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Old Colony Music Together

By Sponsored Content August 22, 2016

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WHAT IS MUSIC TOGETHER®?


Music Together is an internationally recognized early childhood program that began as an educational project of the Center for Music and Young Children. Through its research-based curriculum, Music Together helps families rediscover the pleasure and educational value of child- centered, informal, participatory musical experiences. Music Together classes are based on the idea that making music with children, in the family, and in a mixed-age community of families...

enriches the lives of both children and parents promotes musical growth in children, optimizing their musical aptitude and future success in music should be fun!


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PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS


Weekly 45-minute classes using songs, chants, and fingerplays that include a variety of meters and tonalities.

A research-based curriculum that allows children to participate at their own levels of development in mixed-aged classes.

Professionally recorded CDs, illustrated songbooks, and parent guide DVD so that you can take the experience home with you! Songs change each semester; there are a total of nine song collections!

Informal instruction – learning and teaching through adults' modeling.

Instrument play, including a non- structured play-along “jam session” when adults and children experiment and improvise freely.

A learning and teaching approach based on process rather than performance.

Appreciating and enjoying the music of many cultures.


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I first found out about Music Together a few years ago through a family that I was working for and it was then that I first attended classes. I saw so many benefits and enjoyed it so much myself that I knew that when I had a child this was a program I would sign him/her up for. Sure enough I signed my daughter up when she was around 6 months old and she has loved it ever since. I could instantly see her respond to music and the noises around her. I also enjoyed having some mommy and me time with my child. My daughter is now 17 months old and she still has a lot of fun and I love watching her face when we are in class. My daughter sometimes likes to hang back and watch what is happening in class but when we get home I can see her imitating things that we have done like singing "bye bye" to our toys and books while she puts them away. We also are big fans of the music cds that we receive in class! We listen to ours every day in the car. My daughter also responds very positively to Jennifer I think she has enjoyed seeing a familiar face this past year. Jennifer is really warm and welcoming to all in her class! We look forward to our class every week and we recommend it to anyone looking for an activity for their child!


Fallon Creedon


Music is such a powerful part of life. Music Together has recognized this and has created a truly unique and personal experience. These classes have both created a love for music in my children and exposed an innate talent that I believe they received from their dad. Both of my children have been in MT since before they were one year old. My 5 year old still chooses to listen to MT CDs. He is not officially enrolled anymore, but still talks about his teachers and has been accepted as a guest in his younger sister's classes. He is performing as the lead in a play at a real theater in a couple of weeks ; as he has a knack for learning songs and lyrics, and I directly attribute this to MT exposure. My one year old will start crying in the car and as soon as I start "Hello ", she stops crying, gets a huge smile on her face and starts tapping her hands on her legs. This is after only being in MT class for a couple of months. More than the music is the mutual feeling of fondness between the teachers and families that is created because the teachers truly display a passion for the Music Together program and the children become visibly attached to the teacher. I think it is a special time for you and your little ones to enjoy quality time together. I can personally attest to the fact that you will never feel like just a member of an organization whose aim is to make money. Emails are answered so quickly, make ups are so easy to schedule and there are countless ways in which everyone you come into contact with makes you feel like you and your child are the most important member of MT


Amy M


This is my third year doing Music Together with my three year old son, Mario. It truly amazes me how much this class has shaped how Mario learns and interacts with the world around him. From being an infant and gently bopping to the music, to today when he actively "plays" music class (snuggle dust and all!) at home, it is such a joy to see how much music is such an important part of Mario's life. I would highly recommend Old Colony Music Together to anyone with small children...there is nothing else out there quite like it!


Andrea S.