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In September 2011, Music Together held three "Families Singing for Families" benefit concerts for Save the Children.

Members of the Music Together band and local teachers were joined in NYC and Caldwell NJ, by special guest artists "Uncle Gerry" Dignan and "Grandma Yvette" Glover. The group brought  favorite Music Together songs to life, including a few from this semester's Bongos song collection. Thanks to all who attended, Music Together was able to raise $10,000 for Save the Children. Watch the video to see how much fun everyone had!  

Interested in learning more about the Music Together recording family, including the children who sing on the CDs? Check out their bios on our website. 

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Movement and Music: Together   

by Susan Pujdak Hoffman   

Years ago, although I was happily attending a Music Together class and had even trained to become a teacher, I embraced the belief of so many first-time parents---that there is no such thing as too much enrichment for one's child. So I enrolled my daughter in a second music program as well. In this program, the children either sat in a circle and sang simple melodies or got up and moved rhythmically to piano music. My two-and-a-half-year-old often stood during the sit 'n' sing parts and moved quite energetically, despite the teacher's baleful glances and my urgent whispers. When her energy level escalated enough to propel her around the circle, the frustrated teacher was sometimes reduced to tackling her. . .  

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Ken Guilmartin is the Founder/Director of Music Together LLC and the coauthor of Music Together. Do you have a question about children's music development you'd like Ken to answer in the next family newsletter? Email it to news@musictogether.com.

My son is sometimes the only child running in class! Is it time to bring him to a gym program where he is more free to run around?     

-Marla, a mom from Princeton NJ 

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Featured Family:  

Jacki, Bob, Connor, & Cierra Janis 

by Kate Battenfeld

Jacki Janis is a mom who knows something about the power of music. When her sixteen-year-old son Connor was just six months old, he fell down a flight of stairs and suffered a traumatic brain injury. At nine months, Connor underwent skull and brain surgery, in which a small portion of the left side of his brain was removed. Along with a regimen of physical, occupational, and speech therapies, Connor's pediatrician also suggested enrolling him in music classes to help his brain "rewire" itself. So, when Connor was eighteen months old, Jacki and her husband Bob enrolled him in a Music Together class in Clarence, New York.

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Do you have a friend or family member who has a passion for music and is great with children? Can you see them teaching Music Together and loving it? Encourage them to learn more about Music Together teaching/directing opportunities in their area. Visit our website to learn more about  Music Together Teacher Training  or email  directing@musictogether.com.