Cancellation: Teachers and locations for in-person classes may change. Classes might be combined if they are under-enrolled. If a class is canceled your tuition will be refunded in full, including the registration fee.

Class Changes: If your child's schedule changes, we will accommodate a switch into another class once per semester, as long as there is an open spot.

Health and Safety in the era of Covid:

As of the Fall 2023 session, we are no longer requiring Covid vaccination in our classes, with the exception of the Pre-Crawling Babies class. Masks are optional. Families who were exposed (and are testing negative) to Covid are required to wear masks in class for 5 days following the day of exposure. Babies and toddlers who are not able to wear masks are required to skip class in the 5 days following exposure and schedule a makeup. Anyone who tests positive for Covid, and/or shows symptoms of a communicable illness: fever, diarrhea, cough (not caused by asthma or allergies), runny nose (if unable to wear a mask), or does not feel well in general, is required to stay home from class until symptoms go away (24 hours for fever and diarrhea). Families are welcome to schedule a makeup for any missed classes once fully recovered. Makeups must be done by the end of the session (any exceptions to the rule at the discretion of the director).

General Health and Safety: We reserve the right to dismiss a family when, in the sole discretion of Music Together on the Charles, the family cannot be served with safety and with respect for the rights of other class members. Dismissal is accompanied by a pro-rated refund for the remainder of the semester.

Please note that by attending a drop-in class or registering for the semester you signal that you know and accept that participation in physical activities including dance movement and instrument play could result in injury. You understand that attending our classes is contingent upon a contract and that you waive your right to hold Music Together on the Charles and Music Together^® Worldwide responsible for any injuries or damage to property that might occur incidental to participation in class.

We ask that you and your child(ren) wash or sanitize your hands before class. We disinfect all musical instruments after every use.

Please keep in mind the following points suggested by pediatrician and Music Together dad Ben Kruskal MD of Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates, based on the medical literature.

Runny noses: It is not correct to assume a clear runny nose is OK and green is not. The color of the runny nose does not help to determine how contagious a child is. It is more reliable to make a judgment call by the way the child is acting. If your child has slept poorly and is acting tired and grouchy along with a runny nose, assume he is sick enough to stay home. If the runny nose is a week old and your child is acting playful and active, she is likely healthy enough to attend. If your child's nose is runny enough that the mucus is being wiped on sleeves and/or classroom equipment it is best to keep him at home! Some children can have persistent runny noses of any color for weeks or months, which is often caused by allergies, and should not be contagious. Please check with the child's mother or your teacher if you are concerned about a child with a consistently runny nose in your class.

Coughs: A child with a frequent deep moist cough of less than 3 weeks' duration should stay home, especially if he is too young to cover his own mouth when he coughs. An occasional cough in an otherwise healthy-appearing energetic child is of no more concern than the cold that causes it. A persistent cough for more than 3 weeks in the absence of other symptoms is unlikely to be due to a contagious infection.

Antibiotics: While ear infections are not contagious, the colds that often lead to them are. Even if your child has been put on antibiotics for some other infection occurring together with a cold, this does not make the cold any less contagious. Please use the same criteria listed here based on your child's symptoms if your child has a cold and is on antibiotics. If your child has been put on antibiotics for a strep throat, she may return to class after taking antibiotics for 24 hours.

Diarrhea or vomiting: While these symptoms are most commonly caused by viruses rather than bacteria, they can have serious consequences, especially for infants and toddlers. Your child should not return to class until he has been free of both diarrhea and vomiting for at least 24 hours. If your child has a more significant infection such as chickenpox, measles, German measles (rubella) or whooping cough (pertussis), please check with your pediatrician about when she will no longer be contagious. The germs which cause the most common infections can be transmitted by close airborne contact (face to face within roughly 3 feet) OR passed through hand-to-hand contact, as well as carried on clothes, toys, etc. Please wash your hands and those of your child before and after class or avail yourself of a waterless hand disinfectant such as Purell. If you are not sure if your child is contagious or not, please err on the side of caution and stay at home. People are often contagious for 24-48 hours before showing any symptoms. Therefore a child who appeared perfectly healthy in class could come down with a fever two hours later and may have unwittingly exposed the class. Obviously, this is unavoidable.

Fevers: Please keep your child at home until it has been at least 24 hours since her last fever without the assistance of fever reducer medicines. Your child is the most contagious during the time she is feverish.

Eyes: Pinkness, redness, or “bloodshot” appearance is usually due to conjunctivitis, which may be infectious or allergic. Please keep these cases home until your doctor determines that they are not contagious. Gooey yellow-green goop on lashes without redness is not a reason to exclude children from class.

Rashes: The majority of rash illnesses in children of this age range are not contagious; the majority of contagious rashes are preceded or accompanied by fever. If your child has a rash WITHOUT prior or co-existing fever or other symptoms, the rash is unlikely to be transmissible, so it is fine to come to class.

In summary: there is going to be exposure to germs no matter how careful anyone is or what the policies are. Any communal activity (for example story time at the library, playgroup, new moms' group, church, etc.) lays us open to catching germs, which is not always bad. Kids catch several colds per year, according to the CDC. There is reasonable evidence suggesting that humans need to be exposed to germs at an early age to develop their immune systems. By following these guidelines, you can minimize the risk of infection being transmitted at our classes while also minimizing the need for unnecessary absences. For most families, the health and educational benefits of group music-making far outweigh the risks!

Inclement Weather: Please check for email and texts from us before leaving for class. Classes can be canceled by rain, thunderstorms, wet fields, excessive heat, snowstorms, or icy conditions.

Makeups: Families have unlimited make-ups during the semester, but make-ups must be completed in the same semester as missed classes. Make-up spots are limited, so please mark yourself absent if you know you will miss a class ahead of time, so your spot can be used by another family for a make-up.

Mixed Ages: All classes, unless otherwise noted, are Mixed Age from 0-5. The mix of ages in every class is determined randomly by parent registration patterns. For reasons of privacy and security, we cannot disclose the age of anybody's child to anybody else.

Phones, Cameras, Pagers: Please turn off communication devices unless you are a doctor on call. Please no texting or phone calls during class.

Photos and video: you may take photos and brief videos, making sure it does not distract anyone including your child, from music-making. Please only capture your own family unless you have another family's permission. Please do not post pictures and videos on social media if another child is in them, even if that family gave you permission to take them. We ask you to keep all photo and video time very brief for everybody's comfort and to not take away from the educational value of the class. Your family and other families get the most out of class time when you participate and serve as a role model!

Privacy: We never give your contact information or other private information out to anybody without your permission. View our complete privacy policy.

By enrolling in a Music Together class at this licensed Music Together center, you agree that any information you provide will be shared with Music Together Worldwide (MTW). For information about how MTW uses and stores your personal information, we encourage you to review the Music Together Worldwide Privacy Policy.

Refunds: Refunds (less the $25 registration fee) are available only before the first day of class unless the class is canceled. 

Sibling/Guest Visits: Unregistered siblings may attend your class for free one time during a semester. Additional visits are $15 and subject to approval (must be scheduled online).

Tuition: See this page. Most discounts are automatically applied when you register online, but we cannot guarantee that the discounts will be applied properly in every situation. We will gladly offer a credit or refund if you have been overcharged, but we also reserve the right to collect additional tuition in case discounts were applied by mistake at the time of registration. We accept payment in US dollars only.

Have a wonderful semester!