You might be wondering what your newborn could possibly take away from a music class and how old they have to be before they can benefit. At Music Together®, we know it's never too early to get babies started in class! Your little one is a natural-born music-maker, ready to start learning music at birth.
As in everything, you are your baby's first and best teacher. But don't get nervous! When you sing in the car and dance in the living room, you're showing your baby how to make music and that making music is important to your family. That's all your baby needs from you - musically, at least! (Food, clothing, and shelter are useful, too!)
In the Music Together Babies class, for infants from birth through 7 months, you'll learn a lot of fun musical activities for babies. You'll also learn to recognize which of your baby's behaviors are musical so that you can support their development at the time when your baby's brain is at its most receptive.
Yes! Music is a whole brain activity and during infancy the brain is developing at a faster rate than at any other time of their lives, so the infant brain is the ideal brain to expose to musical experiences! Infants' participation will seem passive at first, as they actively absorb what the are seeing, hearing and feeling. Throughout each semester, Music Together teachers help caregivers learn to recognize their infant's musical responses and point out musical milestones. As their bodies and nervous system mature, infants often show progressively more complex musical responses and evidence of song recognition. Parents will learn in class how to nurture their child's music development and how to create or enhance the musical bond with their child.
The Babies class has other benefits, too! Singing and dancing with your baby is a beautiful way for the two of you to bond, and making music with other parents of newborns is a great way to make new friends in your community who are as sleep deprived as you!
In the upcoming song collection, we'll sing, dance, and "Skip to My Lou," engage in a little dramatic play with "Meow!" and create jazzy rounds with "Hey, Ho, Nobody Home," just to name a few of the 25 songs and chants in the Triangle Song Collection.
In addition to your weekly classes, your tuition includes recordings and materials for you to use at home, including access to the songs through the Music Together app. Join us this spring and play, sing, laugh, and learn with families in your community!
After we receive your registration form, an initial invoice will be sent billing you a $50 registration fee, and the tuition payment for both the current and final month of your membership.
When paying this initial invoice, you will need to select "Save card on file with Muse Arts LLC." An Authorization Form will need to be filled out and handed to us at your first class.
Tuition will be charged automatically to your card on file on the first of each month, until the month before your membership ends (remember, we have already received your tuition payment for your final month).
That's it! Now all you have to do is relax and have fun making music together!
Participation in all classes with Muse Arts requires an electronic signature to ourTerms & Conditions/Liability Waiverduring the registration process.