Your 5-, 6-, or 7-year old is developing quickly and exploring new activities, mastering new skills, and gaining independence. As a parent, you may be making choices about extracurricular activities that complement their new school experiences and support their growth - in music and in life. The Music Together Big Kids Program helps your child take a next step in music development by blending the elements of Music Together that parents and children love with new activities, skills, and challenges that are developmentally appropriate for 5- through 7-year-old children.

Through family music-making, Music Together mixed-age classes support the development of tonal and rhythm competence for infants through 4-year-old children. In contrast, Big Kids classes lay the foundation for Basic Music Literacy, complementing formal music instruction in school or in private instrument lessons, as well as a lifetime of joyful music making.

• Classes are 60 minutes long and meet weekly for ten weeks, three semesters per year. Since the program provides a cumulative learning sequence, a minimum of three semesters is recommended, with six or more preferred.
• During class, children learn musical skills and appreciation through a special Music Together curriculum developed just for 5-, 6-, and 7-year-olds. Every family enrolled in class receives a Music Together Big Kids edition songbook with activities specially created for 5-7-year-olds, two copies of the recording, and weekly HomePlay activity pages.
• Younger children are not developmentally ready for the structure of a Big Kids class. To be eligible, your child must have turned 5 by the first day of class.
• While this can be a "drop-off" class, you (or another caregiver) should plan to attend your child's first class, and attend the last class of each semester. You may attend any and all classes if you wish. However, due to the structure of the Big Kids class, we cannot accommodate younger siblings (except for babies younger than eight months). You and any younger siblings are welcome and encouraged to join the last 10 minutes of every class.