Questions parents ask

Music with Melody is a monthly, screen-free music letter for kids ages 6–10. Each printed letter explores one great song: a listening guide or sheet music, the story of who wrote it and why it matters, and hands-on activities made just for that song. It arrives in your mailbox every month, from $6.25 a month.

Like you, we love music! Music can make you cut loose and dance, inspire self-reflection, or become a lifelong skill. Our core belief is that kids shouldn’t be limited to “kid music.” They can explore culture and history through the same music their parents love listening to.

Yes, we use AI tools to create the imagery in our letters. We’re a husband and wife duo, and neither of us is a gifted illustrator! We hope our letters are fun to look at, but our real focus is the music: a deeper connection to each featured song and an introduction to music theory. Every song choice, snippet of sheet music, listening guide, story and activity is written by us.

We’re always looking for inspiration and want to keep you groovin’. Email us with the song, genre, or even the music theory concept you’d like to see in a future letter. You might just get lucky!

Everything from Grieg and Debussy to Dolly Parton, Bob Marley, Stevie Wonder and Duke Ellington. Browse every letter in our song library.

We gear our letters toward kids ages 6–10, but they’re really fun for the whole family! Our reading is written for ages 7 and up, so younger children love listening along with a parent, and older kids can dig even deeper with the readings and activities.

Neither! We build our letters to be enjoyed by everyone from shower singers to Carnegie Hall performers. Music with Melody makes it easy to explore musical ideas with your child without any extra materials, and it can double as a music-themed writing activity.

Kids who don’t read music yet can still follow the sheet music, watching how the notes move up and down the page so it feels less intimidating later. And kids who already play can use it to play along.

Yes, our letters are screen-free! The one optional screen moment (which we encourage!) is the QR code that pulls up the performance we’ve featured. Every video is hand-picked to be watched or listened to for learning, and you can skip screens entirely by playing the music on a speaker.

Absolutely! Each letter brings together a great song, the history and culture behind it, and a hands-on music concept, so it slips right into your homeschool week as a ready-made music lesson.

Our letters aren’t meant to replace music lessons. They’re the thing that makes kids curious enough to want them, and they make lessons more meaningful for kids who already play!

We’ve kept it simple and affordable! It’s $11 a month, $7.50 a month on our 6-month plan ($45), or just $6.25 a month on our 12-month plan ($75), our best value. See the plans.

We mail our letters by snail mail twice a month:

Orders placed between the 1st and 15th are mailed on the 16th.
Orders placed between the 16th and the end of the month are mailed on the 1st of the following month.

We’re so sorry! We mail with USPS, and once in a while a letter goes missing. Email us to let us know and confirm your address, and we’ll send a replacement within 48 hours.

We don’t sell single letters, but our monthly subscription can be canceled anytime. If you’re looking for a specific song or genre, email us and let us know. We’d love to hear from you!

You can cancel anytime on your own: click Login at the top of our site, open Subscriptions, choose your plan and cancel it from its settings.

Prefer not to log in? Fill out our cancellation form, and we’ll cancel it for you promptly.

Yes, and it makes such a special one! Instead of a present that’s opened once, it’s a little bit of music that shows up in the mailbox every single month. It’s a lovely gift from grandparents, aunts, uncles, family friends and anyone else who loves music. See our gift page for how it works, plus a printable card to hand over.

Nope! Our gift plans are a one-time payment for 6 or 12 letters, and they simply end after the last one. There’s nothing to cancel and no surprise charges.