Music Together® classes in Dufferin Grove
ABC Academy of Music offers Music Together® classes in Dufferin Grove, Toronto, taught from our St. Clair West studio at 12 Conway Ave, Toronto M6E 1H2, near Corso Italia and west of Dufferin Street. We have been an authorized Music Together center since 2003, which means our teachers complete the full Music Together teacher-training program and renew that authorization regularly. A 10-week season runs $99.97 per session, billed as a seasonal block. Private lessons begin at $55.38 for 30 minutes or $64.81 for 45 minutes, and a trial lesson is $20. Classes welcome children from birth through age five, with a caregiver present at every session. Siblings in that age range may attend together. Our teachers hold university music degrees or equivalent conservatory credentials, and we offer a free demo class so families can see the program before committing. Rating: 4.8 from 150 students on Google.
What happens in a Music Together class
A typical 45-minute session moves through a familiar arc: a hello song using each child’s name, rhythm instrument play, movement activities where caregivers carry or rock their children through the beat, echo songs, and quieter lullabies near the end. The same songs appear every week across the full 10-week season. That repetition is deliberate. Children build musical intuition the same way they build language: by hearing the same material eight to ten times until they can anticipate what comes next and fill it in. A child who was silent in week one may be humming the melody by week five and singing words by week nine. A drop-in model breaks that accumulation, which is why Music Together runs as a seasonal commitment rather than a casual class.
Caregivers are not the audience. They are the fuel. When a parent sings directly to their child, faces them, and claps with them, the child’s engagement roughly doubles. A caregiver who sits back and watches is water on the fire. Singing quality does not matter at all. Presence and willingness to participate are everything.
Getting to the studio from Dufferin Grove
The studio is at 12 Conway Ave, Toronto M6E 1H2, near St. Clair Ave W and Wychwood Ave, one block from the Wychwood Barns. From Dufferin Grove, take the 29 Dufferin bus north from Dufferin Station to St. Clair: under 15 minutes. Families who prefer to walk from Christie Pits can reach the studio in about 20 minutes along Dufferin Street north to St. Clair, then one block west. Street parking is available on Conway Ave and surrounding streets, with metered spots on St. Clair Ave W for families driving from further afield.
What children gain at each age
A six-month-old absorbs tonality and rhythmic patterning without any deliberate effort. Being bounced and rocked through the beat matters for later coordination and musical memory. A three-year-old is actively clapping, attempting words, and watching the teacher intently. A five-year-old at the older end of the age range is often the most confident participant in the room, guiding younger children through gestures they have known for seasons.
After the Music Together years, Rhythm Kids at select locations provides a bridge for ages four to seven. From there, children can begin private lessons in piano, guitar, voice, or another instrument. Full details are on our teen lessons page for older students.
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