Music Playschool
Inspiring a love and enthusiasm for music in children ages 3 months to 7 years.Our music playschool immerses young children in a rich musical environment while also contributing to their overall development and well-being. Research has shown that early music education is beneficial for brain development and supports a child’s holistic development. We provide lessons at our studio and at partner daycares in the Helsinki and Espoo area.
Awaken
Develop
Support
Encourage
Your child’s own creativity and inventiveness
Enjoy
Learning music in a safe and welcoming environment
Our unique teaching strategy
5-10 Children per group
Our optimised group sizes ensure that your child will have the necessary amount of individual attention.
Simultaneous learning approach
Each lesson is a journey where the teacher and students imaginatively investigate ways of communicating musical and technical insights together.
Variety of learning activities
The basics of music are taught through listening, dancing, body percussion, movement, musical games tailored to each child’s age and development.
Prep for instrument lessons
Our Music Playschool prepares your child for either pre-instrumental or ABRSM music lessons provided by our highly-trained international teachers.
Find the perfect group for your child
We provide age-appropriate playschool groups for children ages 3 months all the way to 7 years!
Baby Groups
3 to 12 months old, with parent
30-minute lessons
Family Groups
30-minute lessons
Playgroups
3 to 7 years old, no parents
30- or 45-minute lessons
Preschool
6 to 7 years old, no parents
45-minute lessons
Meet Our Playschool Team
Our highly-trained playschool teachers have significant teaching experience and an educational background in music education and pedagogy.
Ujjainee Ghosh
Ujjainee holds a Senior Diploma in Indian Classical Music awarded by the esteemed music school of Prayag Sangeet Samiti in India and is pursuing her final year of Bachelor’s in Indian Classical Music. She also holds a Master’s Degree in Communications and a Diploma in Education. She has experience as a teacher in Cambridge-affiliated schools and has been teaching music for many years. With her experience in music, communication studies and education, Ujjainee strives to integrate music with educational principles that contribute to a well-rounded life experience while promoting holistic development in a fun and positive environment.
Silvia Melero Gomez
Silvia holds two bachelor’s degrees in music education: one focused on music teaching at primary schools, and one focused on Music Pedagogy, Solfège and Aural Skills. She recently completed a master’s degree in Teaching Spanish as a Second Language and has been teaching Piano, Music Theory, Ear training, Voice, Music Playschool and has conducted children’s choirs since 2006.
Kristine Karjalainen
Kristine is currently pursuing her final year of the Bachelor’s in Early Childhood Music Education and Art at Metropolia University of Applied Sciences in Helsinki. With a background in classical piano, she has been teaching music for several years, including music playschool, primary music education, and piano. She have been involved in various community music projects and has led several musical projects with preschool children.
Myra Owens
Livia Schweizer
Zane Uitto
Zane Uitto has a Masters degree in Global music from the University of the Arts in Helsinki and a Bachelors degree in Ethnomusicology from Jāzeps Vītols Latvian Academy of Music. She has developed an approach for teaching traditional music and world rhythms using games and dancing. Zane has been teaching music for over 15 years and aims to spread the joy of using music to look at life with wonder.
Music Playschool Schedule
Playschool Schedule at the ISM Studio
The following lessons take place at the ISM Studio (Hietalahdenkatu 8, Helsinki). In these groups, your child will learn the basics of music using songs, rhymes, instrument play, ear training and listening activities. All lessons are prepared for their specific age groups.
Saturdays
9.30-10.15: Ages 1-2, with parent(s) with Zane Uitto
11.30-12.15: Ages 3-4, with parent(s) with Zane Uitto
12.30-13.15: Ages 4-6, without parent(s) with Zane Uitto
Wednesdays
16.30-17.15: Ages 1-2, with parent(s) with Livia Schweizer
17.30.-18.15: Ages 3-4, with parent(s) with Livia Schweizer (FULL)
Playschool Partners
We also offer music playschool lessons at the following preschools and playschools in the Helsinki / Espoo area:
We are currently offering the following groups.
For more specific information, contact your playschool directly or get in touch.
Espoo
Albatross (Leppävaara) – Tuesdays
Carousel (Olari) – Fridays
Espoo International School – Indian Music Playschool on Saturdays
ICEC Westend – Tuesdays
Pilke Espoonlahti – Wednesdays & Fridays
Pilke Mäntyviita (Tapiola) – Thursdays
Pilke Tapiola – Thursdays
Helsinki
Bumblebees (Herttoniemi) – Mondays
Bumblebees (Myllypuro) – Wednesdays
Carousel (Ruoholahti) – Mondays
Finnish-American Kindergarten (Kamppi) – Tuesdays
Finnish-American Kindergarten (Ruoholahti) – Wednesdays
Finnish-American Kindergarten (Töölö) – Mondays
ICEC Herttoniemi – Fridays
ICEC Töölö – Wednesdays
Montessori Community – Fridays
Is your child’s daycare missing from this list?
Music Playschool Pricing
Music Playschool at the ISM Studio and Espoo International School
30 min 157,50€ / semester*
45 min 195€ / semester*
*Each semester contains 15 lessons. Children who sign up after the beginning of the semester will pay prorated rates according to the number of lessons remaining.
Note: Unfortunately we do not offer sibling or other discounts for playschool lessons. You can find our lesson guidelines here.
Music Playschool at Daycares
30 min 8,50€ / session
45 min 9,50€ / session
The season length at daycares varies; please contact your daycare for more information.
Interesting in signing up?
For more information, please contact:
Myra Owens
Music Playschool Coordinator
046 619 2815
myra@ismfinland.org