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Our specialists bring play-based, developmentally-appropriate best practices to your classroom.
We bring engaging instruments, involve children in group process, and include gross motor activities every time. Your classroom teachers gradually become more and more comfortable leading music activities in their daily lesson plan. Your children sing the narration of their imaginative play activities. Contact our office to discuss weekly, bi-weekly, monthly, or one-time special event arrangements.
We customize curriculum to each of our preschools.
In consultation with director and teachers, we choose thematic music and adapt for English language learners and other special needs.
The schools we serve include:
One fabulous option is to take advantage of our international, award-winning Music Together® curriculum, as Boston College Children's Center does. At BCCC, Music Together Preschool Specialists including Julia Priest and trained classroom teachers provide weekly music and movement activities which the rest of the classroom teachers adapt to their daily curriculum needs and interests. Illustrated songbooks, CDs, and teaching materials are available for classroom use each day so that the fun of singing, dancing and playing rhythm instruments becomes a core of each group's routine and infuses every curriculum area, from math, science, and language to social skills and gross motor development. In addition, every family at the preschool takes home two copies of this semester's professional, world-class Music Together CD and the matching songbook with award-winning illustrations and family activity suggestions. Each family also gets:
Twice a year, the whole school including parents, staff, children, and even older siblings and cousins come together as a community with Julia to celebrate musically. At these events, children form powerful life-long memories of active music participation as modelled by the adults they respect the most.
Our colleague Daisy Klaber in Pennsylvania says, "The joy of music-making at home and at school creates a natural cycle of learning that builds positive, meaningful relationships among children, parents, siblings, extended family members, teachers and staff. Parents: Sing and dance with your child outside of school--regardless of what you perceive to be your degree of musical skill or know-how. And join us for the family sing-along event at school, too! Remember that you are your child's most important person. If you’re doing it and having fun, you’re doing it right."
See video of Music Together Preschool curriculum in action.
Learn how making music together supports every kind of learning.
Meet NAEYC standards easily by implementing Music Together Preschool.
Read research findings from Music Together at Action for Bridgeport Community Development in Connecticut.
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