Music Together® Babies Class is specifically designed for newborns through eight months with adults. The music and activities are designed for parents who want to learn about music development in infants and ways to interact with them to enhance their musicality. The class includes the Bunnies songbook and CD's which is compiled from other Music Together collections. These musical selections and accompanying activities are chosen for being particularly appropriate for infants who are not yet mobile.

Music Together® is a nationally recognized program. Through it’s research based curriculum it helps families to experience the pleasure of informal participatory music and movement. Each session involves music from a collection of songs and instrumental arrangements on CD, songbook and cassette tape, which each family receives. The teacher facilitates the class in a variety of musical activities, which incorporate fun, playful and interactive ways to focus on the tonal and rhythmic elements of music. This is enhanced through small and large movements, the use of props such as balls and scarves and with sticks, shaker eggs and other rhythm instruments.

Age Appropriateness: Classes are for children ages birth to eight months (who are not yet mobile), accompanied by one (or more!) parent(s) or caregiver(s).  

Eliza Tyksinski is an arts educator and holds a BS in Art Education from UW-Madison. She has worked extensively in arts and enrichment programs for all ages of children; and her teaching experience includes the Monroe Street Fine Arts Center’s Extended Preschool Arts program and Art and Music for the Atwood Community Center Montessori-based preschool. Eliza is in her seventh year of teaching Music Together® classes and has completed the Music Together® teacher training. She is a singer-songwriter and plays guitar, flute and piano.