Hello Wonderful Music Together Families!
From Mr. Christopher C.
Please read full email below and respond with easy Survey
As mentioned we have some positive news:
we have figured out some creative solutions to keep the music humming
for the Spring2020 semester!
In this time of dealing with the Coronavirus pandemic,
Music Together Worldwide (our “Mothership”) has granted us special permission to bring you Music Together, in a different way this spring.
Introducing . . . Music Together Online!
Music Together Online is a package of virtual music experiences and resources
that creates a comprehensive music learning program
with the high quality you're used to in the Music Together program. (more details below)
During this time when all of us need to practice “physical-distancing” and stay home as much as possible, for our health and safety and that of others around us, it’s not possible to continue with the regular in-person family class experiences at this moment.
Despite these challenges, we remain committed to the mission of Music Together, providing this meaningful early childhood music curriculum to our families. We also remain committed to being active participants in our community, and to fostering deep connection and social ties between parents and children, and amongst families too.
We believe we can continue to do those things, even in the midst of social/physical isolation and challenges. We need to be creative and think outside the box about how to stay connected.
Most importantly, we want to bring a dash of sunshine, a sense of play and peace, and a link to some sense of normalcy for you and your children, during a time that is far from normal.
For that purpose, we enter “Music Together Online”:
to bring the joy of family music right into your homes via the internet and with your participation!
Please read on for more information…
Spring Semester will begin April 14th
One week later than originally planned to give everyone time to get ready.
Families enrolled for Spring Music Together Online will have special access to:
A full 9-week session – from Tuesday April 14 to Thursday June 11
• Two video-guided experiences per week, 20-25 minutes each, with Mr. Christopher and with ‘visits’ from Ms. May too - singing and playing and guiding musical activities with selections from the updated Maracas Song Collection. (Instead of attending one 45-minute in-person class, you’ll get it spread out into two virtual-mini-classes, 20-25 minutes each, sent to you every week.) These will be viewable at your own schedule, at any time of day, with anyone in the family who wants to join in!
• Special live-streaming “Musical Moments” happening throughout the semester.
• A special password-protected web platform for enrolled Music Together of Newport County families, with Community Sharing Forum for posting comments, photos, videos and more!
With full access to our regular Music Together curriculum and resources:
• The Family Music Zone from Music Together Worldwide featuring songs and downloadable family resources for the Maracas song collection: including coloring pages, musical games, and more!
• Digital Access (via phone, tablet, computer)
to the 25 Songs and Chants and Dances in the Maracas Song Collection
• A regular hard copy of the current songbook and CD as usual – mailed to your home
• Ongoing Parent Education Moments and Resources
• Plus new Music Together Worldwide resources for this new “online” format for families all around the world!
Special Adjustments for Spring Tuition:
We are always committed to providing you and your family an enjoyable and educational program with Music Together of Newport County. And we feel strongly that the value and integrity of our program will remain high, even as we make this necessary move to this new version. We will be pouring in lots of time and energy to create these memorable and musical experiences for everyone!
But knowing that these are extraordinary times, and that many people are experiencing economic challenges during this uncertain time - we want to help out our families by offering a reduced tuition for the Music Together Online program this spring.
Instead of the regular tuition of $165 ($160 early/priority),
the Spring2020 tuition will be discounted 25%:
bringing the fees down to $125 for the semester,
which still includes all the regular music and resources from Music Together.
Also, there will be NO SIBLING FEES for any additional siblings in this format,
so the whole family is invited to participate for sure!
Contributions and Donations
For those families who want to and are able to give back to the program and our community,
you have another choice: you have the option to stay with the regular amount for tuition and materials = $165 ($160 early/priority) and/or any applicable sibling fees, as an offering for ongoing support for our music program.Your generous contribution with that simple step will help other families and will help our Music Together of Newport County keep afloat during these difficult times.
Arts programs, schools and community organizations around the region will be working hard to keep everything going forward to move through this time, and to continue to creatively be of service, and we are in a similar boat. So, for the first time in our 20 years of offering Music Together, we are also accepting additional donations, with new “Gift/Donation” buttons on our website as well, to make it easier for anyone called to support our local program. People can purchase a “Gift Certificate for Future Semesters” or simply donate as called.
And if you are experiencing financial hardship, please be in communication and we will talk about finding a way to help with payment plans, creative finances, etc.
