Music Together at Music Center of the Northwest

Join us this summer for four weeks of summer music fun! Scan the QR code below to register or use the link in comments!

This means so much because it comes from the families we see every week in Music Together classes! Thank you for choosing to make music with us every week, month after month. We love making music with all of you and feel honored that you chose us as your favorite music classes in the Seattle area!

"Music has strengthened us with its sweet rhythms when courage began to fail- It has calmed us with its rich harmonies when spirits were down."

~Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Another Jingle Jammie Jam in the books! Teacher Kate and Teacher Mariah had so much fun with you today; special thanks to Teacher Mariah’s kiddos for helping out today too! 🥰 Happy Holidays! ❄️🎶

Last chance to get tickets! The Jingle Jammie Jam is tomorrow morning! Hope to see you there!

This is why we always talk about how music learning supports *all* learning! 🎶👏📘

Children’s rhythm skills are strongly linked to early language and reading development. Studies have found that preschoolers who can clap, tap, or move in time with a beat tend to perform better on early literacy measures, such as phonological awareness and word recognition. This is because rhythm and reading share underlying neural processes involving timing, prediction, and auditory processing.

Brain recordings show that children with stronger rhythm skills have more precise neural responses to speech sounds, allowing them to segment words into syllables and phonemes more effectively.

In 2024, researchers extended this understanding by using a rhythm-based training game with elementary students. After six weeks, the children who practiced rhythmic tasks showed measurable improvements in reading fluency compared to a control group.

Scientists think this happens because reading is inherently rhythmic: the brain must synchronize to the cadence of language, anticipate upcoming sounds, and map them to meaning. Engaging in rhythm games or musical play seems to train these timing mechanisms, giving children a cognitive boost that helps reading come more naturally.

Are you signed up for the Jingle Jammie Jam yet? Both sessions are filling up quickly! Join us for our 7th annual Jingle Jammie jam on 12/6- wear your PJ's, and come sing winter songs, dance, play and make some holiday memories with your family! We are also collecting food and donations for the FamilyWorks Food bank!

Looking back at some past Jingle Jammie Jams! This year will be our 7th! Do you have your tickets yet??