Info for Enrolled Families

Class Size: Each class has between 6 and 12 registered children, plus their caregiver(s).

Class Length: All classes are 45-minutes. All classes meet once a week. We offer a 10-week Fall, Winter and Spring semester, and a 6-week summer session. 

Refund Policy: No tuition refunds are given after classes begin. Families are responsible for class attendance. An administrative fee of $25.00 will be deducted upon cancellations occuring prior to the start of the semester. 

Make-up Class Policy: We offer unlimited makeup classes during each semester session. Makeups must be used within the same semester and cannot be transferred to another session. Available on a space-available basis. 

How do I schedule a make-up? Current families can schedule make-ups online either by logging into our Family Portal, or clicking hereOnce you've scheduled your makeup you will receive a confirmation email.

Timeliness Request: Please do your best to arrive at class on time – it will make your child's adjustment easier, and we do plan to start classes promptly. 

Can I bring a guest or an unregistered older sibling to class? Sometimes an older sibling (or unregistered sibling) needs to attend class with you. No problem! Our policy is that unregistered siblings may attend one class per session for free. A second visit is $20.

Inclement Weather Information: 

We will cancel our classes if:1)Schools close for the day (we typically do not cancel if there is a delay). NOTE that each of our locations follow the school district in which the studio is located, 2) Public officials encourage people to stay off the roads, 3) Our staff cannot safely get to class. To the best of our ability, we will alert you via text and/or email if we were to cancel classes. A friendly reminder to opt-in to receiving texts from us, if you don't already (we don't send out many texts, not to worry!) 

 

Taking Pictures in Class 

While occasionally snapping a pic of your child in the class is fine, we want you to focus on modeling music-making for your child. The best time to take photos is during the play-along so that you can sing throughout the rest of the class. Please try and get only your child in the frame, if possible. 

 

Your Roll In Class

 

Modeling for the Children

All children have the natural ability to learn to sing in tune, keep a beat, and participate with confidence and pleasure in music and movement, provided that their early environment supports such learning. Your active participation, in class and at home, is the key to your children learning and growing musically.  At Music Together® we introduce parents and their young children to the joys of actively making music rather than passively consuming it. Young children learn through play and experimentation, and by watching and listening to the grownups they love enjoying making music. Parents don't need to have musical skills, just a desire to play and have fun with their children!

 

Avoiding Verbal Directives 

It can be tough to restrain the impulse to give your child directives such as "Do what she is doing, hold your instrument this way” but children respond best by just seeing and hearing you doing (and enjoying) it yourself! We allow toddlers to wander throughout the room, but If you want your child to come back to you, redirect your child physically back to you or the circle instead of calling to him. Of course, watch out for your child’s safety, but mostly your job is to just relax, and have fun!

 

Using Music Together® Materials
Play your music at home and in the car as frequently as possible, especially during the first few weeks of class. Make it available to your child to listen to while she is playing or before nap or bedtime. Use the songbook at storytime instead of a regular book, and sing through the songs as you go along. Looking at the printed notes on the page will help children understand that music is something that can be read, like words! Familiarization with notation will help them when they are more ready for formal music instruction, typically when they are school-aged. You can download the full notation online when you sign in to your account on musictogether.com using the code in your songbook.