Music Together® classes in Oakwood Village
ABC Academy of Music offers Music Together® classes in Oakwood Village, Toronto, taught from our St. Clair West / Wychwood studio at 12 Conway Ave, Toronto M6E 1H2 (near Corso Italia, west of Dufferin). We’ve been an authorized Music Together center since 2003, making us one of the longest-running homes for this program in the city. Classes run in 10-week seasons and welcome children from birth to age five, with a caregiver attending every session. The season fee is $99.97 per month; a free demo class is available before you commit. Private lessons, available from age five onward, are $55.38 (30 min) or $64.81 (45 min); a trial lesson is $20. Our Music Together teachers hold university music degrees or equivalent conservatory credentials, and our school has served Toronto families since 2003. 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, call-and-response chants, free-movement pieces, a quiet lullaby section on the floor, and a farewell song. The same songs repeat across the full 10-week season. A six-month-old hears a melody with no apparent reaction. By week four, the same child kicks their legs on the opening phrase. By week eight, they may vocalize a fragment before the teacher reaches it. That sequence, hearing then anticipating then filling in, is how musical intuition forms. Drop-ins interrupt the accumulation, which is why Music Together runs as a season.
Caregivers are not audience members. An engaged caregiver singing at full voice, even an imperfect one, is fuel to the fire. A caregiver sitting back on their phone is water on it. Singing quality does not matter. Presence does.
Getting here from Oakwood Village
Oakwood Village centres on the intersection of St. Clair Ave W and Oakwood Ave. The Conway Ave studio sits roughly 10 minutes west along St. Clair, near Wychwood Ave. By car, take St. Clair Ave W west from Oakwood Ave through the rail underpass and continue past Dufferin Street; Conway Ave is a few blocks further, south off St. Clair. The drive takes eight to ten minutes in regular traffic.
By transit, board the 512 St. Clair streetcar at Oakwood Ave and ride westbound to Wychwood Ave, then walk south one short block to Conway Ave, about 12 minutes door to door. Oakwood Station on the Eglinton Crosstown connects families coming from further east without a transfer downtown.
Wychwood Barns, the arts and community hub on Wychwood Ave, is two blocks north of the studio. Christie Pits and Dufferin Grove Park are both within a short walk or drive. Street parking on Conway Ave and surrounding residential streets is generally available on weekday mornings and evenings.
What your child gets at each age
A six-month-old absorbs sound and movement without visible response; pitch and rhythm patterns are forming internally. A two-year-old begins echoing melodic fragments and responds physically to familiar songs before the phrase resolves. A four-year-old may sing independently, keep a rough beat on a drum, and anticipate the class routine by name. A five-year-old nearing the end of the Music Together age range often shows the focus and fine motor readiness to move into private lessons.
After Music Together, the natural next stage is private lessons in piano, voice, guitar, or another instrument, typically starting around age five. Rhythm Kids, a Music Together program bridging ages four to seven, is also available at select locations.
Frequently asked questions about Music Together in Oakwood Village
