Be Part of Our Next Family Music Video
---and Enter to Win a Free Semester of Music Together!
We're making a music video for "Rhythms and Rhymes"---and you can be part of it! Just videotape your family's version of the simple chant and submit it through the Family Music Zone. After you upload your video, you can enter a drawing to win a free semester of Music Together. The final music video will include as many clips as possible and will debut this spring. Visit the Family Music Zone for more details.
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Have You Logged In to the Family Music Zone™?
On our new website just for enrolled families, you'll find MP3s to stream or download, bonus song activities, videos, music development resources, and more. And there's new content to explore each semester, so don't forget to log in and check out the songs and activities for the Bells Song Collection! - New to Music Together? Create your account by visiting www.musictogether.com/account and entering the Family Access Code printed on your CD packaging.
- Already have an account? Unlock your Bells songs and activities. Just log in to the Zone, click "Access Code" from the menu in the upper right-hand corner, and enter your code. Your Bells songs and activities will appear on your home page, and Bongos will move to your Library.
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Check Out Our Newest Singalong Storybook "Mr. Rabbit"
and Celebrate International Book Giving Day!
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The Mr. Rabbit Singalong Storybook is just in from the cabbage patch! "Mr. Rabbit" is a trickster who doesn't care if his ears are too long. He teaches everyone to love their differences---and to let their souls shine, shine, shine.
Want to win a free copy of this delightful storybook? In honor of 2015 International Book Giving Day (February 14), we are giving away 10 copies of the storybook. To enter, watch the storybook trailer and answer a question.
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Tuning In to How Your Child Learns
by Devi Borton, M.A., Certified Music Together Teacher Trainer
Look around a Music Together class and you'll notice different behavioral "personalities." Some children sit still and stare at their parent or teacher singing "Obwisana." Others gaze out the window or look at their toes while the class marches and sings "Lukey's Boat." And some are constantly in motion, jumping or toddling around exuberantly, even when everyone else is in a close circle quietly singing "Who's That?" Do you recognize your child in any of these examples?
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Musical Glasses
 Fill a variety of glasses or glass containers with different amounts of water. Gently tap on the side of each with a metal spoon to hear the pitches. (Supervise your children carefully, of course!) Ask your child to tell you which glasses make higher and lower sounds. You might add different food coloring to the glasses so it's easier to compare and contrast.
"Do, Re, Mi" Bottles
Here's a variation you might try with older children who are learning the Major scale (do, re, mi . . .). Gather eight identical 20 oz. glass or plastic bottles and fill with water according to the measurements below. If you wish, add food coloring to each bottle. Then, line them up in order and blow across the tops to sound the notes!
Do: 7 oz.; Re: 9.5 oz.; Mi: 12.5 oz.; Fa: 14 oz.; Sol: 16.5 oz.; La: 17.5 oz.; Ti: 18.5 oz.; Do: 19 oz.
Have fun creating simple melodies. Try the "Hello Song" using the "notes" below.
Mi, Sol, La, La, Mi, Do --- Hello, everybody,
Do, Re, Do, Re, Mi --- so glad to see you!
Mi, Sol, La, La, Mi, Do --- Hello, everybody,
Do, Do, Mi, Do, Re, Do --- I'm so glad to see you!
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What do we mean by "Approaches to Learning"?
As a parent, you want to do everything you can to support your children's healthy development and  ensure that they are ready for formal education when the time comes. You've probably heard of the five main domains of early childhood development: cognitive, physical, language, social, and emotional. During the first few years of life, children experience rapid growth in each of these areas. This development is integral to what is called "school readiness": possessing the skills, knowledge, and attitudes necessary to successfully engage in learning when entering kindergarten.
Did you also know there is another developmental area that is equally---if not more---important to school readiness? It's called Approaches to Learning (ATL), and it encompasses not what children learn, but how they learn.
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Valentine's Day Special!
Free Award-winning Lullabies CD
Receive a free Lullabies CD ($14.95) with your purchase of $40 or more on the Music Together online store. This CD has won nine awards, including a Parents' Choice Silver Honor Award and a Moms' Choice Gold Award. For your free gift, enter coupon code LUL2015 at checkout.
Offer expires April 30, 2015, and may not be combined with any other offers or discounts.
"This marvelous CD won over the hearts and minds of our parent testers. Parent reviews were overwhelmingly loaded with praise after spending time sharing these beautifully calming songs with their children. Clearly, these are not just for little ones; all ages were effusive in letting us know just how special this musical collection is." ---The National Parenting Center
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