Music Together Goals:

1) get the grown-ups singing and dancing

2) get the kids watching and listening

3) inspire the kids to experiment and explore

4) stimulate and support children's natural musical development

5) get all children to Basic Music Competence

Music Together Curriculum:

1) NINE carefully crafted music collections and 3 summer compilations that each family takes home

2) weekly classes of 45 minutes each (30 minutes in a preschool setting)

Music Together Classes:

1) Begin and end with ritual opening and closing songs

2) Include rhythmic chants

3) Include songs without words

4) use songs with short, repeatable phrases

5) use the music in its entirety, because research shows that children learn whole songs

6) make use of AGE APPROPRIATE props - accessible to infants, toddlers, and bigger kids

7) include opportunities for both creative play and lightly choreographed activites

8) rely heavily on adult participation

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