Merry Music Makers

Babies-only 👶 classes, is my baby ready?

Your little one was born ready to make music! You'll learn lots of fun, interactive music activities that will support your child's growth, including their physical, socio-emotional, language, and early brain development. Your expert teacher will also share ideas for how music can help you get through your day. Join a community of other parents who are just as sleep-deprived as you! Tailored for babies ages birth to 8 months (non-crawling) and their caregivers.

Two classes to choose from with Ms. Amber
Thursdays at 11:30am (Main Studio)
Saturdays at 11am (1909 W Byron)

Schedule a free class here: https://buff.ly/3XEkhiA

I love my teacher! Where are they teaching? Swipe left to see where your favorite teachers will be this Fall. Take advantage of our new offerings - Monday in Andersonville with Ms. Julie, con Español with Ms. Katie in Lincoln Square & Andersonville, Ms. Jacque at the Main Studio, and more!

Message us to learn more or sign up today!

Big Kid Classes!

Enroll now in our Big Kid Classes! Join the PreK/K Group 🎹 piano session for 4-5-year-olds. Led by kids' favorite instructors, Ms. Amber & Mr. Andrew. Last chance to sign up! Thursdays 5-6pm.

Looking for a precursor to private lessons? Mini-Musicians is perfect for your 4-6 year old! Build tonal and rhythmic competence through 🎤 song, games, and feeling the beat in your body. 🎶 Thursdays 4-4:45pm.

📍1909 W Byron in Northcenter

Learn More:
https://buff.ly/3Mr4DAO (PreK/K)
https://buff.ly/4g8v9fN (Mini)

7-Day Countdown 'til Fall Session! Spots are filling quickly, so don't miss out on Fall Fun with Merry Music Makers! 🎶 🍁

The Fall Session runs from Sept 9 - Nov 17. The Fiddle Song Collection has a wonderful assortment of Music Together favorites, such as the Delicious' No More Pie, Sweet Potato, and the playful and rhythmic Ram Sam Sam. In addition to your weekly classes, your tuition includes recordings and materials for you to use at home, online access to the songs through the Music Together app, and a family newsletter full of resources and music-making ideas.

See all our schedules here! https://buff.ly/3OKtTUk

📣 Announcement! 📣

We heard you! Summer is busy, and joining for the whole session can be difficult. That’s why we added drop-in-only classes between our Summer & Fall sessions. Keep your little one engaged; perfect for first-timers, reconnecting with favorite teachers, or trying out a different teacher or location!

Book more, save more! Aug 12th - Sept 7th.
Sign-up link: https://buff.ly/3yo0hXI

Meet our Camp Teachers! We can’t contain our excitement - Isaiah & Basel will be with us the entire Summer! 🧑‍🏫🎶

🎶 Make Waves this Summer at Summer Jam & Swim Camp! 🏊‍♂️

Dive into a summer filled with music, creativity, and splashes at our Summer Jam & Swim Camp! This full-day camp for 6-12-year-olds offers a unique blend of musical exploration and aquatic adventures! Start the day with music, have lunch outside, and spend the afternoon in the pool.

🎶 Make Waves this Summer at Summer Jam & Swim Camp! 🏊‍♂️

Dive into a summer filled with music, creativity, and splashes at our Summer Jam & Swim Camp! This full-day camp for 6-12-year-olds* offers a unique blend of musical exploration and aquatic adventures! Start the day with music, have lunch outside, and spend the afternoon in the pool.

Spaces are filling up faster than you can say "cannonball," so snag your spot now! Due to popular demand and a twist of fate (thanks, CPS!), we've just added a brand new camp for the week of August 19th! So, grab your floaties and join us for an extra week of summer fun! 🎉

*P.S. Students should have completed Kindergarten, but we're flexible! (Any birthdate after 9/1/2018 is accepted.) So, if your little one's itching to join the fun, they're more than welcome!

Learn more! https://buff.ly/3tV8vog

Join us for 7-weeks of summer fun! We offer classes in Lakeview East and West, Lincoln Square, Andersonville, and for outdoor summer fun, Hamlin Park! If you enjoy singing in the sunshine 🌞 and dancing in the grass 🌻 join us on Mondays and Tuesdays at Hamlin Park. Our session runs June 17th through August 11th (no classes July 1st-7th).

