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Music Together® is an internationally recognized early childhood music program for children from birth through age five. First offered to the public in 1987, it pioneered the concept of a research-based, developmentally appropriate early childhood music curriculum that strongly emphasizes and facilitates adult involvement. Central to the Music Together approach is the knowledge that young children learn best from the powerful role model of parents/caregivers who are actively making music. The program brings families together by providing a rich musical environment in the classroom and by facilitating family participation in spontaneous musical activity at home within the context of daily life. Music Together is committed to helping families and caregivers rediscover the pleasure and educational value of informal music experiences. ClefTone Studiosbrought Music Together to the Rockville area in the summer of 2003 with one class of ten families. We have grown over the years primarily through word of mouth and now bring music into the lives of more than 150 families each semester. We offer classes six days each week in Rockville, Potomac and Gaithersburg (for current class locations, click here). Our goal is to encourage a love of music, instill an understanding of music, and enable an ability to make music in a supportive and encouraging environment. Terri Winkler, Director, has taught early childhood music for 12 years. In 2003 Terri successfully completed the Music Together® Teaching Workshop developed by the Center for Music and Young Children in Princeton, New Jersey. In 2006 she was awarded Music Together Certification Level I for outstanding achievement in teaching, musicianship, program philosophy, and parent education. Terri has a BA in Piano Performance and Pedagogy, and has worked as a musician and music teacher for more than twenty years. Sue Goodwin, Instructor, has a Masters degree in Social Work and worked in a therapeutic school for emotionally disturbed children. She has loved singing since she can remember and currently sings in choirs, plays the flute, and enjoys making music with her husband and two children. Sue completed her Music Together teacher training in June 2003 and in June 2011 she was awarded Music Together Teacher Certification Level I.