Dear Music Together Families, We hope you’re all enjoying the musical journey with us at Hummingbirds Music Together and Grosse Pointe Music Academy! We understand that life can get busy, and sometimes you might miss your regularly scheduled class. That’s why we’re excited to let you know about our Makeup Classes, specially designed to accommodate […]
Early Childhood Music
Piano Pals Group Piano
🎹 Discover the Magic of Music with Piano Pals! 🎵 Piano Pals – Group ages 4-7 Are you or your child eager to embark on a musical journey and explore the enchanting world of piano playing? Look no further than Grosse Pointe Music Academy’s upcoming group piano class, “Piano Pals”! 🗓 Class Starts on October […]
Music Together Spring Semester 2023
Get ready for a musical adventure like no other! The Hummingbirds Music Together Spring Semester 2023 is almost here and we can’t wait to share our love of music with you and your little ones. Our winter semester was a smashing success and sold out in record time, so don’t wait to secure your spot […]
Music Together Winter 2022
Join us for the Drum Song Collection this Winter!This upcoming Music Together Winter 2022 session, your little ones will love jumping and hiding in “John the Rabbit” and “Sneak and Peek.” You’ll all be mesmerized by the beautiful lullaby, “Arroró, mi niño” and enjoy the catchy rhythms of “Jim Jam Drummer.” In addition to ten […]
Minimum age for Music Lessons
What is the minimum age for music lessons? In a traditional private music lessons situation and as a general recommendation, we always say students can start learning the piano at 5 years old. Some students may have success earlier than 5 years old, while others who are over the age of 5, may not be […]
Hello, Everybody Music Together App
Hello, Everybody! October Blog Post Written by Sarah Boyd Hello, everybody…so glad to see you! I love singing this in class each week and watching each child’s response as they see a whole room full of grown-ups sing to them by name. Our “Hello” song in Music Together is not only catchy and applicable to […]
Why Music Together?
Defining our “Why” Welcome back to another terrific Music Together semester, families! This fall we will explore the Bongos collection, which includes many well-loved favorites (think “She’ll Be Comin’ Round the Mountain), fascinating “mouth music” from the Irish culture, and beautiful songs for layering harmonies like “Canoe Song”. How many of you sang “My paddle’s […]
Music Together in Clinton Township Mi
Clinton Township FALL SESSION Fall Session Mixed age group Birth – 5 years 10-week class: Hummingbirds Music Together is expanding to offer Music Together in Clinton Township MI! The program is currently being offered at Grosse Pointe Music academy locations in Grosse Pointe Woods and Canton Township. Starting this fall the Hummingbirds Music Together program […]
Music Classes for Babies and Toddlers in Canton MI
Classes Begin Thursday, April 2nd 2015 Canton Music Together Classes This Spring we’ll jump and jive with “Allee Galloo”, go to the beach with the Spanish “Maria Isabel”, create jazzy rounds with “Hey, Ho, Nobody Home”, dance in asymmetric meter to “Stick Dance” and layer rhythms on the drums with “Drummers Marching”, just to […]
Music Together December 2014 Newsletter
Music Together December 2014 Newsletter Bells will be Ringing in 2015! Join us for the Bells Collection this winter session running January 12 – March 16, 2015. We will gallop with “Trot, Old Joe,” learn an egg shaker passing game from Ghana in “Obwisana,” drum & jive with “Rhythms & Rhymes,” and create beautiful rounds in “The Bells of Westminster” – […]
Music Together September 2014
September 2014: Fall Semester Starts September 15! Welcome back and Happy Fall! We think everyone is going to LOVE the BONGOS Collection!We will be learning new songs from around the world, including drumming to a traditional African folksong, tapping our sticks to an Irish folk tune, singing a new song in Spanish, and chanting about […]
Music Together June 2014
Music Together June 2014: Gallop, March, & Shake This Summer! Summer is not only our favorite time of year because of the beautiful sunshine and warmth, but also because we get to enjoy a compilation of many of our favorite Music Together songs from the different collections. We will be enjoying the “Summer Songs 3” […]
Music Together May 2014 News
Music Together May 2014 May 2014 HMT Blog Post Newsletter Jumpin’ Josie It’s May! Is it May already?! May seemed to sneak up on us as we have been jumpin’, wigglin’, and singin’ this Spring semester. “Jumpin’ Josie” is the perfect song to adapt to the different milestones your little ones are working on […]
Music Together Spring 2014
Music Together Spring 2014 Shake Shake Shake – It’s Maracas Time! We are going to wake up Spring and all of the flowers and animals with our Spring “Maracas” collection! We are especially excited to jive together with everyone to one of our all-time favorite Music Together songs “All Around the Kitchen!” It’s a […]
Music Together March 2014
Music Together March 2014 Sing! Sing! Singin’ Every Day! Did you know March is “Sing with Your Child” Month? It is, and we have a fun challenge for all of our Hummingbirds Music Together families – can you sing at least once with your children every day in March? Let’s set the goal together and […]
Music Together February 2014
Music Together February 2014 We all LOVE Music! It was so fun to see everyone again for the start of the new semester and to welcome new friends to the Hummingbirds Music Together community! We hope everyone is enjoying getting to know the Sticks collection! So Many Musical Babies! There are so many young babies […]
Guitar Passions Tour comes to the Music Hall in Detroit February 18th
Guitar Passions Tour Live at The Detroit Music Hall Tuesday February 18th BUY TICKETS Three master guitarists meet to perform an exquisite evening of Latin, Brazilian, and jazz. Three-time Grammy-Award winning Sharon Isbin teams up with the iconic jazz master Stanley Jordan and Brazil’s leading guitarist Romero Lubambo for an electrifying experience. SHARON ISBIN Guitarist […]
Richard Gill The Value of Music Education
Richard Gill Tedx Sydney Music educator Richard Gill argues the case for igniting the imagination through music and for making our own music. In this talk, he leads the TEDxSydney audience through some surprising illustrations of the relationship between music and our imagination. Richard Gill has been Music Director of the Victorian Opera Company since […]
How music education boosts learning
Lynda Way Pacific Pre-School and Kindergarten How Music Education Boosts Learning Today, music occupies a special place in the hearts of those in the field of childhood development. This is because music supports learning in a number of ways. Let’s take a look at three of them: Music Aids Brain Growth and Development Regardless of whether […]
Beethoven boost: Classical music may help younger children concentrate in class, U.K. experts say
Beethoven boost: Classical music may help younger children concentrate in class, U.K. experts say By Graeme Paton, The Daily Telegraph, National Post Wire Services Exposing children to Beethoven, Mozart, Haydn and Mendelssohn at a young age can boost their concentration and self-discipline, new research suggests. Allowing students as young as seven to listen to classical music […]