Wendy Jensen and Janet Channon have created, developed, and run this successful business for the last 20 years.

Year after year Janet and Wendy see the positive contribution music and movement makes to a young child's growth and development; mentally, physically, socially and emotionally. Seeing the positive results for themselves and hearing comments from parents, has encouraged Janet and Wendy to continue to write and record more original resources for children. Adults who share these musical experiences with their children see first hand how easily children learn when they are having fun.

Knowing young children learn best through experience, Janet and Wendy advocate the Orff style of teaching.  This was developed by Carl Orff in the 1930's and is now well respected around the world in the field of music education.  From a wealth of teaching experience and course work with Orff practitioners from around the world Janet and Wendy have carried these whole-body whole-brain principals into their song writing.  

Creating musical songs and activities that support multisensory learning and subsequent brain growth has added a whole new dimension to their song writing.  This extra dimension puts them apart from most other children's music.

Wendy and Janet have been writing, recording and workshopping their original material for the past 11 years. Every song is written for a specific teaching purpose. They have run countless workshops for parents, teachers and teacher training institutions in New Zealand, Australia, Singapore and the United Kingdom.

Kids Music Company resources are sold and enjoyed around the world.

Both Wendy and Janet are committed to ongoing professional development and regularly attend conferences and workshops in Australia and NZ.

“I have seen Wendy and Janet develop as teachers over the past 30 years since their student days. In their specialist field of early childhood music education, they have established a well deserved reputation equaled by few. North Shore parents are most fortunate in having these classes available for their children.”
Stuart Manins, Author  and Retired Head of Music Department,  Auckland College of Education

Wendy Jensen - Dip Tchg, endorsed mus., Grad Cert Orff Schulwerk (Melb), ANCOS Orff Level 4 Teachers Cert. (Australia), AIRMT

Wendy has co-run Kids Music Company since 1989. For many years she taught in the Kids Music Company classes but is now working more with the administration and marketing of the wonderful CDs both she and Janet have produced. "These are sold all over the world through our distributors and our website".

Wendy has a passion for writing children's songs to encourage musicality and a sense of fun.
"Over the years my four children have been a continual source of song ideas and very patient guinea pigs when the songs needed trialling".   
 
"It is a thrill to write songs that have specific learning outcomes and then to watch children blossom in so many other learning areas as well. It doesn't get much better than that, and to think we thought this was just going to be a 'hobby' when we started".

 

Janet Channon - Higher Dip Tchg, Grad Dip Orff Schulwerk (Melb), ANCOS Orff Level 4 Teachers Cert. (Australia), AIRMT

Janet, has co-run Kids Music Company with Wendy Jensen since it's inception in 1989. She has extensive experience in teaching classes for children aged 1-14 and currently teaches in the Kids Music Company studio in Takapuna, Auckland, NZ. Janet also runs workshops for hundreds of teachers, teacher trainees, parents and caregivers each year; throughout New Zealand and in Australia, Singapore and the United Kingdom.

Janet is very interested in how the young child's brain develops.  Many young children today are delayed in their developmental milestones due to changes in our society.  Children are moving less because of factors such as smaller backyards, families driving rather than walking, and large amounts of leisure time being spent in front of screens.  This reduction in movement has impacted on children's expected brain development and subsequent left-right integration.  Active involvement in music and movement activities can support the brain's integration and therefore help prepare a child for formal learning.

"Creating musical songs and activities that support multisensory learning and subsequent brain growth has added a whole new dimension to our song writing.  This extra dimension puts us apart from most other children's music".

"Through our children's classes, and the wealth of resources we have created, it is satisfying to know we have made a positive difference in the lives of many children around the world."