Music Together® classes in Mount Pleasant
ABC Academy of Music offers Music Together® classes near Mount Pleasant, Toronto, taught from our Lawrence Park studio at 2180 Bayview Ave (at Lawrence and Bayview), North York M4N 3K7. We have been an authorized Music Together center since 2003, making us one of Toronto’s longest-running homes for this program. Classes run in 10-week seasons for children from birth through age five, with a caregiver present in every class. Monthly class fees are $99.97 per month, billed over three months per season. When children are ready to move into private instrument study, lessons are $55.38 for 30 minutes or $64.81 for 45 minutes; a trial lesson for new private students is $20. Our Music Together teachers hold university music degrees or equivalent conservatory credentials, and the same school offers private lessons from age five onward. Rating: 4.8★ from 150 students on Google.
What happens in a Music Together class
A typical 45-minute session follows a consistent arc: a hello song that names each child, rhythm instruments passed hand to hand, movement activities where caregivers sway or lift to the beat, quieter lullaby stretches on the floor, and a goodbye song to close. That repetition is the curriculum. Toddlers build musical intuition by hearing the same songs eight to ten times across a season. By week four or five, most children anticipate the next phrase before it arrives; by week eight, many fill in the melodic gap themselves.
Caregivers attend every class as active participants. An engaged caregiver who sings along and makes eye contact during the lullaby is fuel to the fire of a child’s musical attention. A caregiver who sits back and scrolls a phone is water on that fire. Your voice does not need to be good. It needs to be present.
Getting to the Lawrence Park studio from Mount Pleasant
Mount Pleasant sits close to the Bayview and Eglinton corner. From the Mount Pleasant Road corridor, Eglinton runs east to Bayview, then Bayview north to Lawrence: the Lawrence Park studio at 2180 Bayview Ave is at that intersection, roughly eight minutes by car. From the Yonge and Lawrence area, Lawrence runs east directly to Bayview.
By TTC, the 54 Lawrence East bus from Lawrence Station stops at Bayview, a short walk from the entrance. Sunnybrook Park is directly across Bayview, so families often pair class day with a walk through Lawrence Park Ravine. Bayview Village is a few minutes north for errands on the way home. Parking: small lot behind the building, paid lot across Bayview, metered street spots; Saturday sessions fill the small lot early.
What children gain at each stage
A six-month-old absorbs pitch and pulse through passive listening and the sensation of being rocked to a beat. By two or three, children vocalize, echo short phrases, and match claps to rhythm. A five-year-old in a mixed-age class often models for younger children and begins to internalize tempo and dynamics.
After Music Together, children aged four to seven can move into Rhythm Kids, available at select locations, bridging group music play with foundational listening skills. From age five onward, private lessons in piano, guitar, singing, or other instruments are available. Children who build rhythmic and tonal foundations in Music Together tend to settle into private lessons more quickly.
Frequently asked questions about Music Together near Mount Pleasant
