About Me...
My name is Carol Holbrow, I am mum to two boys aged 14 and 11, and I run MUSIC with MUMMY classes in South Devon. I am a qualified Early Years Practitioner who takes great satisfaction being involved in children's learning and development, but who also has a passion for music! I grew up surrounded by music and singing as my Grandmother was a piano teacher and my Dad enjoyed playing the piano and singing. From an early age I discovered the great pleasure that you can get from music-making and music has continued to be a big part of my life since then. I played many instruments as a child, including the piano, flute, and various brass instruments as part of a band, but I always made sure that I had a go at any instrument that came my way! Nowadays, I mainly play the piano and am very grateful for my early introduction to music given to me by my family.
I have worked in various early years settings over the past 9 years or so, including a local primary school as a Cover Supervisor which involves taking classes in the absence of the class teacher. As part of this role, I delivered weekly music sessions to the reception class children during the teacher's planning and assessment times. And more recently during 2008/09, I have also been working alongside the Early Year's Advisory Team in Torbay, providing support to local childcare settings and helping to develop their own confidence and skills in their musical provision. However, I prefer working with babies and toddlers directly and getting to know the children's families too. So when I discovered Music with Mummy in 2007, it was the perfect opportunity to mix together my two favourite things of children and music, and now I am so pleased to be opening up the world of music and early learning to the very youngest members of our community in our warm and welcoming, fun and friendly classes.
In addition to my weekly classes, I have also taken regular music sessions for the children of the Beehive Nursery at Tower House School in Paignton. The children have had fun learning lots of new songs, discovering how to play different percussion instruments, and learning about basic musical concepts.
Sending many thanks to all of the children and the staff for such a
great time and I look forward to seeing you all again soon!
NB: I hold a recent enhanced CRB certificate and carry full public liability insurance for my work through the Musician's Union.