Infants through age 5:  This is the essential Music Together^® class; one that a child may attend from birth through kindergarten through all nine collections.  Younger children enjoy and benefit by watching and imitating the older ones; older children learn by leading the younger ones; and parents enjoy coming together for music as a family. Each child participates at his or her own developmental level: singing, moving, chanting, listening, watching and exploring musical instruments.

The whole family is welcome for this important music making experience!

Birth to 8 months:   Every child's development benefits  from early exposure to music and movement.  Because the early months are so important, Music Together offers two options for babies.  Babies may also take the special Babies Class, a one-semester introduction to the Music Together program. This class is a delight to parents: many are enjoying parenthood for the first time and are eager to learn and share experiences.

The musical experiences are designed for parents that want to learn as much as possible about the development of infants.  

Children Ages 5 to 7 years, the "next step":  Your 5-, 6-, or 7- year-old is developing quickly and exploring new activities, mastering new skills, and gaining independence.  As a parent, you may be making choices about extracurricular activites that complement their new school experiences and support their growth - in music and in life.  The Music Together Big Kids program helps your child take the next step in music development by blending the elements of Music Together that parents and children love with new activities, skills, and challenges that are developmentally appropriate for 5- through 7- year-old children. 

As you may know, Music Together mixed-age classes support the development of tonal and rhythm competency, family music making and the disposition to be life-long music makers for infants through 4-year-old children.  Big Kids classes focus on Basic Music Literacy, laying the foundation for formal music instruction in school or in private instrument lessons, as well as a lifetime of joyful music making. 

At Music Together, we recognize your older child's new capabilites and provide a developmentally appropriate curriculum that includes solfege, instrumental solos and ensembles, choreography, harmony singing, vocal development, and drumming skills.  The Big Kids classroom is a safe, familiar, fun environment where your child can experiment with new musical activities like conducting and improvisation, story songs, "silly operas" and game songs. 

Parent Participation is the hallmark of the Music Together program, but many children of this age are ready for more independence in the classroom, so parent attendance in each Big Kids class is welcome but not required.  You and your child will receive a songbook, CD, and HomePlay activites so that the entire family can continue the fun and learning at home and you can stay connected with what your child is learning in class.

Music Together Big Kids Classes