Piccolo Music

Congratulations to Rachel Jeffers

quilley — Fri, 18 May 2012 09:04:38 +0000

winner of our Little Pages competition! She has won 5 sessions, 5 CDs, 5 lovely fingerpuppets and 5 percussion instruments. Keep an eye out for our summer holiday competition, it will appear on Facebook and the website.

Sing yourself a Smile MP3 FREE download!

quilley — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 09:03:51 +0000

Our ever popular song is part of a free resource of 10 songs on the Aspirations for Life website, but for ease, we have put it on our Song Ideas page. Go to the shop and click on the menu tab for Song Ideas on the left. Happy singing!

Summer Term Starts Monday 16th April

quilley — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 11:07:39 +0000

We’re back at Linskill for 9.30 and 10.30 mixed 0-4s sessions, so hope to see you there, or Centre for Life Tuesday, Whitley Bay Wednesday, and Heaton Thursday. It’s a busy week for Piccolo!

Becky from Jesmond e mailed March 2012

quilley — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 10:22:40 +0000

From start to finish it’s absolutely brilliant. Bess is mesmerised by the songs and puppets and it’s nothing short of a joy to see her so engaged.Worth every penny, thank you!”

Becky from Jesmond e mailed March 2012

quilley — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 10:20:33 +0000

Just to say how wonderful your sessions are-perfect combination of music, education, interaction and fun! Not sure who enjoys it more, me or Bess.

Ukulele evening event cancelled

quilley — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 20:15:34 +0000

We have not had enough takers to run the evening workshop in Newcastle next Tuesday 27th march, so this event has been cancelled. If another one is organised it will be advertised on our facebook page, twitter and website!

Win sessions, CDs, puppets and instruments!

quilley — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 07:54:00 +0000

You could win a stash of CDs, finger puppets, percussion instruments and Piccolo session vouchers if you enter our competitionon page 20 of the Spring Edition of The Little Pages (North East), the essential guide for parents of babies and under fives.

Just go to page 20 and answer the 5 questions, then e-mail them to piccolocomp@gmail.com before midnight on 30th April 2012. All answers can be found somewhere on this website!

The winner will be drawn at random from all correct entries received by midnight 30.04.2012, and notified by e mail. Prizes will be posted out within 14 days, by second class post, or made available for collection.

Terms:

Only those entries with all five correct answers received by the closing date will be entered into the draw.

No other prize or cash alternative is possible.

Entrants must be over 16 years of age.

Vouchers must be used by the date stated on them (within 6 months)

Answers to competition questions will be published on this website within one month of the closing date.

No entries accepted from family members of Anna Scantlebury or Abigail Cotton, or relatives of any person who is employed to deliver Piccolo sessions.

Birthday celebrations next week!

quilley — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 11:03:04 +0000

Piccolo is 12 years old on Thursday 8th March, so we’re celebrating at our Heaton sessions, bunting, fancy dress optional, chocs to nibble, and a FREE raffle ticket for your chance (at each session) to win a set of five Piccolo CDs. Hope you can join us!

World Book Day Storytelling competition

quilley — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:57:05 +0000

Please check out our entry, ably assisted by Reception class at Cullercoats primary school, a re-telling, Piccolo Style, of the Three Little Pigs. We wrote this song several years ago, but it never fails to thrill us seeing children join in so brilliantly from the off.

http://www.youtube.com/worldbookday2012#p/f/7/NMimHJTijW4

This is a brief clip as the entry has to be 2 mins long, but the best film in our view is the one of the kids throughout, joining in with gusto, if you check out the linked films you’ll see it there and if you Like it please ‘Like’ it!

Ukulele workshop in a hit at Sage Uk Ltd

quilley — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 14:32:34 +0000

I arranged for Piccolo music to run a session for my team of Trainers on the recommendation of one of the team.I was absolutely blown away by how well Anna and Abi got the team engaged and involved from the start and how much the team enjoyed it. Within an hour and a half people who had never even seen a Uke were all playing something that actually resembled a song. Fantastic

Krayg Hewitt Learning and Development Manager Sage(UK) Ltd

Thoroughly enjoyed the course lots of energy and different ideas to get you on your feet and join in with the movement, singing and obviously playing the ukulele. I thought the course was that good that I even bought a ukulele and I am still playing it now trying to learn more songs.

Adrian Surrey Product Trainer

I really enjoyed the session and would recommend anyone having a go. I have never played the guitar but was still able to learn the chords and play them AND sing at the same time! Really good fun and a lovely thing to do as a team.

Louise Dodd Product Trainer

Mondays now 2 toddler sessions

quilley — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 13:31:00 +0000

Due to higher demand we are opening up the second session on Mondays at Linksill Centre North Shields to all aged children from birth to 4 years, not just babies as before. So please join us for singing fun with your little ones at either 9.30 (coffee beforehand at 9.10) or 10.20 (coffee afterwards at 11am). The second session is likely to be the younger tots so bigger children (over threes) will probably prefer the 9.30 if you can make that one.

Jingle Bells – Simple Chords for Uke or guitar

quilley — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 13:08:06 +0000

Beginner ukulele or guitar players may like to try Jingle Bells over the festive period – here is a helping hand, easy to play, colour coded for instant glory! Happy Christmas everyone, and check out our next uke course beginning 20th February 2012 in North Shields. To book go to our shop

So here is Jingle Bells Simple Ukulele or guitar chords