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Piccolo is nominated in the 'What's On For Little Ones' National Awards 2010

We're up for awards in the 'Best Local Activity for the Under 5s' and 'Most Outstanding Activity Leaders for the Under 5s' categories. We'd love to win in our birthday year!! Please vote for us here - it only takes a moment and your vote will be much appreciated by Anna and Abi.
The awards organisers say they are designed "to recognise the companies, groups and individuals that bring fun, laughter and excitment into your children's lives. So if you feel the club, class, group or activity you go to is exceptional please vote."
So please VOTE FOR PICCOLO!

Boogle Oogle Oogle CD out soon! Expected release date 20th March

At last our new songs are soon to be available, including Clickety Clack, the Boogle Oogle, Making Shapes and The Raspberry Song. For full details see our shop. Both pre-school and primary aged children will appreciate these lively and original songs. Adults can't help but join in and enjoy learning simple harmonies with their children. Sung by Anna and Abi, with some fun new arrangements including special guests Pauline Brandon on the fiddle and Tony Davis on piano.Have a listen here.

Interested in working with Piccolo? Live on Tyneside or nearby?

We are always on the look out for people who are keen to work with us in leading sessions for babies and young children or in local schools, especially if you play guitar! If you are keen to get involved in Piccolo, do get in touch by e mailing us or giving us a ring on 0191 2528765. You may not know that all of our Piccolo team started out as mums coming to Piccolo with their children!

Piccolo 10th Birthday Party Show: " Shake Rattle and Sing!" at Northern Stage 2, Newcastle 20th March 2010

Make sure you get your tickets, on sale NOW at the box office or from Piccolo - we're celebrating in style! Click here to buy through the theatre, or ring them on 0191 2305151 or see us at Piccolo where we can sell you tickets - no price difference.

The show is aimed at 1-4 year olds but younger and older children will enjoy the fun too - not to mention Granny and Grandpa! With songs from our Gold Award winning CD, this is a fun filled sing-a-long with Piccolo Music to celebrate Piccolo's 10th Birthday. Lots of singing, dancing, puppets and an opportunity to play in the band.

Times of each show 1:15pm and 3:30pm (Running time: 75 minutes)

Tickets: Adults: £7 Over 60s: £5 Babies/Children: £5

Babies will be charged at the same price as that of a child ticket. You can bring percussion instruments to play - no wind instruments, guitars or ukuleles please! These need to be kept to one side until the 'band' section of the show, where we will also provide instruments if required.

There will be a Piccolo stall with percussion instruments and CDs on sale.

Piccolo's Dance Baby Sing CD reaches Mother and baby Awards Final!

2009 Award Finalists,
Best Baby Toy
6-12mths

In the Best Baby Toy - 6-12 months category for the 2009 awards, and after rigorous testing, Piccolo made it to the final 8 entrants. Mother and Baby said "A record number of entries received this year means that making it onto the final awards shortlist is a much greater achievement than ever before as competition has been inevitably fierce!"

The finalists were:
Piccolomusic.co.uk Dance Baby Sing: Tickly Songs for Giggly Babies
Chicco Baby Steps Activity Walker
Evolution PR Fabric Ball Miniland
LeapFrog Learn & Groove Learning LeapFrog Scout My Puppy Pal
Marks & Spencers My First Magic Mirror Laptop
Nuby Twisty Bugz
Tiny Love Musical Nature Stroll

Centre for Life Early Years Day May 4th

Several more dates have been arranged, for under fives to enjoy the Centre for Life. See our calendar for details - the next one is a GROWING theme - don't miss May 4th 2010!

You can now buy our CDs at Life's gift shop too.

Piccolo picks up GOLD award!

We are thrilled to say Piccolo has won an award for the Shake Rattle and Sing CD! On 18th September Abi and Anna travelled to Manchester to the Practical pre-school Magazine awards ceremony to collect a GOLD award for their CD.
Testers (parents and pre-school settings) said the CD was " Terrific value for money...lots of good variations on traditional songs and rhymes...there were many requests for 'Sleepy Head'..would be lovely in small groups or for use in the home."
It's fantastic that our music for young children is recognised as being great quality, good fun and value for money.

To order this award winning CD visit our shop, you can listen on-line and order with FREE p+p, deliveries normally take just a few days.

We asked people "Why do you come to Piccolo?" and they said this:

Friendly setting, lovely traditional and modern music, leaders who are naturals with children - will be sad to stop after 6 years of Piccolo!
Warm friendly atmosphere, Great bonding time with children
Enjoy the live music, good variation of songs, very friendly to newcomers
Like flexibility of not having to commit every week, always made to feel very welcome, like the fact it's live music - better than a CD like in other classes.
Brilliant -we've hardly missed a session in over three years
It's an amazing class - worth all your hard work on Thursdays
No matter how little sleep I've had it always perks us up to have a sing
A hot drink brought to you; live music and instruments, meeting friends.
Lovely songs, well organised and fun. Very GOOD QUALITY!
However stressful the morning has been we always leave Piccolo smiling

Piccolo birthday parties and nursery visits -NEW!

We are finally in a position to be able to offer Piccolo birthday parties and visits to nurseries, with the help of members of our Piccolo team of amazing leaders. Read about Abigail's Parties here and about nursery visits here.

Piccolo is 10 years old next Spring! Come and join in a reunion sing...

We have been singing 'Hello Hello Hello, it's Piccolo!' for 10 years next March, and have sung with literally 1000's of children and their families. Are you one of them? If you want to join us for a huge re-union sing e mail us or ring 0191 2528765 and we'll make sure you get the details of date, time and place. If you know anyone else who used to come to Piccolo or still comes and would like to help us to celebrate, please tell them to get in touch. Also our Piccolo Show at Northern Stage Studio 2, on Saturday 20th March 2010 - watch this space!

Birthday Winner January 2010

Happy Birthday to Zak Hargreaves who was two in January, winner of our Birthday CD draw. To enter your child's name, e mail us with your child's name, date of birth and address and we'll add them to the birthday draw until they are five years old!

Online CD Orders: Shopping the easy way - Free delivery!

You can now pay for CD orders online using PayPal. See our CDs page for details of all products including 'Gift Wrap and Send' - an easy way to sort out gifts for Christmas, birthdays and new babies. You order your CDs or book, and we wrap them and post them with a card, showing your message to your friend or relative. Easy Peasy! Our CDs are always available to buy at sessions at a specially discounted price of £7.99 each, by cash or cheque.

Last updated: 9 March, 2010
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