I began attending Music Together^® about a year and a half ago. When we started, my daughter was in the process of receiving her autism diagnosis. I was stressed out, desperately worried and in need of some magic. Terry Taylor delivered that magic to us.  From the beginning, Terry encouraged relaxing and having fun with music. There is never any pressure on the children to participate. Terry encourages the adults to participate and model for children and within moments the whole room is singing and dancing together. Terry is keenly aware of the different learning styles (visual, auditory and kinesthetic) and incorporates all of them into each class. The whole experience has been nothing short of phenomenal. My daughter and I look forward to that class each week. We have so much fun! My daughter has progressed remarkably because of music with Terry . When we first started, my daughter was completely nonverbal and would circle the room, or run around a little aimlessly. Today she not only participates appropriately, but she will also take little leadership roles from time to time. The tonal patterns and vocal play have helped my daughter begin to talk and sing. There is nothing sweeter than the sound of her voice singing!! (Particularly since we were not sure we would ever hear it, given that a number of children on the spectrum remain nonverbal). Many of the other mothers have been surprised to learn of my daughter’s diagnosis, because in Terry’s class she looks like any other typical child.  It’s phenomenal to see how far my daughter has come because of Terry and Music Together. I’ve actually made it a point to schedule her therapies around music with Terry because it reaps more results than speech, OT and all other therapies combined.

The atmosphere is beautiful: happy children singing, dancing and playing together, and happy parents singing, dancing and playing together…all choreographed by a very talented artist named Terry Taylor.

Terry is not just any music teacher, nor is the Exeter program just any music program. Terry is perhaps the most warm, nurturing, fun-loving, intuitive woman I have met in my life. Her program is amazing. Terry is a talented musician who is gifted at working with children and adults alike.

Monika, Mom to Peanut age 2.5