All children are musical.
With the right early learning environment, research has demonstrated that all children can learn to sing in tune, keep a beat, and confidently participate in the music of our culture. Our desire is to provide a classroom experience that lays an enhanced musical foundation for children in their developing years. And our dream is that parents would learn to make music, together, at home and in the context of their daily lives.
What is a class like?
A fully trained and registered Music Together teacher leads groups of six to twelve children, along with their parents or caregivers, through forty five minutes of music and movement experiences
During each weekly class, a dozen songs, rhythmic rhymes, small and large movement activities, and instrument play are offered
Children and adults have opportunities to create and improvise; they may make up new words to songs, suggest movement ideas, make silly sounds, or musical ideas found during the family’s play-at-home during the week
The classes are always relaxed and playful, and never performance oriented; this respects and supports the unique learning styles, developmental levels, and temperaments of all participants, creating a strong sense of community
Our Philosophy
Music Together is not just fun. It is educational for your child—and yourself—no matter their age or yours! By carefully crafting, honing, and researching for over 25 years, the creators of Music Together have left us with a beautiful curriculum.
Many people mistakenly believe that only an exceptional few are musically talented, while the rest of us are doomed to sing out of tune and dance with two left feet. But the truth is, we are all born musical. In a supportive environment, children will learn to dance and sing as naturally as they learn to walk and talk. This knowledge helped Music Together develop a four-point philosophy that guides our program to this day:
All children are musical
All children can achieve basic music competence – the ability to sing in tune and move with accurate rhythm
The participation and modeling of parents and caregivers—regardless of their musical ability—are essential to a child’s musical growth
A young child's musical growth occurs best in a playful, musically rich, and developmentally suitable setting
MUSIC LEARNING SUPPORTS:
MUSIC
DEVELOPMENT
• Singing in tune
• Moving in time
• Exposure to style
LANGUAGE
DEVELOPMENT
• Active listening
• Pre-literacy skills
• Vocabulary
SOCIO-EMOTIONAL
DEVELOPMENT
• Self-confidence
• Self-regulation
• Leadership skills
COGNITIVE
DEVELOPMENT
• Emerging math skills
• Executive function
• Cause and effect
PHYSICAL
DEVELOPMENT
• Gross/fine motor skills
• Coordination
• Spatial awareness
LEARNING
DEVELOPMENT
• Motivation
• Creativity
• Imagination
Our Teachers
Ashley Westerman
ashley@elevatemusictogether.com
Founder and Director of Elevate Music Together, Ashley is a certified Music Together® teacher trained under the co-founder of Music Together, Lili M. Levinowitz, Ph.D. Ashley has been a music and band teacher in the classroom, sung in a variety of professional settings, and plays the trumpet and piano. She has a Bachelor of Music degree in Music Education from Michigan State University. In addition to directing our center and supporting it's staff Ashley currently teaches our Music Together In Schools Program as well as our Rhythm Kids In Schools Program for local preschools and private elementary schools.
As a Music Together teacher, experienced classroom teacher, and also a Music Together mom, Ashley loves kids and knows firsthand the benefits of providing a high quality musical experience for both her children and yours. She is passionate about building musical community that enriches a child’s musical environment and enjoyment, and loves to find developmentally suitable and learning-style specific methods of inspiring musical exploration and creativity.
Ashley lives in Lake Stevens with her husband and their three adorably musical children.
Farley Woodbury
farley@elevatemusictogether.com
Farley Woodbury fell in love with Music Together in 2012 while taking classes with her oldest daughter. Still a current student with her three-year-old, she has experienced the amazing benefits this program has to offer while watching her own children grow from it. She is absolutely thrilled to be sharing her love for Music Together as a teacher. Farley’s background is in fitness, hospitality, and landscaping.
Farley believes music is a foundation of learning. Now a certified Music Together® teacher, she is excited to create a musical community within her classes and inspire families to make music at home and bring back music-making in our culture. Farley loves to garden on her farm in Snohomish where she lives with her husband and 2 daughters. With music as a passion in her life, she is also an aspiring guitar and ukulele player.
Jessica Mohr
jessica@elevatemusictogether.com
Jessica Mohr loves seeing the growth and development that comes with experiencing music from a young age. She is a local artist and loves all forms of art, including music. She has a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration from Western Washington University.
Jessica was an Elevate Music Together mom who loved the program so much that she wanted to stick around after her son graduated. Now a certified Music Together® teacher, she is passionate about creating a supportive community environment within her classes—for the kids and their adults!
Jessica was born and raised in the PNW and currently lives in Lake Stevens with her husband and son.
Cassie Fox
cassie@elevatemusictogether.com
Teacher Cassie is excited to return to teach at Elevate Music Together! A certified Music Together® teacher, Cassie previously taught with Elevate in 2017 and 2018.
They play a variety of instruments, including saxophone, guitar, and piano, and love exploring new sounds and music.
Teacher Cassie has 15 years of experience working with youth of all ages in libraries, preschools, and various community spaces. They have degrees in music and music therapy. Cassie is passionate about supporting musical play, creativity, and exploration with kids and their families!
Cassie is a transplant from Missouri and now lives in Marysville with their two partners and two furbabies.
Sarah Harrison
Sarah@elevatemusictogether.com
Sarah Harrison completed Bachelor’s degrees in Vocal Music Performance and Education in 2003, and 2004 respectively. She is an accredited Montessori teacher and a licensed Music Together teacher. Her teaching career has taken her from her native Canada to England, to Southern California, and now Washington State. She has taught children ranging from kindergarten through high school, and her choirs have consistently won awards for both musicality and spirit.
Ms. Sarah discover Music Together in 2012. She was drawn in by the beautiful repertoire, the research based pedagogy and the pure joy it brought to her and her children.
Beyond music, Ms. Sarah is an avid hiker and runner, having completed seven marathons, and many more half-marathon, 10K and 5K races. She loves to bake and decorate cakes. Sarah also keeps busy as a mother of three young children: twin daughters, Noelle and Ainsley, and a son, Declan. Sarah has been married to husband Neal for 15 years and they love to dream about traveling!
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LAKE STEVENS LOCATION
PacWest Performing Arts
508 91st Ave NE
Lake Stevens, WA 98258
SNOHOMISH LOCATION
Snohomish Aquatic Center
516 Maple Ave
Snohomish, WA 98290
ELEVATE MUSIC TOGETHER OFFICE
2305 118th Ave NE
Lake Stevens, WA 98258
(425) 312-3892
hello@elevatemusictogether.com
