Music Together® Classes

Music Together® is an internationally recognized early childhood music program offering 45 minutes of pure musical fun for you and your child each week. Accredited teaching artists introduce children to the pleasures of making music in a relaxed, playful, non-performance-oriented setting. You’ll receive CDs, song downloads, and songbooks tied to each session’s unique experiences for use at home. The national program’s e-newsletter, web resources, and online store provide additional support for enriching your child’s and your family’s musical growth and enjoyment.

Need-based financial aid is available for Music Together families. For details, go to our Financial Aid page.

Each 2023-2024 session focuses on a different song collection:

  • 10-week fall session September 5 – November 13; Bongos and Alligator collections
  • 3-week interim session – November 27 – December 15; Music Together Family Favorites Holiday Session
  • 10-week winter session January 8 – March 16; Bells and Elephant collections
  • 10-week spring session April 1 – June 8; Triangle and Jaguar collections
  • 6-week summer session June 24; TBA collection

Spring registration is open!

New payment policy for fall 2023:  A deposit of $50 is required to hold your spot in a Music Together class. Class fees must be paid IN FULL one week prior to the session start date. Contact the office if you need a payment plan. Class withdrawals made two or more weeks prior to the start of the session may receive a full refund. Withdrawls made less than two weeks before the session starts will be refunded the amount paid minus a $25 administrative fee. Tuition cannot be refunded after classes begin. You can view the complete payment policy online.

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Music Together® Mixed Age Classes

Instructors: Melissa Ludwa, Gabrielle Balanda, Lisa Brown

Music Together® Mixed Age classes are for children from birth through age 5 and their parent(s) or caregiver. The Music Together® award-winning curriculum is used in a playful, developmentally appropriate environment that utilizes singing, moving, playing instruments, and making music in a fun 45-minute class. This type of music-making is shown to enhance higher-order thinking skills in our children, supporting all learning and providing an opportunity for children to attain basic music competence before learning an instrument.

Class Session:

This spring we’ll sing, dance, and “Skip to My Lou,” engage in a little dramatic play with “Meow!” and create jazzy rounds with “Hey, Ho, Nobody Home,” just to name a few of the 25 songs and chants in the Triangle Song Collection. In addition to your weekly classes, your tuition includes materials for you to use at home, access to the online Family Music Zone, a family newsletter full of resources and music-making ideas, and a family line dance! Join the Spring session and play, sing, laugh, and learn with families in your community

Class Days and Times:

Mon: 5:30
Thurs: 10:00 & 11:00 am
Thurs: 5:30 pm
Fri: 9:30, 10:30, & 11:30 am
Sat: 9:30 am

Class Fees:

The fee for the 10-week session Mixed Ages class is $195.00 for the first student, $120.00 for the second student; one sibling under 12 months old is free with paid tuition. For your convenience, you may pay by cash or check in person, or by credit card via your online account. Contact the office for payment plan arrangements, apply online for financial aid. Missed Music Together® classes can be made up if space is available; arrangements to make up a missed class can be made with the class instructor.

Music Together® Rhythm Kids

Instructor: Melissa Ludwa

Rhythm Kids classes are for ages 4-6 and an adult. Your child will have a great time drumming, singing, moving to new rhythms, and playing sticks, egg shakers, and music games.

Class Session:

The Jaguar Rhythm is based on drumming patterns typically played in Bomba music from Puerto Rico, an interplay where the drummer attempts to follow the dancer’s movements. We’ll explore the interaction between drumming and movement ourselves with the song “Bailen niños.” We’ll sing, dance, and drum along to the lively patterns of “Ayiko, Ayiko,” a welcome song from Southern Ghana. And with “Ala Dal’ona,” we’ll sing, move, and explore the unique 6-beat phrase of this Lebanese folk song. Best of all, we’ll get to experience the joys of being a “Jaguar in the Jungle”! All 20 selections in this collection have been chosen and arranged specifically to support each student’s music development.

Important note: There will be djembe drums used in this class; we will provide instruments for use during class time. It is encouraged, but not required, that your child have a djembe drum to use at home. If you need an appropriate drum, we will have a high-quality djembe drum for purchase, or you may make your own arrangements for a drum.

Class Days and Times:

Wed: 5:15 pm and 6:15 pm
Thurs: 4:30 pm

Class Fees:

The fee for the 10-week session Rhythm Kids class is $195.00 for the first student, $120.00 for the second student. For your convenience, you may pay by cash or check in person, or by credit card via your online account. Contact the office for payment plan arrangements, apply online for financial aid. Missed Music Together® classes can be made up if space is available; arrangements to make up a missed class can be made with the class instructor.

Music Together® Babies

Instructor: Melissa Ludwa

Babies love music and are primed to be music-makers from an early age. 

Babies love music. This will come as no surprise to you if you’ve ever soothed your newborn to sleep with a lullaby or bounced him to the beat of your favorite song. But did you know your son or daughter is also a natural musicmaker? It’s true: We are each born equipped to respond to music from a remarkably early age; there is a lot you can do to nurture your new little musician. Making music together from the very beginning will lead to a lifetime of shared musical enjoyment. The Music Together® Babies Class will start you on the path to becoming a musical family. Specifically designed for infants eight months and younger, this 10-week introduction to Music Together allows babies to embrace, enjoy, and express their inborn musicality.

Class Days and Times:

Music Together Babies returns in the spring

Class Fees:

The fee for the 10-week session Babies class is $195.00 for the first student, $120.00 for the second student. For your convenience, you may pay by cash or check in person, or by credit card via your online account. Contact the office for payment plan arrangements, apply online for financial aid. Missed Music Together® classes can be made up if space is available; arrangements to make up a missed class can be made with the class instructor.

Music Together Special Events
Special Events

Throughout the year, Crescendo holds special classes and events for our Music Together families. Watch this spot for details; or contact the office for more information.

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