HIDDEN VALLEY LAKE, Calif. – Music Together Lake County will open its newest location for Music Together classes in Hidden Valley Lake this month, announced Music Together Lake County director Jean Goulart, M.A.

The next 10-week semester of classes starts on Friday, Jan. 24, at Muscle Matrix Gym Dance Floor, 18983 Hartmann Road.

The new Hidden Valley Lake location is the first location for Music Together Lake County classes, and will soon offer classes around Clear Lake.

To register for classes, visit www.musictogetherlakecounty.com .

“I am so proud to now offer classes in Hidden Valley Lake,” said Goulart. “My goal is to offer classes to families around our lake community. Music Together’s success in our other locations has been phenomenal, and I want to offer all family members our wonderful program in Lake County.

“All children can learn to sing in tune, keep a beat, and participate with confidence in the music of our culture, provided that their early environment supports such learning. Music Together brings families together by providing a rich musical environment in the classroom and facilitating whole family participation in spontaneous musical activity at home within the context of daily life. Families get so much out of these classes,” Goulart said.

Goulart is a registered Music Together teacher who has successfully completed the Music Together Teaching Workshop, developed by the Center for Music and Young Children, Princeton, New Jersey.

Goulart's career in the early childhood development field is 25 years strong.

She earned her master’s degree, bachelors of science degree, and associates of arts degree in early childhood education and human development.

Goulart owns and is the primary caregiver and preschool teacher of the successful Bundle of Joy Preschool Childcare in Hidden Valley Lake. She has spent 14 years building this business.

She was honored by her Bundle of Joy family’s nomination with Lake County Child Planning Council’s 2013 Provider of the Year Lifetime Achievement Award.

“Music Together and I are a perfect match of philosophy and enthusiasm for early childhood music and movement and building family bonds. I am excited to bring Music Together to our families in Lake County,” Goulart added.

Celebrating its 25th Anniversary, Music Together is an internationally recognized early childhood music and movement program for children birth through age 7.

The Music Together curriculum was coauthored in 1987 by Kenneth K. Guilmartin (founder/director) and Rowan University Professor of Music Education Dr. Lili M. Levinowitz (director of research) and offers programs for families; schools; at-risk populations; and children with special needs, in more than 2,000 communities in 40 countries.

The company is committed to bringing children and their caregivers closer through shared music-making and helping people discover the joy – and educational value – of early music experiences.

For more information about Music Together Lake County classes and to register, call 707-494-3819 or visit www.musictogetherlakecounty.com .