"To live and build Holy Community" 
What is Music Together®?
Music Together® is an internationally recognized early childhood music program for infants, toddlers, preschoolers, kindergarteners, and the adults who love them. First offered to the public in 1987, it pioneered the concept of a researched-based, developmentally appropriate early childhood music curriculum that strongly emphasizes and facilitates adult involvement.
What is a Music Together®class?
A Music Together® class is a group of six to twelve children and the adults who love them gathering with a certified Music Together teacher for up to three 10-week semesters throughout the year for the purpose of sharing songs, instrument play, rhythm chants, and movement activities in a relaxed, playful, non-performance-oriented setting. Music is learned through developmentally appropriate activities that support and respect the unique learning styles of very young children. Infants, toddlers, and preschoolers participate at their own levels in family style classes of mixed ages for 45 minutes of PURE FUN every week!
Parents and caregivers are involved in every class and contribute to the enrichment of their child's music environment - regardless of their own musical abilities. A new song collection is introduced every semester for a period of three years, featuring great arrangements of original and traditional songs in a wide variety of tonalities, meters, and cultural styles.
Music Together® classes are based on the recognition that all children are musical. All children can learn to sing in tune, keep a beat, and participate with confidence in the music of our culture, provided that their early environment supports such learning. By emphasizing actual music experiences rather than concepts about music, Music Together® introduces children to the pleasures of making music instead of passively receiving it from CDs or TV.
Central to the Music Together® approach is that young children learn best from the powerful role model of parents/caregivers who are actively making music. The program brings families together by providing a rich musical environment in the classroom and by facilitating family participation in spontaneous musical activity at home within the context of daily life.
Music Together® is committed to helping families, caregivers, and early childhood professionals rediscover the pleasure and educational value of informal music experiences. All our teachers have successfully completed Music Together's training program. Music Together® applies the latest research in early childhood music development to the program. A curriculum pioneer since 1987.
Classes
45-minute classes meet once a week for 10 weeks.
All classes are mixed-age groups (birth through kindergarten)
Each semester (winter, spring, and fall) includes a new songbook collection, with 9 collections in all.
Policies
Fall, Spring and Winter Semester Options
Ten Consecutive Weeks of 45 Minute Classes
Optional Abbreviated Summer Session
Inclement Weather Line: 654-3261
Makeup classes - Two makeup classes are permitted per semester. You may call to schedule a makeup or sign up in class.
Weather cancellations
Inclement weather cancellations will be based on local school district closings and the discretion of the center director. All cancellations will be posted on our website and each registered family will receive a phone call. Canceled classes will be made up at the end of the semester. Please check your e-mail and call the morning before class time and prior to leaving for class.
Make-Up Classes
Classes postponed because of weather or teacher illness are rescheduled.
Food Policy and Toy Policy
Please NO food or drinks during class time in class space. Please NO toys during class time in class space.
Sanitization Policy
All instruments are sanitized immediately following each class. Parental help appreciated. Hand sanitization station available for all participants. Parents are encouraged to bring preferred children sanitizer for pre-class and post-class experience.
Liability
All parents and guardians must sign a liability waiver.
Press Releases
The local press may seek photographs of class experience from time to time. Parents or guardians must specifically request and register a NO PRESS activity form and file this form with the Children’s MUSICare Project administrator. If The Children’s MUSICare Project featuring Music Together® seeks to obtain and utilize photographs of families participating in the Children’s MUSICare Project for specific marketing purposes we will request permission from parent or guardian and issue and file a photograph release form.
Subsequent Semesters
Tuition includes a beautifully illustrated songbook, parent education materials and two copies of the CD of music used in class. Each semester you will receive a new, exciting collection of songs. Families who attend regularly for three years will collect the complete set of nine Music Together® songbooks and recordings.
Scholarships
The Children’s MUSICare Project is a ministry of Trinity Episcopal Church of West Pittston. Partial scholarships may be available from time to time for families attending Music Together through Trinity’s MUSICare Fund. Please make inquiry with the Music Together® administrator.
Family and Friends Program
Please inquire with the administrator on tuition reductions for introducing new families to Music Together®.
Guests
Any number of adults may accompany a child to class. Only registered children may attend class. If it is necessary to bring an older non-registered sibling to a specific class date, please pre-arrange with the teacher.
Socializing
Please remember that the active music making model of the parent/caregiver is central to the Music Together approach. Try to refrain from talking to friends during class. Feel free to arrive at class 5-10 minutes early to have some time to socialize before class.
Registration
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For an updated registration form with current class schedules or for class dates and times, please email us here or phone: 570.654.3261.
Tuition
First registered child: $145
Reduced sibling rate: $90
Registration fee (non-refundable, for new families only): $15
Tuition includes:
- 10 weekly, 45-minute classes.
- A professionally recorded CD with new songs, rhythm chants, "play-alongs," and tonal and rhythm patterns. Two copies - one for home, one for the car!
- A beautifully illustrated songbook with family activities to enjoy at home.
- Family newsletter and informative national website.
- Parent education to help adults understand and enhance their child's music development.
Cancellation Policy
Full payment is due with registration. Registration fee is non-refundable. Full tuition will be refunded if you cancel your registration before the registration deadline. If you cancel after the deadline, tuition will be refunded minus a twenty dollar fee. There will be no refunds after the first day of class. Exceptions may be made for extenuating circumstances, please contact the director.
**All classes are capped at 12 children and need at least 6 children to run.
**Class confirmation will be sent by e-mail or phone as soon as your class has reached its minimum number of children. Your processed check is your receipt.
Refund / Credit Policy
Full payment by check or money order is due with registration. A $15 fee will apply if registration is cancelled. No refunds given after first day of class.
ENROLLMENT IS ON A FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE BASIS.
Registration details are available with:
John Major
570-654-3261 or email.
