 09:30 | 2 years - rising 5 | Mrs Howard Memorial Hall upstairs Underwood Room | |
| Wed | 10:30 | 0 - 24 months | Mrs Howard Memorial Hall upstairs Underwood Room | |
| Fri | 09:30 | 2 years - rising 5 | Mrs Howard Memorial Hall upstairs Underwood Room | |
| Fri | 10:30 | 0 - 24 months | Mrs Howard Memorial Hall upstairs Underwood Room | |
| Sat | 09:20 | 2 years - rising 5 | Mrs Howard Memorial Hall The Main Hall | |
| Sat | 10:20 | 0 - 24 months | Mrs Howard Memorial Hall The Main Hall | |
Topics
Sep - Oct 2025: General Topic - Sea; Advanced Topic - World Instruments
Nov - Dec 2025: General Topic - Animals; Advanced Topic - The Carnival of the Animals
Cancelled classes
We regret that if classes have to be cancelled due to force majeure such as snow, or on specific medical advice, they cannot be refunded.
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