Welcome to Melody and Motion Music Together.

The following policies and procedures have been put in place to provide accessible, safe classes for you and your children. Please help to make our classes run efficiently by adhering to the following guidelines.

Indoor class safety precautions: 

We ask that all adults please remove shoes when attending class. If you would like to bring soft indoor shoes for yourself or your child, that is acceptable. We make this request for two reasons 1). to keep the space as clean as possible, and 2). to prevent accidental injury when we are up and doing large movement activities. Each location provides carpets and/or mats to sit on; however, families may bring a blanket large enough for their entire family to sit on if they choose. We highly recommend that all families in the Babies Only class bring a baby blanket. All instruments and musical props are cleaned regularly.

Requirement for Classes: At checkout, families will be required to agree to our Policies and Procedures. All registrations will be considered pending, and seats will not be held, until payment is received.  

You are responsible for ensuring that any adult who brings your child has read and understood the policies, procedures, and waiver before attending the class! Our teachers will not have time to instruct an adult who has not been fully informed of these agreements.

Refunds/Credits: 

Tuition, minus registration fees and materials fees ($75 for one child, $100 for two or more children), is refundable up to 14 days before the start of class. NO tuition refunds or credits will be given after the session begins. No refunds will be given for individual missed classes. In the event of a natural disaster, inclement weather, or community crisis requiring the cancellation of classes, we will make every effort to offer additional classes, semester extensions, or reasonable alternatives. 
 

Attendance: Please arrive 5 minutes before the beginning of your class.  We will make every effort to begin and end classes on time. 

Food In Class: Due to the possibility of allergies among class participants and the choking risk present for children who may be snacking during our movement activities, please refrain from bringing food to class or eating snacks during class. It is best if all snacks are left in your vehicle. Water is, of course, allowed, but please keep bottles out of sight and out of the reach of other class participants. Many sippy cups look similar, and children love to try them all.

Make-up policy: Life happens, but we don't want you to miss out on the music. Make-up classes, where space allows, are a courtesy and cannot be guaranteed. Make-up classes must be taken within the same session in which a class is missed, and must be scheduled in advance through our Make-up Class Scheduler on our website. There is no limit on the number of make-ups you may schedule during a session.

Health Policy: We care about your family's health & the health of our teachers. This is why we sanitize all used classroom instruments after every class. If you or your child has had a fever or other signs of a contagious illness within the past 24 hours, please take advantage of our generous make-up policy; stay home and join us another day. 

Inclement weather and holiday closures: Please Note: Melody and Motion Music Together does NOT follow closures of the public school holidays or holiday breaks. If we are NOT holding class, it will be posted on the front page of our website and our Facebook pages, otherwise assume class is being held. We also provide a calendar on our website for your reference. You can check those online resources listed, or send a text to 973-650-0927 for confirmation.

Valuables: Please leave valuables at home. Melody and Motion, Music Together^®, LLC., may not be held responsible for the loss or destruction of valuables.

Visiting guests: If space permits, you may bring adult family members, including grandparents, parents, aunts, uncles, etc.! Please check in advance before bringing visiting children. Guests are encouraged to fully participate as active members of the class.

Media Release: From time to time, photos or videos may be taken during class and may be used for the purposes of promoting our classes on our website, fliers and/or Facebook and Instagram pages. By agreeing to these terms, you agree to have you and/or your child's photo taken and used for such purposes. You may opt out of this at any time by notifying Miss Ruth at [email protected]. Pictures will also be posted in the private family Facebook page. These pictures are for building a community. Do not share any photos from this page that contain other families and children without the express consent of that family.  Thank you for helping us protect everyone's privacy.

Liability Release: Your paid registration is your acceptance of the following: (1) All registrants understand that Music Together is an adult-child participation class and that all children are required to have one participating caregiver.  All registrants, parents, and/or caregivers also accept full responsibility for the safety of their child and agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Melody and Motion, Music Together, LLC, and its agents, teachers, or representatives from any and all claims. (2) In the case of an Act of God, through no fault of Melody and Motion, Music Together, LLC., in determining whether performance has become dangerous, impracticable, or unlawful to carry on within the law, classes can be canceled without remuneration.

Participation: We encourage you and your child's caregiver(s) to participate in class. The children are free to develop naturally and in their own time and style. Keep in mind that you are here as a model for your child, even if you aren't feeling particularly confident about your own musical abilities.  If your child sees you making music and having a good time, they will be more likely to develop a musically positive disposition. So relax, let your child "be", and have some musical fun.