Sign-up today!
https://buff.ly/3OKtTUk

🚨 FREE Class Alert! 🚨

Haven’t checked out our classes yet? Here is your chance!

👶🏼 Mixed-Ages (0-5yo): Thursday, March 21st: 10am, Play Toystore 5311 N Clark
🍼 Babies Only (0-7mo): Wednesday, March 27th: 11:30am, 5445 N Clark
🪇 Con-Español (0-5yo): Saturday, March 30th: 10am, 5445 N Clark

Merry Music Makers specializes in early childhood music and movement classes using the renowned Music Together® curriculum.

Pre-registration is required. https://www.merrymusicmakers.com/special-classes

🚨 FREE Class Alert! 🚨

Mixed-Ages (0-5yo): Thursday, March 21st: 10am, Play Toystore (5311 N Clark)
Babies Only (0-8mo): Wednesday, March 27th: 11:30am, Philadelphia Church Annex (5445 N Clark)
Con-Español (0-5yo): Saturday, March 30th: 10am, Philadelphia Church Annex (5445 N Clark)

Merry Music Makers specializes in early childhood music and movement classes using the renowned Music Together® curriculum.

Pre-registration is strongly recommended.
https://www.merrymusicmakers.com/special-classes

🌸✨ Spring Session Enrollment Open! ✨🌸

Don't miss out! While some of our classes are filling up fast, there's still plenty of room for you and your little ones to join us for our Spring Session which runs from April 1st through June 9th! Whether you're looking for a Mixed-Ages class or prefer something tailored specifically for your littlest ones, we've got you covered!

In addition to our Mixed-Ages class, look for two Babies Only (0-8 mo) and three con Español Mixed-Ages classes. Need an afternoon class? We have one on Tuesdays at 4pm at our Main Studio! Outdoor classes will return for our summer and fall sessions.

🎶✨Secure your spot today! 🎶✨Contact us for enrollment details and let's make this 🌷spring unforgettable together!

Schedules: https://buff.ly/3OKtTUk

Windy City Summer Camp Fair at Navy Pier, Chicago Looking for a summer camp? Don't miss the Windy City Camp Fair, a free summer camp expo at Navy Pier showcasing over 60 different camps!

Join us this Saturday! We will be presenting a demo class at 10am.

Andersonville Kids Activities Fair
Saturday, February 24 | 9:30AM-12:30PM
Rogers Park Montessori School | 1800 W Balmoral
Free!
RSVP: https://buff.ly/4bJR1fq

The Andersonville Kids’ Activities Fair is a free, family-friendly event. We are excited to bring together our robust network of kid-forward businesses and non-profit organizations.
Come learn about different after-school programs, summer camp sign-ups, classes, and activities for kids. There will be on-site demonstrations and the opportunity to engage with other families.

With presentations and performances from Chicago Tap Theatre, CirquesExperience, Merry Music Makers, and Mr. Ray!

Vendors include:
Access Contemporary Music • Chicago Tap Theatre • CirquesExperience • Edgewater Environmental Coalition • Jovie Nannies and Sitters • Lake Shore Schools • Tiny Giants Little Chompers • Loyola University, Center for Research in Child Development • Macaroni KID Chicago Northside • Merry Music Makers • Pilgrim School • *play Andersonville • School of Rock Andersonville • Senshi Karate • Swedish American Museum

Did someone say early Spring?!? We're ready!

Our Spring Session (April 1 - June 9th) sign-up opens a week from today, February 26th! Check out our Spring Schedule and make your plans for signing up. We're offering two Babies-only classes, three con Español classes, and our Mixed-Ages classes at four locations on the northside, seven days a week.

Check out our schedules here: https://buff.ly/3OKtTUk

This spring we'll sing, dance, and "Skip to My Lou," engage in a little dramatic play with "Meow!" and create jazzy rounds with "Hey, Ho, Nobody Home," just to name a few of the 25 songs and chants in the Triangle Song Collection. In addition to your weekly classes, your tuition includes materials to use at home, access to the online Family Music Zone, a family newsletter full of resources and music-making ideas, and a family line dance!

Unlimited make-ups! Unlimited Fun!