Next Steps: Brief Survey:
Especially for any of you who have already registered,
or also helpful to hear from anyone else who has been considering continuing this spring…
Please let us know your plans for Music Together: Online this spring
by responding to this quick survey - ASAP
This survey will include a few notes about current plans, tuition payments, credits, etc.
and then we can correspond with each of you, depending on your responses.
We’ll asking to hear from you soon: and by April 7th at the latest
so we can plan and organize for these updated class programs.
Before our class begins the week of April 14th you will receive more details:
How to enter our “Portal”, how to get your music packets, the schedule for video posts, etc.
Bonus for Joining In this Spring!
As a special bonus “thank you” to our loyal families,
any families who join with us on this Spring2020 adventure for Music Together Online
will also receive special bonus MP3 music downloads this spring:
from Mr, Christopher CD’s: with additional fun songs and audio-stories too!
Brief Q and A:
Q: “What if things change in RI,
and what if we can resume in-person classes later in the Spring term?”
A: Much remains to be seen about the way things are looking with quarantines and stay-at-home mandates in our region. But if we are able to resume in-person classes later in the session, we will jump for joy! We would love to resume in-person classes if/when it’s safe and clear to do so, but we are prepared to have the entire Spring session creatively in this “remote” fashion at this point.
Q: “Some of my friends are looking for activities to do at home with their children,
can they still join Music Together Online this spring?”
A: Yes, while we’re focusing first on supporting our continuing/returning families:
we’re certainly open to New Families too!
Just send them to our website and we’ll be happy to help them sign up!
http://www.musictogethernewport.com/
More Q & A’s and info details will be updated on our website over these next weeks,
And if you have any other questions, comments, etc. please reach out!
Music Brings Us Together through Difficult Times
We need each other during this difficult time.
Music can ease our stress, lift our hearts, and inspire hope.
We encourage you to think of this online offering as a way to brighten your days and
to connect musically with your child, your teachers and with others.
And even though we can’t be together in person,
we can still be musical, interactive and playful “together” online.
We hope you’ll choose to continue with us, in Music Together Online this spring.
We miss you and cannot wait to get started back up
with making Music Together with you and your family!
With songs and smiles,
Mr. Christopher C.
http://www.musictogethernewport.com/
Please respond to this 1-minute survey soon by April 7th
From Mr. Christopher C.
Please read full email below and respond with easy Survey
As mentioned we have some positive news:
we have figured out some creative solutions to keep the music humming
for the Spring2020 semester!
In this time of dealing with the Coronavirus pandemic,
Music Together Worldwide (our “Mothership”) has granted us special permission to bring you Music Together, in a different way this spring.
Introducing . . . Music Together Online!
Music Together Online is a package of virtual music experiences and resources
that creates a comprehensive music learning program
with the high quality you're used to in the Music Together program. (more details below)
During this time when all of us need to practice “physical-distancing” and stay home as much as possible, for our health and safety and that of others around us, it’s not possible to continue with the regular in-person family class experiences at this moment.
Despite these challenges, we remain committed to the mission of Music Together, providing this meaningful early childhood music curriculum to our families. We also remain committed to being active participants in our community, and to fostering deep connection and social ties between parents and children, and amongst families too.
We believe we can continue to do those things, even in the midst of social/physical isolation and challenges. We need to be creative and think outside the box about how to stay connected.
Most importantly, we want to bring a dash of sunshine, a sense of play and peace, and a link to some sense of normalcy for you and your children, during a time that is far from normal.
For that purpose, we enter “Music Together Online”:
to bring the joy of family music right into your homes via the internet and with your participation!
Please read on for more information…
Spring Semester will begin April 14th
One week later than originally planned to give everyone time to get ready.
Families enrolled for Spring Music Together Online will have special access to:
A full 9-week session – from Tuesday April 14 to Thursday June 11
• Two video-guided experiences per week, 20-25 minutes each, with Mr. Christopher and with ‘visits’ from Ms. May too - singing and playing and guiding musical activities with selections from the updated Maracas Song Collection. (Instead of attending one 45-minute in-person class, you’ll get it spread out into two virtual-mini-classes, 20-25 minutes each, sent to you every week.) These will be viewable at your own schedule, at any time of day, with anyone in the family who wants to join in!
• Special live-streaming “Musical Moments” happening throughout the semester.
• A special password-protected web platform for enrolled Music Together of Newport County families, with Community Sharing Forum for posting comments, photos, videos and more!
