   Weekly Music Together classes are thirty to forty-five minutes long and include an artistically conceived flow of songs, nursery rhymes, instrumental jam sessions, fingerplays, and movement activities. The combination and types of activities are research-based and support childrenfs developing competence in tonality and rhythm. In addition, activities evolve from the childfs world and include vocal play, animal sounds, rhythm play, language play, and a good bit of genuine fun.
Classes are taught by a registered Music Together teacher who is trained in developmentally appropriate practice and skilled in leading participatory music activity. The Music Together teacher demonstrates activities that can be led by classroom teachers throughout the week and encourages classroom teachers to incorporate music in ways that interest them\art, language, dramatic play. They generate ways to use music throughout the day\as a greeting, during circle time, at cleanup, before naptime, while lining up, and when saying goodbye.
The Music Together teacher and classroom teachers use a balanced collection of songs, instrumental play-alongs, and movement activities each semester. Each of the nine Music Together song collections includes a recording and a beautifully illustrated family songbook, as well as support materials for teachers. Recordings are artistically conceived and professionally produced, and they incorporate 17 years of comprehensive evaluation from parents and teachers throughout the US. In addition, the music is fun, sophisticated, and well-loved!
 Children gbring the music homeh to their parents through the family CD and songbook. Many preschoolers teach their parents the songs and activities and pretend to be the gmusic teacherh for the rest of the family. Parents are encouraged to read the sections of the book on music development and to try the activity suggestions in the family songbook.
Through Music Together, many adults rediscover their own pleasure in making music, enhance parenting skills that support their childfs learning, and increase the repertoire of activities that are fun and educational for the whole family.
The Music Together teacher and the classroom teachers also work together to create convenient opportunities for parents to experience the activities at school, including classroom visits and special parent events.
Because of Music Togetherfs unique traditions of adult inclusion and family music activities for all ages, the entire school community\parents, children in various classes, staff, visitors\learn the same songs. A shared repertoire of songs and activities becomes part of the school culture\on the playground, at assemblies, on picnics, or on field trips. Any time members of the school community are together,
music becomes a unifying and enjoyable aspect of life.
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