Did you miss out on our Winter Session? Don't fret! There's still time to join in the musical fun! We have four weeks left packed with joyous songs and engaging activities. While some of our classes are already full, we've still got space for your little one and their caregiver! Check out our website for availability. With classes running seven days a week across four convenient locations, there's bound to be a perfect fit for your schedule. Don't let the music stop - join us today!

https://buff.ly/3OKtTUk

This Valentine's Day, we're collecting donations for Common Pantry, the oldest continuously running food pantry in Chicago! In addition to combating food insecurity & hunger, they also provide personal care items to those in need. We're asking our community to contribute full-size shampoo & body wash, toothbrushes, shaving cream, feminine hygiene products, and other necessities. Please drop off all contributions to any of our locations by February 29th.

☀️ Announcing 2024 Summer Camps! ☀️

For kids 6-12 years old, dive into a summer filled with music, creativity, and splashes at our Summer Jam & Swim Camp in Edgewater! This exciting camp offers a unique blend of musical exploration and aquatic adventures. Camp hours 9am-3pm.

For kids 3-5 years old, embark on a musical adventure tailored just for your little ones at our Mini Jam Tot Camp! This engaging drop-off camp, located conveniently in Northcenter at the newly renovated American Theater building on Byron at Lincoln Avenue, promises an unforgettable experience for your young music enthusiasts. Camp hours 9am-11:30am.

Register by February 5th to receive our early bird discount. Message us for the coupon code!

Learn more
Summer Jam & Swim: https://buff.ly/3tV8vog
Mini Jam Tot Camp: https://buff.ly/4944wEA

❄️🎶G I V E A W A Y🎶❄️
If you have a little one ages 0-5, this musical giveaway is for YOU! 💥$250+ value💥

Music Together offers fun, research-based music/movement classes for kiddos and their caregivers to enjoy together! Classes are offered in Lakeview, Andersonville, and Lincoln Square. The 10-week Winter Session starts NEXT WEEK on 1/8, and our class schedules are available now, including options 7 days a week!

We’re excited to give one lucky winner
A FREE SESSION OF
👧🏼👶🏾Mixed-Age (0-5 years) or
👶🏻Babies Only (0-8 months)
🎶🇲🇽Con Español (0-5 years, bilingual)

To enter:
🎵Like this post AND follow our page
🎵Share this post on your feed and tag us!
🎵Tag your friends in comments for bonus entries
🎵For 💥🙀BONUS ENTRIES🙀💥, check out this post on our Instagram too.

This giveaway closes on Sunday 1/7 at 11:59 pm.
Winner chosen at random and contacted by

**Note: If you have already registered for Winter Session, you are still eligible for this giveaway.**

Merry Music Makers Offering the highest-quality early childhood music education with group classes ages 0-5.

❄️🎶A poem for all tiny musicians - cause Winter classes begin on January 8!🎶❄️

‘Twas the week before music class, and under the tree
Each toddler awaited Winter Session with glee.
What songs lie ahead? Only time will tell….s
Chicago families: come join us for Bells!

❄️🎶🔔❄️🎶🔔❄️🎶🔔❄️🎶🔔❄️🎶🔔❄️🎶🔔

In Music Together classes, infants through 5-year-olds discover musical foundations the way they are wired to learn: through play! We take a natural, family-style approach to these mixed-age classes, with grown-ups following the teacher’s lead, so the little ones can watch their musical example and participate at their own level.
Sign up for a free demo online at one of our 4 locations on the north side!

Music Together® con Español: Free Preview Class!

Sign up here: https://buff.ly/4aueXD9

Music Together con Español is a bilingual English/Spanish version of the Music Together mixed-age class you know and love. It's perfect for Spanish speakers looking for a more accessible way to experience Music Together, as well as for those who want some exposure to the Spanish Language through music. For all families, it's Music Together con un giro - with a twist!

The songs in each collection have been recorded in a mixture of English and Spanish, which you'll take home. In addition to your weekly classes and the bilingual recording, you'll receive the new English-language illustrated songbooks, a booklet with the Spanish lyrics, and a family newsletter with more at-home music-making ideas that can hacer que cada día sea más divertido - make every day more fun!

Clase de prueba gratuita - Free Trial Class
Tue, Jan 2nd: 10:30am, Main Studio (3759 N Ravenswood)
Wed, Jan 3rd: 11am, Lincoln Square (2500 W Wilson)

It’s time for the Merry Music Minute, let’s talk about how music helps our kiddos develop!