With full access to our regular Music Together curriculum and resources:
• The Family Music Zone from Music Together Worldwide featuring songs and downloadable family resources for the Maracas song collection: including coloring pages, musical games, and more!
• Digital Access (via phone, tablet, computer)
to the 25 Songs and Chants and Dances in the Maracas Song Collection
• A regular hard copy of the current songbook and CD as usual – mailed to your home
• Ongoing Parent Education Moments and Resources
• Plus new Music Together Worldwide resources for this new “online” format for families all around the world!
Special Adjustments for Spring Tuition:
We are always committed to providing you and your family an enjoyable and educational program with Music Together of Newport County. And we feel strongly that the value and integrity of our program will remain high, even as we make this necessary move to this new version. We will be pouring in lots of time and energy to create these memorable and musical experiences for everyone!
But knowing that these are extraordinary times, and that many people are experiencing economic challenges during this uncertain time - we want to help out our families by offering a reduced tuition for the Music Together Online program this spring.
Instead of the regular tuition of $165 ($160 early/priority),
the Spring2020 tuition will be discounted 25%:
bringing the fees down to $125 for the semester,
which still includes all the regular music and resources from Music Together.
Also, there will be NO SIBLING FEES for any additional siblings in this format,
so the whole family is invited to participate for sure!
Contributions and Donations
For those families who want to and are able to give back to the program and our community,
you have another choice: you have the option to stay with the regular amount for tuition and materials = $165 ($160 early/priority) and/or any applicable sibling fees, as an offering for ongoing support for our music program.Your generous contribution with that simple step will help other families and will help our Music Together of Newport County keep afloat during these difficult times.
Arts programs, schools and community organizations around the region will be working hard to keep everything going forward to move through this time, and to continue to creatively be of service, and we are in a similar boat. So, for the first time in our 20 years of offering Music Together, we are also accepting additional donations, with new “Gift/Donation” buttons on our website as well, to make it easier for anyone called to support our local program. People can purchase a “Gift Certificate for Future Semesters” or simply donate as called.
And if you are experiencing financial hardship, please be in communication and we will talk about finding a way to help with payment plans, creative finances, etc.
Next Steps: Brief Survey:
Especially for any of you who have already registered,
or also helpful to hear from anyone else who has been considering continuing this spring…
Please let us know your plans for Music Together: Online this spring
by responding to this quick survey - ASAP
This survey will include a few notes about current plans, tuition payments, credits, etc.
and then we can correspond with each of you, depending on your responses.
We’ll asking to hear from you soon: and by April 7th at the latest
so we can plan and organize for these updated class programs.
Before our class begins the week of April 14th you will receive more details:
How to enter our “Portal”, how to get your music packets, the schedule for video posts, etc.
Bonus for Joining In this Spring!
As a special bonus “thank you” to our loyal families,
any families who join with us on this Spring2020 adventure for Music Together Online
will also receive special bonus MP3 music downloads this spring:
from Mr, Christopher CD’s: with additional fun songs and audio-stories too!
Brief Q and A:
Q: “What if things change in RI,
and what if we can resume in-person classes later in the Spring term?”
A: Much remains to be seen about the way things are looking with quarantines and stay-at-home mandates in our region. But if we are able to resume in-person classes later in the session, we will jump for joy! We would love to resume in-person classes if/when it’s safe and clear to do so, but we are prepared to have the entire Spring session creatively in this “remote” fashion at this point.
Q: “Some of my friends are looking for activities to do at home with their children,
can they still join Music Together Online this spring?”
A: Yes, while we’re focusing first on supporting our continuing/returning families:
we’re certainly open to New Families too!
Just send them to our website and we’ll be happy to help them sign up!
http://www.musictogethernewport.com/
More Q & A’s and info details will be updated on our website over these next weeks,
And if you have any other questions, comments, etc. please reach out!
Music Brings Us Together through Difficult Times
We need each other during this difficult time.
Music can ease our stress, lift our hearts, and inspire hope.
We encourage you to think of this online offering as a way to brighten your days and
to connect musically with your child, your teachers and with others.
And even though we can’t be together in person,
we can still be musical, interactive and playful “together” online.
We hope you’ll choose to continue with us, in Music Together Online this spring.
We miss you and cannot wait to get started back up
with making Music Together with you and your family!
With songs and smiles,
Mr. Christopher C.
http://www.musictogethernewport.com/
Please respond to this 1-minute survey soon by April 7th