Your preschooler is beginning their journey of learning separately from you.  It's important to find activities where you can still participate together. In a few years- soon enough- your child will be doing so many things on their own. Treasure this time when you can still learn and play together.

My child has just started preschool and I'm trying not to overload them......

Wait! if your child was doing Music Together^® before pre-school why deprive them of an activity that is familiar and comforting? In a time of change when they are starting preschool,  it is even more important to maintain their regular routine. A Music Together class is only 45 minutes a week. Is your child's schedule really so overwhelming that they can not longer fit that in?

If Music Together was not part of your child's daily life before preschool consider adding it now as a way to keep a playfulness in you child's learning and as an activity that the whole family can enjoy. If you have more than one child Music Together is a great way to combine all siblings in one class and resonates as an activity you can all repeat at home. We have a sibling discount of almost 50 % (Note- does not apply at city of San Ramon classes)  and siblings under 8 months on first day of session are free for the whole session!

I don't want my preschooler in a class with babies.

If playing with babies makes one regress then, as a music teacher who works with babies all day long, - I must have regressed several thousand years myself  by now! :) 

Children learn by contrast: They contrast themselves with others around them- the grown ups, their peers and children younger than themselves. How playful to crawl around again for one verse or to pretend to wail in funny dramatic play! It doesn't mean your child has forgotten how to walk or to speak any more than it means you regress by playing with you own child!  It is unlikely that your child will be the only preschooler in any of our Music Together classes.  Your preschooler may become the leader in the class! the one who can: "help the teacher" when instruments are put away, the one who can speak out about what they see in the songbook illustrations, the one who wants to sing a verse themselves, the one to show other how it's done!

If your child is the youngest in your household, how empowering it will be for them to be one of the oldest in a classroom! Please don't be afraid of our mixed age philosophy:

Enhancing Learning Through Multi age Grouping

interest in the potential benefits of multi-age grouping  (at least a two year span) has increased steadily again in recent years. The growing interest is due to a greater focus on the importance of the early years in efforts to restructure the educational system (Stone, 1995; Katz, 1992; Anderson, 1992; Willis, 1991; Cohen, 1990) and an awareness of the limitations of graded education. 

In our multi age classrooms gifted children are challenged to achieve to their potential because there is no limitation of a segregated-level curriculum. Special-needs children in mixed-aged grouping typically find that their individual differences are accepted and their contributions are recognized .  Music Together usesdevelopmentally appropriate practiceswhich are teaching methods and curriculum components that are based on achild's developmental abilities.Such practices includeactive learning experiences, andvaried instructional strategies.

Developmentally Appropriate Practice in Early Childhood Programs Serving Children from Birth Through Age 8. This document outlines educational practices based on knowledge and theories of how children learn and grow. These practices are reflected in the position statement of the National Association for the Education of Young Children. Music Together LLC is a frequent presenter at NAEYC conferences around the USA.

So don’t hold back.  Enjoy the mix of ages and stages in the room! The music can and should be interesting! Be a beloved adult who sings and dances for your child. It’s good for your soul and good for your child’s developing brain. 

I still have questions you haven't answered

Ask away! we love to talk about Music Together! Contact us: Rowena@musictogether.net