1) One 30-minute interactive Zoom class (class size limited to 12 families) plus one 15-minute pre-recorded video per week featuring Miss Lori presenting songs/chants/activities just as she would in class. Families should register for a class time they will be able to attend "live" each week, but if on occasion they are unable to attend their usual Zoom class, they may attend a different Zoom class that week or request a recording of the class to watch later.
2) You will receive "Bongos" collection materials: songbook, CD, digital download, music development growth chart, parent guide. Families will have the option of picking up the materials (no-contact pickup), or having the materials mailed to them.
3) Access to additonal resources from Music Together Worldwide, exclusively for enrolled families (coloring pages, activity sheets, games, activity ideas, etc).
Music Together Outdoors:
1) One 45 minute outdoor class per week. Families will be spaced at least 6 feet apart, and the teacher will be positioned 12-14 feet from all families. If your child wanders towards another family, we ask that you gently scoop him or her up and bring him or her back to your spot. Classes will have a maximum of 6 families, and only one adult may accompany their child(ren) to class each week. We will be following the CDC's and Rhode Island Department of Health's recommendations/guidelines for safety. It is recommended that adults wear masks (required if they are within 6 feet of another person or if they enter the church building to use the bathroom). Any instruments/props we use will not be shared. If the weather does not allow for us to hold class outside, class will happen online via the Zoom platform at the regular time. Any family that misses a class for any reason may make it up by attending one of the online Zoom classes.
2) You will receive "Bongos" collection materials: songbook, CD, digital download, music development growth chart, parent guide.
Please note: If the situation in Rhode Island changes so that in-person classes are no longer allowed, or if the maximum in-person gathering size allowed is lowered to 10, all outdoor classes will move online. If this happens, we will not be able to issue any refunds or credits towards a future semester. Thank you for understanding.
Our 45-minute mixed-age classes meet once a week for 9 weeks and include songs, rhythmic rhymes, movement, and instrument play. The activities are presented as informal, non-performance-oriented musical experiences...developmentally appropriate for children and easy for parents and caregivers, regardless of their own musical ability. A child can attend these classes from birth through age five - and through all nine different song 
collections. Child development researchers recommend mixed-age groupings because they foster natural, family-style learning. Younger children enjoy watching and imitating older ones; older children learn by leading younger ones; and adults are happy because the children in the family can go to class together. Each child participates at his or her own level in singing, moving, chanting, listening, watching, and exploring musical instruments.
Every child’s music development benefits from early exposure to music and movement. Because the early months are so important, Music Together® offers two options for babies. Infants may attend a mixed-age class, whether registered on their own or attending free with an older sibling. They may also be registered for the special “Babies Class” offered as a one-semester introduction to Music Together. The music activities and materials are specially designed for parents and caregivers who want to learn as much as possible about music development in infants. Meet other parents of newborns and learn fascinating music activities you can recreate at home with your baby. Babies must be under seven months old on the first day of class. Most babies in this program range from 3-5 months at the start of the semester. This class cannot be repeated.
Babies Classes Online: Important note: There is no screen time for your little one. Your teacher will guide you to position your infant so they are looking at YOU, not at the screen. You follow the teacher while your baby watches you, and you leave each class inspired to make each day more musical.
Outdoor classes will be held on the lawn at Trinity Church, 139 Ocean Ave, Cranston (if the weather does not allow us to be outside certain days, classes will be taught online using Zoom at the regularly scheduled time).
Because of Covid-19, we are not currently offering indoor classes. We will return to teaching in person at You Rock School of Music (Cranston), Artists' Exchange (Cranston), and Gordon School (East Providence) when it is safe to do so.
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If the class you are interested in is full, you may request to be put on a wait list. Additional classes may be added if there is a demand, so let us know if there are certain days/times that would work well for you. If there are not enough families enrolled in a particular class, it may be canceled. Therefore, if you have a second choice, please list it when registering. Thank you!