Music Together Raises $10,000 for Save the Children
On September 24 and 25, 2011, Music Together held three “Families Singing for Families™” benefit concerts in NYC and Caldwell, NJ. The shows featured local teachers performing with members of the Music Together Band, including recording artists “Uncle Gerry” Dignan and “Grandma Yvette” Glover. As Music Together maintains an ongoing commitment to provide support to all children and families, our benefit concert series aims to help to these populations in great need by donating 100% of proceeds to Save the Children's emergency funds. These three concerts raised $10,000 for Save the Children. Thanks to everyone who volunteered and attended!
View photos of the concert
Check out the first in our video series of Music Together Education Moments: “Learning Rhythm through Play.”
Music Together in My Gym China!
Music Together’s international presence has been blossoming in recent years to the point where it is now being taught in 35 different countries. Wow! It has been very exciting for us to hear stories of our program enriching the lives of families all over the globe. We’re pleased to announce news of our latest growth—Music Together in new locations in China!
Music Together and the well-known international early childhood gym program My Gym® have just finalized an agreement to offer the program in My Gym centers in China. Families in 10 new locations are already beginning to sing and play in Music Together classes this winter, with more locations expected to open in the coming months and years.
All My Gym China fitness instructors, already bilingual, will be trained as Music Together teachers and will be fully supported by Music Together. We have already trained twenty teachers in China, and plan to train another twenty next month. The teachers absolutely love the program and are just bubbling with enthusiasm, as you can probably tell from the picture here.
Music Together Family Favorites in Ghana
Over the summer, Tori Conciello-Emery, MA, MT-BC, a Music Together teacher and board-certified music therapist, was one of several clinicians on a service trip to Ghana, Africa. In Ghana, Tori led music therapy trainings for staff at Echoing Hills, a center for adults with special needs. For her training, Tori utilized the Music Together Family Favorites CDs and Teacher Songbook. On the Music Together Experts Blog, you can watch a video of Tori sharing her experience and read about it in her own words. See how music touches people around the world!
The Association of Educational Publishers has named the “Music Together Family Favorites Songbook for Teachers” as the 2010 Distinguished Achievement Award winner in the preschool arts curriculum category.
For more than four decades, the AEP Awards have honored outstanding teaching and learning resources. One of the largest and longest-running awards programs for educational products, the AEP Awards aim to give credit and recognition to the organizations that are leading the way in the field of educational products and to set benchmarks to which the rest of the industry can aspire. Founded in 1895, the Association of Educational Publishers is a nonprofit organization dedicated to serving and advancing the field of educational publishing.
Learn more about Music Together's award-winning songbook.
"Music Together Family Favorites 2" Wins CD of the Year Award
Creative Child Magazine, a national publication for parents, named Music Together "Family Favorites 2" as the "2010 CD of the Year" in the family music category. This award was granted by a panel of moms, music educators, and early education professionals. This CD has won nine awards including a Parents’ Choice Silver Honor award and includes a 32-page booklet with fun music-making activity suggestions for every song for use at home, in the car, or in the preschool classroom.
Check out this TV segment featuring the Music Together "Family Favorites 2" CD, a Parent-Tested Parent Aproved award winner.
Learn more about Music Together's award-winning CDs.
Upcoming Conventions
Music Together attends over twenty-five (25) conventions each year to help us stay current on the research occurring in early childhood music and movement. If you live in the area or are attending the convention, please consider stopping by the Music Together booth to pick up some information and introduce yourself!
National Association of Independent Schools Annual Conference
Seattle, WA — February 29-March 2, 2012
Booth #622
New Jersey Montessori Association Corporation Annual Conference
Edison, NJ — March 2
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