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Welcome to our new website for First Singing, the preschool singing classes run by All Together Now choirs. You are welcome to come along as a casual member, to see if these classes suit you and your child. Call Kate on 0204 057 4854 if you have any questions!
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Singing with your child is best musical foundation you can give them! Even if you lack confidence, singing little songs and playing singing games with your child is more important to their musical development than the most beautiful recorded music.
Composer Zoltán Kodály (1882-1967) believed that children have an instinctive love of singing, and that children use music naturally to express their emotions and process their experiences. He developed the Kodály Method, a philosophy of music education based on singing traditional children's songs and folk music, on which our classes are based.
Maria is a trained primary school teacher, and a passionate and experienced music educator. She helped to establish the Kiwileles programme, creating music for thousands of New Zealand children since 2007. She is also trained in the Kodály Method, and holds an Australian Kodály Certificate (Early Childhood).
Our classes provide a repertoire of children's songs, rhymes, and games for you and your child, and build your confidence to explore this important first musical step with your child.
To find out more, and register, click the button below:
Classes for 2025: now in ellerslie and grey lynn!
We are excited to announce that we are adding a class in Ellerslie on Thursday mornings, from 20 February!
Our Grey Lynn classes will start again on Tuesday 4 February. We'd love to see you there!
Did you know that membership includes access to recordings of the songs we learn in class? You can listen on your phone by using our App, or by logging into the members' area of this website.
Singing with our little ones, whether we consider ourselves to be 'singers' or not, is the best thing we can do for their musical development. So we want to make it easy for you - you can join in with us during class, or you can listen during class and sing along with your child at home.
SINGING IS FOR GROWN-UPS TOO!
First Singing is part of our group of unauditioned community choirs, All Together Now. You can find out about the parent organisation on our website, here.
Want to do some singing too?
You don't need to be singer to bring your child to our classes! You can join in with us as much or as little as you wish. But we believe that singing is a skill that almost everyone can learn. It's easier when you're a child, so good on you for giving the small person in your life that opportunity!
But maybe you'll feel inspired to give singing a go too...our all-comers' choirs for grown-ups might be just the thing!
All Together Now currently has 6 choirs (including two especially for beginners) in Auckland, plus one in Taupō. Come and give it a go!
