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Since a child’s first years are a critical time for learning, we recommend starting your child’s music education as early as possible. Our youngest students (and their grownups!), can register for the internationally recognized early childhood music program, Music Together® at Music Together in Geneva Center. In each weekly class, an expert teacher leads a group of parents/caregivers and their babies, toddlers, and preschoolers in 45 minutes of singing, dancing, and jamming. Children are free to move, explore, experiment, and respond in their unique ways, and grownups learn lots of musical ways to play with their little ones, in class and at home. You’ll bond with your child in a new way, and connect with other new parents from your neighborhood as you share silly dance move and lyric ideas and witness special moments of musical discovery. Besides being loads of fun for everyone, our Music Together® students acquire the foundational skills and disposition needed for success in music lessons: the ability to sing in tune, move in rhythm, and love music!
The Music Together program is rooted in research on how young children take in, process, and learn to express musical information, along with research in early childhood development. Since young children learn best through meaningful interactions with the grownups they love, all Music Together classes are designed to inspire the whole family to sing and play with music every day, starting the path to the cherished memories of a musical childhood. Active music-making also supports growth and development across many learning domains.
Learn more about the benefits of music for children here.
The Music Together song collections include a mix of original songs and traditional tunes from a range of musical styles, including folk, blues, jazz, and world music, in a variety of tonalities, and meters that support children’s music development. The sophisticated arrangements and catchy tunes mean that you just might find yourself singing them even when your kids aren't around!
5/13/2024
Every semester you enroll in a Music Together class, you will receive an illustrated songbook that brings each song to life, along with a code for digital access to the recording and an optional CD, all so you can continue the musical fun at home. With twelve song collections rotated over three years, your family will build a robust, varied repertoire of beloved songs.
Download the Music Together App and listen to some of our tunes.
"Today, having joined for the 6th semester at the age of 2 ½ M. sings along to all the songs, both in class and in the car (Ram Sam Sam is a particular favorite) and I often overhear her singing the Hello song, which she was scared of in the beginning, to herself and her dolls in the bed at night."
"I am thrilled that we didn’t give up in the beginning, but kept at it, as music is very important to me and now also my daughter. So thank you for the great program and see you next semester."