Music Together® is...
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A community of families and friends,
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The perfect place to imagine,
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A playful, inclusive family activity, fun for babies, toddlers, preschoolers
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Research-based music education with high-quality recordings and songbooks
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A safe zone for adults rediscover music-making or experience new musical beginnings and rediscover a sense of play
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A way to develop listening skills, language acquisition, large and fine motor skills, body awareness, creativity, and support brain development.
Upcoming Winter Semester
Thursday mornings, January - March
9:15-10AM at ISME
What Classes are like
Music and movement.
Child-Centered.
Parent Involvment.
Classes for babies through 5 years . . . and the grownups who love them®
The cornerstone of the Music Together® program is a Mixed-Age music class, for children from birth through age 5—and the grownups who love them! All our classes are active music-making experiences, designed to teach the way children learn: through play with the grownups they love.
Gathering babies, toddlers, and preschoolers together makes each class fun for all. There are lots of group activities for kids out there, but Music Together offers a true family music class for the youngest infant to the oldest great-grandparent, and everyone in between. Imagine an extended family with a dozen or more kids and a bunch of caring adults, and you'll get the idea!
Each week, a trained Music Together teacher leads the class in singing, dancing, and playing songs that range from tender lullabies to boisterous jams using child-friendly percussion instruments. Our award-winning music, illustrated songbook, and other print and online resources will help you continue the music-making fun at home and nurture your child's musical growth—even if you don't think of yourself as a great singer or dancer. Like parenting, making music requires no previous experience or expertise, just a willingness to get down on the floor and get silly with your child!
Registration and tuition
Register by filling out THIS FORM. Invoices will be emailed to families and payment will need to be completed before the first session of the semester.
Tuition includes music, songbook, 9 weeks of classes.
1st child $225. Siblings $175.
Meet your teacher
ZACHARY SWEET
Zachary Sweet is a registered Teacher Trainer with the Suzuki Association of the Americas. He is currently an instructor of cello at Nazareth College, Binghamton University, and on the faculties of Ithaca Talent Education and Music Together of Ithaca. Nationally, he is in demand as a clinician having lead workshops, masterclasses and institutes across the United States and Canada.
Zachary performs extensively throughout the Tri-State area as soloist, chamber musician and orchestral player. Zachary performs regularly with Cayuga Chamber Orchestra, the Society for New Music, and in a trio with mezzo-soprano, Ivy Waltz and pianist, Pej Reitz. Highlights this year include a recorded live recital for Civic Morning Musicals in Syracuse, NY in April 2021, and a recital with Nazareth College piano trio at the Eastman School of Music in October.
He completed a masters degree in performance and literature at the Eastman School of Music in 2006; in that time he was also a fellow at the Aspen Music Festival. During his studies at Eastman, he became a member of the Eastman Chamber Society, acted as principal of Eastman Philharmonia, Eastman Chamber Orchestra, and Eastman Opera Orchestra, and studied chamber music with the Ying Quartet, Elinore Freer, Dr. Jean Barr, Richard Kilmer, and Dr. Kenneth Grant. His principal instructors have been Alan Harris, Kathy Kemp and Carol Vizzini.
As an educator, Zachary has spent the past 13 years exploring music development in young children. In 2009, he completed a long-term training program in Talent Education at the School for Strings with Pamela Devenport. Since then he has continued training with Tanya Carey, Carey Cheney, Sally Gross, Carey Beth Hockett, and Rick Mooney.
In addition, Zachary is in demand as a Music Together Instructor, leading classes for Mixed Ages, Babies, Big Kids and Pre-Schools. In January, 2015, Zachary was awarded Music Together Certification Level II status, having demonstrated outstanding achievement in teaching, musicianship, program philosophy, and parent education. The award was granted by the Center for Music and Young Children in Princeton, NJ, Kenneth K. Guilmartin, Found/Director.
Zachary plays the 2001 “Willow Cello” by Jim McKean and a 1999 Bow by Ron Forrester.
Upcoming Demo Classes
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November
11.13 9:15-10:00AM
A FREE introduction to the Music Together experience!
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DECEMBER
12.10 9:15-10:00AM
A FREE introduction to the Music Together experience!
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JANUARY
1.6 9:15-10:00AM
A FREE introduction to the Music Together experience!
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