Let’s Play! Music Together is opening two new locations in Burnsville and Rosemount for Music Together® classes. Music Together is an internationally recognized early childhood music and movement program for children birth through age seven. Let’s Play! Music Together also offers classes at two locations in Eagan. To register for the next ten-week semester of classes starting April 6, please visit www.LPmusictogether.com.
According to Center Director Cheryl Hornstein, “I am so proud to now offer classes in Burnsville and Rosemount. Music Together’s success in our other locations has been terrific, and we wanted to offer families our wonderful program in more South Metro communities.”
Lakeville parent Jackie Brezinski, who has been coming to “mixed age” music classes since 2007, says, “My experiences in Let's Play Music Together have been nothing but positive. The ability for me to take a class where all my children can participate at once, regardless of their ages has been great. The younger children really learn a lot from the older children and love imitating what they sing and do. This particular class has made music so much fun for my children and me, and I have found myself signing up semester after semester. I recommend these classes to anyone who wants a wonderful music experience!”
“All children can learn to sing in tune, keep a beat, and participate with confidence in music, provided that their early experiences support such learning,” Cheryl Hornstein explained. “The way we play and do music can bring out and nurture children’s inborn aptitude to respond to and make music, even as babies. Music Together classes also foster children’s development in the cognitive, language, physical, and socio-emotional domains. This program strengthens bonds children have with parents, siblings, caregivers, and other members of the extended family. It’s such a fun, rich experience.”
Eagan parent Kristyn Rupp started bringing her daughter to class as an infant. “Since music is an important part of our lives, we were excited to participate in age-appropriate music activities and enhance her learning and sensory experience. The first thing we noticed was how excited she was, smiling or babbling, as she watched older children participate in class. As she got older, she really responded to the music, imitating what she saw others do. Because we introduced music at an early age, she attends more intently to the music around her. When we’re grocery shopping or at a restaurant she’ll often clap or dance to the music she hears in the background. The CDs we received as part of our class are part of our redirection intervention when she’s upset, especially in the car. All we have to do is press “play” and she stops crying to listen to “her” music. I would definitely recommend other parents enroll their children in a mixed age Let’s Play! Music Together class.”
For more information about Let’s Play! Music Together “Mixed Age” or special “Babies” classes and to register, call 612-209-6353 or visit www.LPmusictogether.com.
