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Music Together® offers 10 week sessions in the fall, a 10 week session in the winter and spring, and a 6 week session in the summer. Parents (or caregivers) and children attend weekly 45 minute classes.
Mixed age classes (infants through 4 years with adults):
Children participate at their own level by singing, moving, chanting. listening, and exploring musical instruments. Music selections are appropriate for children of all ages and music and movement activities are varied to meet each child's abilities.
Classes for 3 and 4 year olds (with adults):
This class is for 3 and 4 year old children who have had some exposure to music and are ready for music and movement activities that are slightly more advanced that those in our mixed age classes.
Included with enrollment, each family receives a professionally recorded CD and cassette tape of class activities, which includes songs, rhythmic chants, "play-along" music and tonal and rhythm patterns. Each family also receives a beautifully illustrated songbook of Music Together class songs , and a parent guide entitled : Music and Your Child: a Guide for Parents and Caregivers.
Imagine what your child experiences in a Music Together class!
There are wonderful sounds, interesting movements, instruments to play, other children to watch, silly things to laugh at, an inviting teacher to follow, and music that your child loves! Your child is in class with you or the caregiver you select, and this grown-up holds him, hugs him, sings, and loves making music, too! What a comfortable and exciting experience!
Going to Music Together can be wonderful for a parent, too. You will love the activities and love seeing your child’s response. It is exceptionally satisfying for a parent to find a program that allows his or her child to flourish! You will learn about music development in class, through special attention given to individual children. You will learn songs, movement activities, and dances which are fun in themselves and provide for family music-making at home.
One of the delights of
becoming involved with Music Together is discovering or rediscovering your
own relationship to music. You may discover that you love to sing, or you
may find that the classes provide just the opportunity you need to get out
an instrument you haven’t played for years. Drumming or dancing may feel
new and wonderful. This musical awakening has happened for hundreds of
parents who have found or rediscovered the great satisfaction and joy in
making music with their children.
ABOUT THE AUTHORS:
The Music Together materials were co-authored by Kenneth K. Guilmartin and
Lili M. Levinowitz, Ph.D.
Kenneth K. Guilmartin conceived and led the development of the innovative Music Together program for the Center for Music and Young Children, which he founded in 1985. He has composed numerous scores for off-Broadway and regional theater productions and is a popular presenter at early childhood and music educator conferences. He has created music programs and conducted teacher trainings for early childhood centers nationwide. A graduate of Swarthmore College, he studied composition and pedagogy at the Manhattan School of Music and is certified in Dalcroze Eurhythmics by the Manhattan Dalcroze Institute.
Lili M. Levinowitz, Ph.D.,
is Associate Professor of Music Education at Rowan University. She is a
national authority on early childhood music and is actively involved in
teaching very young children as well as graduate students. Her articles
appear frequently in professional journals and popular magazines. She
received her Ph.D. from Temple University where she was director of the
Children’s Music Development Program.
"Music Together art & logo design copyright 1992-2008 Music Together LLC. Music Together was developed by the center for Music and Young Children, Princeton NJ. Music Together, CMYC, and Center for Music and Young Children are registered trademarks.”