News

• NEW! Monday classes at Prahran!

  We are excited to announce that we are starting Monday classes at our Prahran venue in Term 4!10:10am 1-2 year olds10:50am 2-3 year olds11:40am 6… read more

• Meeting The Head Office Team - Bruce Fethers - Co-owner & Managing Director

  Bruce Fethers is Mini Maestros’ Managing Director and co-owner. Bruce had a career as a lawyer and then as a business executive before comi… read more

• Diving Deeper - Dance - by Cathy Edgar

  Most people I know like to dance. Dancing is rhythmic movement that is mostly generated by positive emotion or excitement. It’s a wonderful… read more

• The Senses - By Robyn Grose

  For babies and young children the world is a magical mix of sights, sounds, smells, tastes and touchables! Unlike most adults, children feel fir… read more

• Meeting The Head Office Team - Jennifer Smith - Co-owner & Music Director

  Jennie Smith is co-owner of the Mini Maestros master franchise and the Music Director. Jennie’s wealth of experience developing music progr… read more

• Term 3 classes - New enrolments are welcome at any time.

  Term 3 is a turning point in the year, where we see many students have break-throughs in class in their learning and development. Students are no… read more

• Meeting The Head Office Team - Emma Hart - Head of Teaching

  Emma Hart is the Mini Maestros Head of Teaching and has been working as part of the Head Office team for over 12 years. Emma worked closely with … read more

• The Power of Music in Expressing Children's Emotions by Chantelle Alvaro

  KidsMatter, the Australian Early Childhood Mental Health Initiative (see kidsmatter.edu.au) notes that the development of children’s emotio… read more

• Play - By Kate Howard

  “Mum, can you play with me?” – “I have to do the dishes, I will soon.”“Dad, can you play with me now?” … read more

• Meeting The Head Office Team - Introducing Stephanie Migliore

  Stephanie joined the Mini Maestros team in 2015 and is our registrar extraordinaire! She looks after over 900 Mini Maestros Head Office students … read more

• Relationships - By Ally Hvalica

  As a Mini Maestros teacher, I truly believe in our motto: Nurturing Confident Learners. I believe if we want to achieve this, we need to establis… read more

• Meeting The Head Office Team - Introducing Maddie Thiele

  Maddie plays a pivotal part in the Head Office team. Balancing her roles as teacher, trainer, and Business Development Manager, Maddie brings ent… read more

• Developmental Milestones - By MaryRose Harrison

  From the day our children are conceived we read and are told about developmental milestones.How big our child should be; how much they should wei… read more

• Stories From Parents/Grandparents - Bobbie Carroll

  When our first two little granddaughters were born eight days apart in 2010 I wanted to give them a very special gift which would last their enti… read more

• Meeting The Head Office Team - Introducing Monika Szilagyi

  In this new section of the newsletter we will be introducing members of the Mini Maestros Head Office team, so you can get to know the people who… read more

• JOY by Tiff Ikin

  JOY - noun1. the emotion of great delight or happiness caused by something exceptionally good or satisfying; keen pleasure; elation2. a source or… read more

• Music Education

  By Kylie Rendle - Mini Maestros Mt Eliza FranchiseeTwenty years ago I sat in a cosy café in Richmond with Jenny Fogarty, the founder of Mi… read more

• Wellbeing

  By Liz Davis - Mini Maestros Geelong/Bellarine/Surf Coast FranchiseeOne can’t help but notice the constant bombardment of advertising these… read more

• Peekaboo Scarves by Emma Hart

  We are delighted to announce that Peek-a-boo scarves will be a standard part of student equipment for babies and toddlers in 2017.Peekaboo is pos… read more

• All Shapes of the World

  By Kate Phillips - Mini Maestros Rowville/Upwey/Upper Ferntree Gully Franchisee"Look at us! Governed by squares and rectangles!”This was a … read more

• Music Forever

  By Adina Hall - Mini Maestros Dingley/Black Rock/Sandringham Franchisee. Music is everywhere.Our lives are surrounded by music, whether it’… read more

• Children of Tomorrow: Thoughts On Mindful Music Education in the Early Childhood Space

  By Marlena Raymond - Mini Maestros Business Development AssistantIntroductionAs educators, musicians, teaching artists and parents, it is essenti… read more

• Nurturing the Love of Music

  By Simone McGrath - Mini Maestros Glen Waverley/Mount Waverley FranchiseeThe first time I ever heard of Mini Maestros was in a conversation I had… read more

• Music. Feel it all over.

  By Kate Dodds - Mini Maestros Kew & Balwyn FranchiseeTo quote Stevie Wonder’s Sir Duke,“Music is a world within itself,It’s… read more

• Mini Maestros - It's Not Just About The Children.

  By Judy O'Neill - Mini Maestros Ringwood & Vermont South Franchisee As a mother of three small children, who had just moved into Heathmont, I… read more

• Mid-term Magic

  By Jennifer Smith - Mini Maestros Music DirectorThe middle of a term is an exciting point where we see a lot of progress all of a sudden. Because… read more

• The Creative Life

  By Taryn Wright - Mini Maestros Essendon North Franchisee"We are all born creative, we just get it educated out of us"This is a quote that really… read more

• 5 Simple Ways to Nurture Creativity in Our Children

  By Maddie Thiele - Business Development Officer/Teacher at South Yarra and BurnleyChildren of Tomorrow – May 2016“Creativity stands a… read more

• Discovering the Joy of Music

  By Michelle Maglitto - Mini Maestros Wiliamstown and Hoppers Crossing FranchiseeMusic is one of those wonderful things that brings happiness and … read more

• Five Alternative Ways to Say "Well Done!"

  By Maddie Thiele, Teacher - Burnley/South Yarra As parents and educators, we would like the best for our children. We would like them to be confi… read more

• "Good morning Bumblebee"

  By Jo Irwin - Mini Maestros Macedon Ranges FranchiseeThese three words are sung, spoken, whispered, yelled or hummed across Australia, Singapore,… read more

• A Mini Maestros Moment

  By Amanda Siva, Daughter of Mini Maestros Founder Jenny FogartyMost people crave a sense of community. It is sometimes elusive and unless you sea… read more

• The exchange between teacher and child

  By Maddie Thiele, Mini Maestros Teacher - South Yarra/BurnleyChildren of TomorrowOn the wall behind many of the desks at Mini Maestros Head Offic… read more

• The joy of being a new mum, and the importance of connection learning and play

  By Emma Hart, Teacher - Carlton North, Head of TeachingI can honestly say, like so many have before me, that becoming a mum has brought joy beyon… read more

• Community

  By Janet Collins - Mini Maestros Port Mlebourne, Docklands and Elwood FranchiseeToday we know more about our processes of learning and growing th… read more

• BABIES CLASSES - a very special and important time for you and your child.

  By Emma Hart, Head Of Teaching – Mini Maestros Mini Maestros babies’ classes nurture the innate love of music that babies are born wi… read more

• 5 Ways To Jam With Your Child At Home

  By Maddie Thiele, Mini Maestros Teacher, Burnley/South YarraIn a recent study published by the University of Queensland, researchers found that i… read more

• Was Your First Mini Maestros Class What You Expected?

  Did you know it can take around three weeks for young children to settle into new situations such as Mini Maestros? In our 30 years of experience… read more

• Moving to a Steady Beat and the Young Brain

  The Mini Maestros program is designed to help students develop a higher order of thinking and listening skills, sensitivity, gross and fine motor… read more

• Learning an Instrument

  Many parents enquire about their child learning an instrument, such as piano or violin. We encourage them not to be in a rush to have children le… read more