Melody Park Christian School is proud to be a licensed Music Together® Preschool! We are licensed by the national Music Together® Program to offer this acclaimed music program to all our Melody Park Christian School enrolled children.

Music Together® is based on the belief that music is as much a basic life skill as walking and talking, and that all children can learn to sing in tune, keep a beat and participate with confidence and pleasure in the music of our culture, provided that their early environment supports such learning. By emphasizing actual musical experiences rather than concepts about music, we introduce children to the pleasures of making music instead of passively receiving it from CDs or television. Integral to our program is the idea that young children respond best to music when surrounded by those with whom they have a close bond. Consequently, the active participation of parents and caregivers is an essential part of the rich musical environment we create.

Children may or may not participate as they choose and are given the freedom to respond according to their developmental level. The class experience, reinforced by listening to CDs and parent involvement, stimulates learning at home through play.

The National Music Together® program was developed in Princeton by Ken Guilmartin, Director of the Center of Music and Young Children and Lili Levinowitz, Ph.D., Professor of Music Education at Rowan College of New Jersey. They believe parents may be surprised to find that they can support their child's music development regardless of their own background in music and that every child is musical and needs a stimulating supportive music environment to enjoy the wonderful human capacity for music-making.

Each of our classes has a special scheduled time each week to participate in a planned Music Together® class. Our own registered Music Together® teacher has successfully passed the complete Music Together® teacher training offered through The Center for Music and Young Children, and leads all classes.

You are welcome to visit our Music Together® classes!