By Todd Patterson, on January 27th, 2012 
Music Together in SlovakiaIf you click on the “Music Together” tag below or to the right, you’ll find a lot of posts about Jana’s Music Together preparations. She’s been hoping to use this music and movement program for preschoolers as a way of building bridges in the community. There are other things Jana does and could do, but she loves Music Together and we think it’s a great way to teach music and build relationships. Pretty much since we’ve arrived in Slovakia Jana has been working on getting her Music Together program going. She calls it “Malí muzikanti” which is something like “Little Minstrels” in Slovak. It’s perhaps more of a challenge than we anticipated.
Continue reading… By Todd Patterson, on September 10th, 2011 
We’ve had our share of transition challenges since moving to Slovakia but we’ve had our share of ministry opportunities as well.
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By Todd Patterson, on October 21st, 2010 Here’s a video of Jana’s Music Together at Trinity class singing “Sandpiper, Sandpiper.”
Continue reading… By Todd Patterson, on September 22nd, 2010 Have you wondered what Jana’s Music Together classes are like? I suppose it’s hard to imagine how you can offer music classes to children from birth to kindergarten. What are those kids able to even do? I’m sure my descriptions don’t do it justice nor even the few videos (and here) that we’ve posted in the past. Here’s another video that might help fill in the picture.
Continue reading… By Todd Patterson, on September 8th, 2010 
Life ExtendedJana has now joined the ranks of (famous) people who find it difficult to put a good thing to rest.
Continue reading… By Todd Patterson, on March 17th, 2010 Every Music Together lesson begins with the song, “Hello, Everybody!” By Todd Patterson, on January 25th, 2010 Here’s a very short clip from one of Jana’s Music Together at Trinity classes from last semester. This week will be the second week in the winter session (four sessions per year). She got lots of positive feedback from her fall classes. The further into the Music Together program she gets, the more she likes it. I’ve been trying to get her to write up a short reflection on why–we’ll see if she can find some time in the next few months. Jump through for exciting news about Jana’s Music Together teaching…
Continue reading… By Todd Patterson, on September 26th, 2009  The new Music Together sessions have started. Jana is teaching three classes on Tuesdays
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By Todd Patterson, on September 5th, 2009 This video is an edited version of a discussion taking place on the program “Caucus: New Jersey with Steve Adubato.” Lili Levinowitz is the coauthor of the Music Together curriculum. In this discussion she talks a little about what Music Together is but mostly she’s addressing the value of music in general in terms of raising emotionally intelligent children.
Continue reading… By Todd Patterson, on July 6th, 2009  Jana’s new venture–Music Together at Trinity opened its doors Tuesday, June 30th on the campus of Trinity Evangelical Divinity School (more photos). Music Together at Trinity is an early childhood music program for preschool children (babies-kindergarten) and their parents or caregivers.
So far, Jana has gotten increasingly excited
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