Each week, 950 preschoolers, their teachers, and sometimes their parents, gather for music classes taught by Music Together in-school specialists. As you’d imagine, there’s singing, dancing, silly lyrics, and lots of laughter. What you might not expect? These classes are 100% virtual, with families joining from their Richmond, VA, homes—and their Music Together teachers logging… Read more »
Music + Your Baby: Talking or Singing?
Parents are sometimes surprised to hear that they can start Music Together® classes with their babies as soon after birth as they’d like. That’s because all children are born music-makers. Yes, your baby’s cries, coos, and squeals are also their first attempts at singing! How do babies go from “aahh!” to “do, re, mi”? Like… Read more »
Watch the Replay: Rhythm Kids around the World: Live from Kenya
Get ready to visit Africa and learn about elephants! Watch the recording of our March 3rd webcast, Rhythm Kids Around the World: Live from Kenya. We hope you enjoy our virtual field trip to the Mpala Research Centre in Nanyuki, Kenya, featuring Mpala Executive Director Dr. Dino Martins. Watch now.
Family Spotlight: An Interview with Greg Woodward, the Dad behind DroppingSomeKnowledge.com
In early 2020, Washington, DC, dad Greg Woodward began taking care of his five- and two-year-old sons full-time . . . and when the pandemic kept them at home, the Woodward family started taking their Music Together classes online. Around this past Thanksgiving, Greg published this post on his new blog about pandemic parenting, Dropping… Read more »
Susan Darrow, Music Together CEO, Interviewed by National Geographic Family
Our CEO, Susan Darrow, was interviewed by National Geographic Family, where she explained how music can help children with pandemic stress. Find out more.
Susan Darrow, Music Together CEO, Featured on “Talking Choral Music”
In the 30-minute interview, Susan and Andrea discuss what Music Together means when we say all children are musical, why music education begins in infancy, and how parents can support their children’s music development. Find out more.
Music Together’s Dr. Lili Levinowitz Key Contributor to NAfME Teaching Guidelines for Early Childhood Music Education during Pandemic
As the largest organization for music educators in the US, the National Association for the Music Education (NAfME) has created numerous resources to support music teachers as they teach through the pandemic, in-person, virtually, or a hybrid. Find out more.
Supporting Your Child’s Learning with Music
A Conversation with Susan Darrow and Lili Levinowitz, Ph.D. Find out more .
Creating a Musical Home Life (and a Global Pop Star!)
An Interview with former Music Together teacher Maggie Baird. Read more .
Bringing the Music Home: An Interview with Music Together CEO Susan Darrow
For more than thirty years, we’ve been doing our part to make the world more musical. This spring, when it became clear that in-person classes would be on hold for some time, Music Together Online (MTO) was launched so we could continue to empower parents to make music a part of daily family life. Find out how in an interview with Music Together Worldwide CEO, Susan Darrow.