Old Town School of Folk Music - Lincoln Park

Nov 2021

This is a review for the 0-12 mo old wiggleworms class. We went on Saturday AMs at 11. It's a busy time of the week in LP but we were always able to find parking fairly easily. The room for this class is right in the front and has a lot of natural light. It is not that big but I think they only had 5-6 families in the class. I felt that they did a really excellent job with covid precautions. All accompanying adult had to show proof of vaccination and fill out a household symptom check list before every class. I also liked that they did not allow you to bring any toys from home and that they give you an egg and scarf at the beginning of the class and you bring that each week. Our teacher was Miranda and she had such a lovely voice and although they all sing the same songs they all put their mark on the songs. The room was pretty small but it was fine since most of the kids were only in the sitting or crawling stage. I did find it hard to learn some of the songs and wish there was a playlist they could direct you to. I like that they generally since the same songs each week so that the babies become familiar with them. For the next class we decided to do it at the Lincoln location during the weekdays and that has been a good experience because there is no traffic getting there and parking is easier.

Mar 2020

Welcoming place. Good classes of all kinds - instrument, voice, ensemble - many. If you're even half thinking about it - go. People are great and classes have students of all ages and all walks of life. Love it.

Dec 2019

My daughter and I have been taking wiggleworms classes with Bill Brickley for some time now. The program is excellent and Bill has an everlasting warm hearted style of playing/ singing music and interacting with the class. His rhythm and musicianship is excellent and you can tell he is a father himself. He moves the class along in a way that encourages the kids to play nice, wiggle, shake shakers, and drum drums. We have had several make-up classes with other instructors too and it is always something fun / educational (although every teacher has a little different style). Even if your kid is not into music, these classes build solid skills that I see used outside the class all the time.