See "Allee Galloo" Performed Live by the Music Together Band!
Log in to the Family Music Zone to sing and dance along with Mommy, Daddy, Uncle Gerry, and Grandma Yvette to "Allee Galloo," from this semester's Triangle song collection. While you're there, be sure to explore the rest of the site. You'll find MP3s of your music, bonus song activities, and more, including our collection of music videos featuring families like yours, plus lots of other "Music Together Live!" concert clips.
- New to Music Together? Create your account by finding your Family Access Code printed on your CD packaging and entering it at www.musictogether.com/account.
- Already have an account?
- Don't forget to unlock your Triangle songs and activities by logging in to the Zone, clicking "Access Code" from the menu in the upper right-hand corner, and entering your code.
Check Out Our Children's Artwork Gallery---
and Add Your Child's Picture for a Chance to Win a Prize!
Get out your crayons and markers . . . We've turned some of the illustrations from our songbooks and Singalong Storybooks into printable coloring pages.
On the Zone, check out our gallery of children's artwork. Inspired? Print out the page of your choice, then upload a photo of your child's masterpiece. We'll add it to the gallery---and every month, we'll have a drawing for a prize.
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The Value-added of Live Music Experiences
by Devi Borton, M.A., Certified Music Together Teacher Trainer
Who doesn't love a parade? The pomp and circumstance of the music passing by is a thrill to witness at any age! In fact, live music events of all kinds are delightful. And the benefits for children extend beyond the entertainment value---attending also supports music-learning. "There is no doubt that going to live concerts is an important part of experiencing music and, therefore, of music development," says Ken Guilmartin, Music Together Founder/Artistic Director.
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Printable Triangle Song Cards
We've created a printable set of cards for the songs in the Triangle collection. Each card has the first line of the song, the songbook page, and the CD number printed on it. There are also a few blank ones to use as "wild cards." Here are a few ways your family might use the cards. Can you think of more? Tell your teacher---and share your ideas with us on Facebook!
Place a set of the cards into an empty plastic jar. (Decorate it if you like!) Get started with some of these activity ideas.
- Take turns choosing a card from the jar and simply sing the song together. Have a favorite song not in the Triangle collection? Write it on one of the blank cards.
- Play "Music Together Class" with stuffed animals and dolls. Put the songs in order to create your "lesson plan." You and your child can take turns being the teacher!
- Pull a card and match the page number on the card to the songbook page. Sing the song and point to the words or notes as you go along. (A great pre-literacy activity!)
- Pull a card and match the CD number on the card to the song number on the CD. Play the song and dance and sing along.
- Pull a card and draw a picture of the story of the song or just put your CD on starting with that number and paint, draw, or color how the music moves you.
- Before a car ride, ask your child to create a playlist by choosing a several cards from the jar. Sing them in the car together, with or without the CD.
- Make a lullaby song jar. Put the cards for more "restful" songs in the jar and ask your child to pull 2-3 songs to sing before bed or naptime.
- Play "Name that Tune." Pull a card out and sing the first few notes. See if your child can guess the name of the song. You might start with two notes, then three, then four . . . Then, sing the whole song together.
Play a Music Together Memory Game
Print and cut out two sets of cards and put them all out facedown in front of you. On each turn, a player turns over two cards. If they match, sing the song together, and the player keeps the cards. If the two cards don't match, they are turned facedown again and remain in play. Keep playing until all the cards have been turned over. For younger children, you might start with only two or three sets of cards. Add more as their skills grow!
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How Movement Supports Coordination
As you know, Music Together is a music and movement program. In class and at home, you and your children engage in large-movement activities (e.g., dancing) and small-movement activities (e.g., fingerplays). In addition to helping build fine and gross motor skills, these activities help your child with other important movement skills essential to physical development, such as bilateral coordination and spatial awareness.
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