Music Together® is:
- Kids and grown-ups sharing songs, chants, rhythmic rhymes, instrument games, dancing, movement, and fingerplays in a non-performance,
community setting.
- Music learned through carefully researched, developmentally appropriate activities that support and respect the unique learning styles of
very young children.
- Information about your child’s musical development in class and in
our Play Along newsletters.
- Two professionally recorded Music Together CDs of songs used in the class and illustrated songbook to bring home each semester; nine
different collections in all. Grown-ups love these recordings!
- A Mixed-Age format, with children from newborn through age five in the same class. This creates a family atmosphere, enables siblings to
attend together, and gives every child the freedom to participate as he or she chooses, without being burdened by age-specific expectations.
Parents and Caregivers
Music Together classes offer your family a chance to play, to learn music, and to learn about your child’s musical development. You may
wonder if you can help your child musically, especially if you don’t feel you are musical yourself. We know from working with thousands of
families that parents and caregivers are the most important influence in a child’s musical life.
If the adults have fun making music, regardless of their ability, then the children will, too. The window of opportunity for musical
learning is open and widest before the age of five. Make the most of these years by making music together.
All Children Are Musical!
At Music Together, we believe that music ability is as much a basic life skill as walking and talking. All children can learn to sing in
tune, keep a beat, and participate with pleasure and confidence in the music of our cultures.
We introduce children to the joys of making music instead of passively receiving it from CDs, radio, or television. Young children
instinctively respond to and imitate their loved ones. The active participation of parents and caregivers – regardless of their musical ability
– is thus an essential part of the rich musical environment we create.
And it’s fun! Children learn best through play, so our teachers are specially trained to foster an enjoyable, easy atmosphere where adults
can relax as they play musically with their children. By providing a CD and songbook to take home, we also inspire spontaneous music-making as a
regular part of your everyday family life.
To learn more about Music Together, visit the National website at
www.musictogether.com.
