Music Together® In School Curriculum

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Programs for Early Learning Settings Serving Children Birth-Kindergarten

With Music Together®, music becomes a powerful learning tool, whether your students are attending class in person or via distance learning. From private and public preschools, to pre-kindergarten programs, to Head Start, to childcare centers and in-home daycares, our award-winning music and developmentally appropriate activities have been found to raise the overall quality of children’s early learning.

Our research-based curricula and enrichment resources:

  • Help children develop music competence, which opens the door to a lifetime of music participation
  • Support children's development in key early learning domains
  • Give teachers tools to enhance classroom life and reach curricular goals
  • Support family engagement and parent-child relationships
CURRICULUM AND SUPPORT
Through over 30 years of ongoing research and development, Music Together has carefully selected a mix of resources to provide a developmentally appropriate early childhood music and movement curriculum supporting children’s development in both music and other key developmental domains. Parents and educators find the curriculum accessible, regardless of their own musical ability, and school administrators appreciate the abundant support, which includes new materials for each year in our 3-year rotation of year-long song collections.

FOR SCHOOLS
  • High-quality, well-supported music curriculum that teachers love and find success in the classroom
  • An innovative curriculum that helps children flourish by supporting their music development and learning in the key developmental domains both at school and at home
  • A highly trained music specialist, skilled at developmentally appropriate practice in music education
  • A platform for engaging parents in their child’s education and building community bonds between home and school
  • Discount for schools serving families experiencing situational, chronic, or systemic risk
  • Listing on Music Together’s international Class Locator and marketing use of the Music Together® In School logo—to help parents find the brand they love
FOR CLASSROOM AND CLASSROOM TEACHERS
  • Audio recordings (CD and digital downloads)
  • A family songbook to use with the children or for the children’s music-making area
  • Welcome letter explaining the curriculum and the important role the classroom teacher plays in the children’s music development
  • Access to the Online Classroom Teacher Portal filled with activity suggestions and helpful tips on using music in the classroom
  • Access to the Hello Everybody app, where music can be downloaded or streamed, and full music notation and other content for families can be accessed
  • Professional development through personalized mentoring and in-service workshops
  • Spanish translations of family materials available upon request
FOR FAMILIES
  • Professionally Audio recordings (digital downloads)
  • A colorfully illustrated family songbook with activity ideas
  • Information about the benefits of the Music Together In School Curriculum
  • Access to the Music Together app, where music can be downloaded or streamed, and full music notation and additional educational content can be accessed
  • "Parent Education Moments" for each song in the collection (40-44 sheets a year).
ALIGNMENTS
Versatile and rooted in developmentally appropriate practice, Music Together aligns with many early learning curricula, philosophies, and standards, including: 
  • National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) Early Childhood Program Standards 
  • State-specific early learning standards 
  • Head Start Program Performance Standards and Early Learning Outcomes Framework — The Four Cornerstones of Early Head Start 
  • The Creative Curriculum for Preschool 
  • HighScope Preschool Curriculum 
  • The Montessori Philosophy 
  • Reggio Emilia Principles 
  • Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS®) 
  • Infant/Toddler Environment Rating Scale (ITERS) 
  • Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale (ECERS) 
  • National Association for Music Education (NAfME) Program Standards

Music Learning Supports All Learning®
This carefully developed blend of curriculum and support is the most comprehensive in the field and inspires not only music and movement in school and at home but also growth across developmental domains. See for yourself how the power of music can transform your classrooms, your schoolcommunity, and the lives of children and their families. 

Preschool Specialist - Teacher Jessica

Teacher Jessica brings to Music Together her lifelong joy in creating and sharing music. She is trained in voice, piano, guitar, and ukulele. She is committed to supporting the joy of confident music-making in others. As a parent and former elementary-school teacher with a Master's degree in Education from UCLA, Teacher Jessica's teaching philosophy is one of connection, compassion, and thoughtfulness in joyful, play-based experiences. A Music-Together Preschool Specialist, she brings her deep understanding of young-child development to age-appropriate and multi-dimensional developmental activities. She dances in many styles, including ballet, jazz, and hip-hop. Outside of teaching, Teacher Jessica enjoys "jamming" and other group music-making. She is a registered Music Together teacher.