Song Box

Small friendly sessions of musical play for 0-4yr olds + Mum /Dad /carer. All over York in halls & with residents in care homes £5. 30 /family (£2. 65 conc)

Song Box is a much-loved, local, independent musical play group, created in York's South Bank area by Thea Jacob back in 1994. Thea began her first musical play session, for 0-4 year olds with their mums and dads, in Room 1 at Southlands Church. Just a career break activity while her boys were small? 20 years on and we are still here, and have grown to become so much more!

Today Song Box delivers 7 groups each week at Southlands plus many more all over the city, delivered by a brilliant team of experienced session leaders. “We love the group! It's the best thing we've tried. Izzy sings all the way home! ” Sara Mair, Sep 2014

As well as term-time sessions, our families enjoy Thea's unique holiday programmes of interactive musical visits to York's many attractions: Holgate Windmill, St Nicholas Fields Environment Centre, The Yorkshire Museum, York Art Gallery and University of York's Gamalan orchestra, to name but a few. “Another visitor commented to me how lovely it was to hear the children singing. Perhaps it was the venue, but they really did sound like angels that morning! " Joanna Keogh with Evie (3) & Darragh (1), Song Box outing to York St Mary Contemporary Art Gallery 2008.

Our core values of “supporting personal development, community cohesion and cultural inclusion through music” have led to many enduring local partnerships. Thea is proud to have provided creative outreach and inclusion in partnership with York Museums Trust, YUMI (York Unifying Multicultural Initiative), St Nicholas Fields Environment Centre, City of York Council, military families based in North Yorkshire and many others.

Song Box family music groups give you:
Friendly groups, welcoming and accessible to all
Mixed age groups designed for 0-4's together
Great instruments and props
All live music with great session leaders
Groups all over York area Mon-Fri
Fexibility to change times /venues
Price per family not per child
Visiting instrumentalists
Unique musical outings to York's many cultural attractions
Holiday programming
Personalised birthday entertainment in your own venue