What is a Merry Music Minute?
Our teachers use these education moments in classes to share a little more about the research behind everything we do in Music Together classes and we want to share this info with the grown-ups in our students' lives!

It’s time for the Merry Music Minute, let’s talk about why we sing our babies lullabies!

What is a Merry Music Minute?
Our teachers use these education moments in classes to share a little more about the research behind everything we do in Music Together classes and we want to share this info with the grown-ups in our students' lives!

Mini Musicians is a new class for 4-6-year-olds based on the curriculum from Vibrant Music.

A positive, creative, and exploratory first introduction to music for 4-6 year olds in a group setting. The program incorporates piano playing and will provide great preparation for more traditional piano lessons, but is also beneficial for children who will go on to study other instruments too as they will be exploring pitch, patterns, and rhythm. Caregivers are required to stay in class to encourage participation and observe progress.

The aim is to further develop basic tonal and rhythmic competence, meaning matching pitch vocally, and being able to copy basic rhythmic patterns/keep a steady beat while also introducing some piano concepts.

Children at this age are still developing those abilities so we do activities such as singing and movement to varied meters and tonalities to help support this growth. While we're doing this we are also introducing the bare basics of piano such as how to sit at the piano, the black key patterns, white key letter names, exploring improvisation prompts, and tracking from left to right when playing a song (desk bells, boomwhackers, or at the piano).

No at-home piano is required, and minimal to no work at home is needed!

Enroll Today! https://buff.ly/3MFMHTB

It’s time for the Merry Music Minute, let’s talk about how all families can be musical families!

What is a Merry Music Minute?
Our teachers use these education moments in classes to share a little more about the research behind everything we do in Music Together classes and we want to share this info with the grown-ups in our students' lives!

Play, sing, and move to the beat with your child and classroom community during our Winter Session which begins on January 8th. Check out our 10-week sessions in Lakeview, Andersonville, and Lincoln Square! We've added additional Babies Only and late afternoon classes to ensure we have something for everyone - Mixed Aged, Babies, and Con Español classes.

In the upcoming Music Together® Bells song collection, families will play with their voices by mimicking the sounds of instruments in the “French Folk Song,” and Spanish-speaking animals in “De Colores.” Making funny animal sounds, lip-burring, and other tonal play helps children explore their vocal register, discover their singing voices, and distinguish them from their speaking voices. You’ll have so much fun you won’t even notice that you’re learning staccato and legato!

In addition to your weekly classes, your tuition includes recordings and materials for you to use at home, a family newsletter with more at-home music-making ideas, and online access to the songs through the new Music Together app. Join us for this session and fill your family's summer with music, fun, and friendship!

Unlimited make-up classes, unlimited fun! Tuition for the 10-week Winter Session is $255 for one child and $200 for an additional child.'

Enroll Today: https://buff.ly/3QzKwCi

It’s time for the Merry Music Minute, let’s talk about free dance and play-alongs!

What is a Merry Music Minute?
Our teachers use these education moments in classes to share a little more about the research behind everything we do in Music Together classes and we want to share this info with the grown-ups in our students' lives!

It's hard to count how many ways music helps your child grow and develop! Learn more about the scientific connections in this article from the Music Together blog.

Research suggests that active music-making with others supports many parts of socio-emotional development, including self-regulation, self-confidence, leadership skills, social skills, and more! What are your favorite ways to make music as a family? Let us know in the comments!

Deck the Halls with Festive Singing! Join us Nov 27-Dec 17 for our annual three-week Holiday Sing-Along (HSAL). Jingle all the way to your weekly HSAL classes featuring a mix of traditional favorites and joyous songs from around the world that celebrate Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Christmas, and the Winter Season.

Enroll today to reserve the time that works best for you and your little one’s schedule. The three weekly classes are $75 for the first child, $55 for the second child (3+ children are free), and make-up classes are unlimited during this mini-session. Classes seven days a week in East & West Lakeview, Andersonville, and Lincoln Square.

New this year! Families will receive a supplemental booklet with song favorites, recipes, crafts, and information about each holiday.

Enroll today: https://buff.ly/40AlyXQ

It’s time for the Merry Music Minute, let’s talk about learning through play!

What is a Merry Music Minute?
Our teachers use these education moments in classes to share a little more about the research behind everything we do in Music Together classes and we want to share this info with the grown-ups in our students' lives!