Music Together® and Rhythm Kids®
MCMC Early Childhood Music Classes
Music Together® (0-5)
Join us for Music Together® ! Music Together® is MCMC’s mixed-age music class for children from birth through age five and the grownups who love them!
Classes are participatory, fun, and a wonderful way to bond with your child(ren) and other families in the community. They provide a rich musical experience for children and offer parents and caretakers tools to use in everyday parenting. Each session includes singing, dancing, drumming, and playing on instruments. Families who register receive a beautifully illustrated songbook, access to the Music Together® app, and CD.
Learn more about the benefits of this class here.
Spring classes
Saturdays, 9:30–10:15 am from March 22 - May 24 @ MCMC
Saturdays, 10:30–11:15 am from March 22 - May 24 @ MCMC
Mondays, 10:30–11:15 am from March 24 - June 2 @ MCMC - waitlist only
Information about summer classes coming soon!
Rhythm Kids® (4-8)
Join us for Rhythm Kids®! Developed by the internationally acclaimed Music Together® program, MCMC delighted to offer Rhythm Kids® for kids ages four to eight.
Rhythm Kids® is an exciting and comprehensive music, movement, and drumming program that helps children complete the pathway of early childhood music development. Rhythm Kids® classes are designed to help children develop rhythm skills and gain a deeper level of musical understanding, preparing them for formal music instruction.
Learn more about the benefits of this class here.
Spring classes
Saturdays, 10:15–11:00 am from March 29 - May 31 @ MCMC (4-8) - waitlist only
MCMC Music Together® and Rhythm Kids® FAQs
Please visit this page for answers to common questions. Reach out to Lara@mcmcvt.org if you need additional assistance!
Middlebury Community Music Center is pleased to provide our community with the nationally recognized, research-based Music Together ® and Rhythm Kids® programs. Classes are designed to be mixed ages, participatory, and fun.
MCMC early education classes are a great way to provide a rich musical experience for young children, opening up a lifetime of music making! This begins your family’s musical journey at MCMC.
Testimonials
“Music Together® classes have been one of the most empowering parts of our family’s early years. Taking us from infant hood through to the toddler years, our family has grown musically together. But beyond that, we’ve formed a warm little community here in Middlebury through these classes that has trickled so beautifully into all aspects of our lives.”
— Music Together® family
“When we first came, we weren’t sure how she would respond, but she loves it. And so, she really engaged with it. Even when she was two months old, we thought it might be too much, but she was just mesmerized. I grew up with a very musical childhood, so it’s just important. We sing a lot at home.”
— Music Together® family
“The part about this that I think is the most helpful is the support it gives the parents. Just in terms of encouraging you. I had more of a musical background, my wife less, so for her, she’s sort of not as comfortable, and I’ve seen her get a lot more comfortable, like she would never sing before, because she was like, “I have a terrible voice,” you know? And now she sings all the time with us. It feels like it just sort of encourages us to be more musical with her, and gives my wife more confidence.”
— Music Together® family
Many times I need a piano student to sing/hum a tune so that we can isolate the melody and discuss rhythm or articulation. I can tell right away if a student has participated in a Music Together® or Rhythm Kids® class because they are not afraid to isolate that melody and it seems quite natural for them to do that. However, students who haven’t practiced that skill in a Music Together® or Rhythm Kids® in general feel very self-conscious or struggle to find the notes they want within their own bodies. I love that our Early Childhood Music Program is equipping students to recognize that they THEMSELVES are the music makers, and not their instruments and to be confident in their music-making abilities!
- MCMC piano faculty
The Middlebury Community Music Center is licensed by Music Together LLC. www.musictogether.com
