Music Together® Classes

Music Together® is an internationally recognized early childhood music program offering 45 minutes of pure musical fun for you and your child each week. Accredited teaching artists introduce children to the pleasures of making music in a relaxed, playful, non-performance-oriented setting. You’ll receive CDs and songbooks tied to each session’s unique experiences for use at home. The national program’s e-newsletter, web resources, and online store provide additional support for enriching your child’s and your family’s musical growth and enjoyment.

Need-based financial aid is available for Music Together families. For details, go to our Financial Aid page.

Music Together Licensed Center

Each 2022-2023 session focuses on a different song collection:

                • 10-week fall session September 6 – November 14; Flute and Hippo collections
                • 3-week interim session – December 2 – December 19; Music Together Family Favorites Holiday Session
                • 10-week winter session January 9 – March 17; Sticks and Tiger collections
                • 10-week spring session April 3 – June 9; Maracas and Sea Turtle collections
                • 6-week summer session June 19; Kazoo collection

Registration for the Summer session opens May 22!

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Mixed Age Classes
Rhythm Kids
Music Together® Babies
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Music Together® Mixed Age Classes

Instructors: Melissa Ludwa, Angie Biehl, Gabrielle Balanda

Music Together® Mixed Age classes are for children from birth through age 5 and their parent(s) or caregiver. The Music Together® award-winning curriculum is used in a playful, developmentally appropriate environment that utilizes singing, moving, playing instruments, and making music in a fun 45-minute class. This type of music-making is shown to enhance higher-order thinking skills in our children, supporting all learning and providing an opportunity for children to attain basic music competence before learning an instrument.

We reserve the right to amend our policies at a later date if CDC or state guidelines require it. 

Mixed Age classes are held at Crescendo Academy of Music (Epic Center, 359 S. Kalamazoo Mall).

Class Session:

The summer 2023 Kazoo Collection features the Music Together classic “Me, You, and We,” plus favorites like “See the Pony Galloping” and the Spanish folksong “Tingalayo.” We’ll have fun dramatizing the nursery rhyme “Old Kind Cole” and singing about your favorite foods in “Apples and Cherries.” In addition to your weekly classes, your tuition includes recordings and materials for you to use at home, a family newsletter with more at-home music-making ideas, and online access to the songs through the Hello Everybody app. Join us for this session and fill your family’s summer with music, fun and friendship!

Class Days and Times:

Mon: 5:30 pm – Teacher Angie Biehl – wait list only
Mon: 6:30 pm – Teacher Angie Biehl
Thurs: 10:00 am – Teacher Gabrielle Balanda – wait list only
Thurs: 11:00 am – Teacher Gabrielle Balanda
Fri: 10:00 am – Teacher Gabrielle Balanda – wait list only
Fri: 11:00 am – Teacher Gabrielle Balanda

Class Fees:

Music Together® class fees are due by the first day of each session. The fee for the 10-week session Mixed Ages class is $185.00 for the first student, $115.00 for the second student; one sibling under 12 months old is free with paid tuition. The fee for the 6-class summer session Mixed Ages class is $125.00 for the first student, $75.00 for the second student; one sibling under 12 months old is free with paid tuition (you must still register free siblings). For your convenience, you may pay by cash or check in person, or by credit card via your online account.

Missed Music Together® classes can be made up if space is available; arrangements to make up a missed class can be made with the class instructor.

Music Together® Rhythm Kids
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Music Together® Rhythm Kids

Instructor: Melissa Ludwa

Rhythm Kids classes are for ages 4-6 and an adult. Your child will have a great time drumming, singing, moving to new rhythms, and playing sticks, egg shakers, and music games.

We reserve the right to amend our policies at a later date if CDC or state guidelines require it. 
Rhythm Kids classes are held at Crescendo Academy of Music (Epic Center, 359 S. Kalamazoo Mall).

Class Session:

The spring  2023 Sea Turtle collection draws inspiration from Malaysia, Lebanon, and other regions of the world, with drumming patterns adapted from Turkish rhythms used for dancing. The sea turtle’s ability to swim as far as 10,000 nautical miles–yet always return home–inspired the song “Turtle Back Home.” “Wau Bulan,” a Malaysian folk song, describes the beauty of the Malaysian traditional kite (wau), with a rounded bottom shaped like a half moon (bulan), as it flies up high in the sky. “Ala Dal’Ona” is a well-known traditional Lebanese dabke, a style of dance typical in Levant countries such as Jordan, Syria, and Lebanon. Children will delight in imaginative play, drumming, and dancing with this rich, eclectic collection of songs and chants. Tuition includes our Sea Turtle Collection recording, songbook, and access to drumming videos with Rhythm Kids creator Tom Foote.

Important note: There will be djembe drums used in this class; we will provide instruments for use during class time. It is encouraged, but not required, that your child have a djembe drum to use at home. If you need an appropriate drum, we will have a high-quality djembe drum for purchase, or you may make your own arrangements for a drum.

Class Days and Times:

Next session starts Fall 2023

Class Fees:

Music Together® class fees are due by the first day of each session. The fee for the 10-week session Rhythm Kids class is $185.00 for the first student, $115.00 for the second student; one sibling under 12 months old is free with paid tuition. The fee for the 6-class summer session Mixed Ages class is $125.00 for the first student, $75.00 for the second student; one sibling under 12 months old is free with paid tuition. For your convenience, you may pay by cash or check in person, or by credit card via your online account.

Missed Music Together® classes can be made up if space is available; arrangements to make up a missed class can be made with the class instructor.

Music Together® Babies
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Music Together® Babies

Instructor: Melissa Ludwa

Babies love music and are primed to be music-makers from an early age. 

Babies love music. This will come as no surprise to you if you’ve ever soothed your newborn to sleep with a lullaby or bounced him to the beat of your favorite song. But did you know your son or daughter is also a natural music–maker? It’s true: We are each born equipped to respond to music from a remarkably early age; there is a lot you can do to nurture your new little musician. Making music together from the very beginning will lead to a lifetime of shared musical enjoyment. The Music Together® Babies Class will start you on the path to becoming a musical family. Specifically designed for infants eight months and younger, this 10-week introduction to Music Together allows babies to embrace, enjoy, and express their inborn musicality.

Class Session:

We reserve the right to amend our policies at a later date if CDC or state guidelines require it. 
Babies class is held at Crescendo Academy of Music (Epic Center, 359 S. Kalamazoo Mall).

Class Days and Times:

Babies class returns Fall 2023

Class Fees:

Music Together® class fees are due by the first day of each session. The fee for the 10-week session Babies class is $185.00 for the first student; one sibling under 12 months old is free with paid tuition. The fee for the 6-week summer session class is $125.00 for the first student; one sibling under 12 months old is free with paid tuition. For your convenience, you may pay by cash or check in person, on by credit card via your online account.