Music Together^®'s Ongoing Research and Development:

What does it mean when we say that Music Together is a "research-based" program? In addition to employing the research of others, Music Together does three types of research on an ongoing basis: basic research, action research and applied research.

As part of its ongoing research and development in early childhood music and the Music Together program operates a "lab" school serving the greater Princeton, New Jersey, area. Both Music Together and the Music Together Princeton Lab School are committed to helping families, caregivers, and early childhood professionals rediscover the pleasure and educational value of informal musical experiences.

Rather than emphasizing traditional music performances, Music Together encourages family participation in spontaneous musical activity occurring within the context of daily life. Music Together recognizes that all children are musical and that every child needs a stimulating, supportive music environment to achieve basic competence in the wonderful human capacity for music making.
 
All of these sources continually inform Music Together's creative work on program content, varied applications of the program, and teacher training.