Lani Thomas
Lani plays flute and piano and has played in
various groups including the BBC Elstree Concert Band. She is also a
keen singer and has toured Italy and France with her choirs.
Lani has always adored working with children. She
believes that in Jo Jingles she has found a perfect combination of her love of
music and her love of children and always looks forward to classes and the new
creativity the children bring with them. She finds their enthusiasm contagious
and loves to see their delight as they learn more about Music.
Lucy Bray
Music
has been always been a part of Lucy's life from a young age, having
started the violin at the age of 4. She has been a member of many
orchestras, including the National
Children's Orchestra of Great Britain, Buckinghamshire County Youth Orchestra
and the English Symphony Orchestra.
She is a dedicated and hardworking
member of the team who delights in imparting her own love of music to the
children in a fun way.
Kunbi
Osinoiki
Kunbi has a background in economics and
business, but has had musical training all her life - from
learning to play the the piano aged 5 to singing in
school, university and church choirs. Kunbi adores children and has been
described as having "music in her bones". Jo Jingles brings two
things she is passionate about together giving her
immense satisfaction and pleasure. I love the multidisciplinary
approach that Jo Jingles takes, combining a fun musical experience with
elementary education thereby giving a rich and diverse experience to the
children.
Some people are dubious as to what a 6 month old baby can
get out of music at such a tender age, but you only need to look into
their gorgeous sparkly eyes, watch their little faces light up when
the singing and clapping starts, see them clasp their little chubby
hands together in their first attempts at clapping, and observe their
little bodies jigging up and down, to know that the love of music is
innate and humans are programmed to appreciate music from first
conciousness.
A child who from an early age undertakes musical games and
exercises as we do at Jo Jingles, finds it much easier to grasp language,
mathematical concepts and literacy at an older age. I recommend
Phillip Shephard's book: "Music Makes Your Child Smarter" for a comprehensive
analysis of the arguments and research into how music affects
a child's development. You may buy a copy from our Head Office
website: www.jojingles.com
