FAQs

• Weekly 45-minute classes taught by one of our registered Music Together® teachers

• Online Music Together family resources, including professional recordings to download at home

• A beautifully illustrated songbook

• Access to your semester’s song collection and other online resources from the Family Music Zone® and on the Hello Everybody app.

• Each 45 minute, mixed age class is comprised of 6-12 families. Children may attend with any caregiver. Grownups sit in the circle and actively participate with their child.  
• Classes are relaxed, playful, and non-performance oriented. Children are invited to learn and participate at their own pace.
• Each class contains “Parent Education Moments” designed to guide parents through their child’s journey to basic music competence. 
• There are approximately 12 musical activities per class. This includes small and large movement activities, chants, instrument and prop play, and lots of singing and dancing! Songs are sung with varying meters and tonalities to create a rich musical experience for the child. Activities also include rituals such as the Hello Song, Goodbye Song, a lullaby, and free dance/instrument play along songs. 
• Each semester uses one of the twelve song collections in our rotation. 

Sing, dance, and have fun! You might be surprised to hear that you are your child’s most important music teacher right now—and it doesn’t matter whether you think of yourself a great singer or dancer. Young children develop dispositions for certain behaviors, including learning to love music, by observing and imitating their loved ones. Simply by participating enthusiastically during class and playing with the ideas at home, you’ll give your children the modeling they need to learn to love to make music. Please wait to socialize or use your cell phone until after class and instead help us create a music-only environment.

At Music Together children are never required to sit in the circle, nor are they expected to conform to an adult’s idea of participation. We know that children learn differently from adults. They learn instinctively and constantly, through observation, interactions with adults and older children, and through imitation, play, and, especially, movement. One hallmark of Music Together is the insight that children will naturally develop music ability simply when they are immersed in a community of families all making music.

Children’s responses depend on their most dominant learning style and temperament as well as their age and developmental level. Some might follow the teacher right away. Many will simply want to watch and absorb, particularly in the first few weeks of class. Some might crawl or toddle around; others may be stimulated by the music and respond more actively, by running, jumping, or dancing. All of these are perfectly natural responses to the new, musically rich environment they’re experiencing. Throughout the semester, your teacher will help you tune in to how your children learn best, so you can support their music development in class and at home. Feel free to ask if you have any questions!

Play your songs at home and in the car frequently, especially during the first few weeks of class. Make the music available for your children to listen to while they’re playing or before nap or bedtime.

Create your Family Music Zone^® account and download the Hello Everybody app to stream the music digitally and enjoy more activity ideas!

Use the songbook to help you learn the songs and for some musical inspiration at home. The music notation is in the book if you play an instrument and want to play along. Try using the songbook at story time or bed time, instead of a regular book, and sing through the songs with your child as you look at the beautiful illustrations.

We offer makeup classes should you have to miss. Please contact hello@practicalpreptutors.com to schedule your makeup. 

We welcome families at any point during the semester! Class tuition will be prorated for each missed class. 

We adhere to the local school districts in regard to weather cancellations. Should Harrisonburg public schools close due to inclement weather, classes will be canceled as well. In the event that a class is canceled, we will send out an email to all registered families. We have one makeup class available to schedule at the end of each semester. 

Music Together® classes may be in session when older children have a school holiday, and it is natural to want to bring them with you to class. All child guests must be prearranged with the teacher to ensure adequate space in the class. Extra parents, grandparents, or caregivers are welcome to attend class at any time—no need to ask!