Prelude Early Learning™ provides Music-to-Literacy services and products for preschools, family child care programs, educators, and families. Through Prelude Partners, our teaching artists bring joyful, research-informed instruction directly into early learning classrooms using music, movement, storytelling, and play. Weekly partners also receive classroom kits, teacher technology, curriculum resources, and tools that extend learning between visits and into the home.
Our approach is powered by the Finnegan the Dragon learning system, developed with support from NIH funding and tested in partnership with Head Start classrooms. By combining live instruction with standards-aligned curriculum, voice-powered play, and practical tools for educators and families, we make foundational language and literacy learning engaging, accessible, and easier to use every day.
PRELUDE IN THE CLASSROOM
With the help of our lovable mascot Finnegan, Prelude offers a music-based blended learning curriculum with engaging lessons, original songs, and voice-powered play to effectively build early literacy skills.
DESIGNED FOR HOW KIDS LEARN BEST
Finnegan the Dragon is a powerful early literacy solution that blends classroom curriculum with music, digital games, and family-friendly tools—so kids build language and pre-reading skills wherever they learn.
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