Registration is still open for the Music Together Winter Bells song collection. The ten week sessions begin the first week of January at both the Hobart Activity Center located at 8 Pine Street, Hobart, NY and the Oneonta Performing Arts and Civic Center, located at 24 Market Street in Oneonta.
Registration for both the ten-week winter and spring sessions are open until the start date for each session. The Winter session classes start Wednesdays in Hobart, running January 4th to March 14th. Thursday sessions in Oneonta run from January 5th to March 15th. Saturday sessions in Hobart run from January 7th to March 17th. Spring session runs March 28th through June 10th. No classes will be held during school vacations.
Discounts are available for siblings and returning families. An infant sibling less than 8 months accompanying an older sibling is free. Registration includes ten weekly interactive music classes, two CDs for home and the car, parent education materials, and an activity songbook.
In a Music Together class, twelve children and their parents or caregivers (nanny, babysitter, grandparent) meet for 45 minutes each week for ten weeks to experience new songs, chants, movement activities, and instrumental jam sessions. Both adults and children sit in the circle and participate, led by a teacher with early childhood and music skills. The teacher helps adults understand how to participate and the importance of relaxing and enjoying the activities with their children.
Music Together is a music and movement approach to early childhood that develops every child’s opportunity for basic music competence by encouraging music experience rather than learning of information about music. Families are encouraged to attend class together, so younger children and older children in the same family can learn music and movement activities to enjoy at home. Parents also enjoy the classes because their skills and appreciation increase, too.
For more information, to reserve a spot in a free demonstration class, or to register for Music Together® classes, contact Pamela West-Finkle at 607-652-2330 or email FunMusic4Kids@aol.com. For more information on Music Together®, visit www.musictogether.com.
