Music Together is one of the most-loved early-childhood music programs in the world — and it costs around $200 per 10-week semester. The good news for budget-conscious families: the actual ingredients of Music Together are not proprietary. You can recreate the same experience at home for free.
What Music Together Actually Does
- •A consistent 45-minute musical routine with a fixed song order
- •Mixed-tempo and mixed-mode songs (major, minor, mixolydian)
- •Free instrument exploration (shakers, sticks, drums)
- •Movement and dance segments
- •Lap-bouncing rhymes for babies
- •Quiet listening songs to anchor calmness
Your At-Home Version
- •Set a consistent weekly time — same day, same place, same opening song
- •Buy 3 instruments: shakers, jingle bells, a small hand drum (under $20 total)
- •Build a 10-song playlist with mixed tempos and energy levels
- •Use KidSongsTV for the song library and lyrics
- •Include movement, instrument play, and quiet listening in every session
- •Always end with the same goodbye song
Sample 30-Minute Schedule
- •0-3 min — Hello song
- •3-8 min — One up-tempo song with movement
- •8-13 min — Instrument exploration
- •13-18 min — Lap-bouncing or finger-play song
- •18-23 min — One quiet listening song
- •23-28 min — Free dance to favorite song
- •28-30 min — Goodbye song