All of our teachers are passionate about music and the development of children.
They create a fun, informal, social setting that spurs engagement and supports each child's musical development.
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Gwyneth Marini
Gwyneth Marini holds a BS in Music Education from Penn State University. She plays the guitar and alto saxophone. She has ten years experience teaching Music Together and preschool music. Gwyneth also enjoys doing musical birthday parties. The Center for Music and Young Children in Princeton, NJ, recently awarded Gwyneth Music Together Certification Level I status for outstanding achievement in teaching, musicianship, program philosophy, and parent education. |
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Rosemary Valentine
Rosemary Valentine holds a BS in Music Education from the New England Conservatory of Music. She plays the piano and guitar. Rosemary has almost 30 years experience teaching general music education in the West Bridgewater School system. She also teaches private piano lessons. |
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Erica Levesque
Erica Levesque earned her B.A. in Japanese Studies and a Master's in International Affairs from the University of California, San Diego. After many years as a global marketing manager for various high technology companies, Erica decided to embark on a completely new career path by pursuing a degree in early childhood education. She worked as a substitute teacher in San Francisco, CA for grades K-8 before becoming a stay-at-home mom to her three small children (so far, the most demanding job of all)! Erica first experienced Music Together by attending classes with her own children, and was immediately impressed by the richness and depth of the curriculum. Teaching Music Together is a natural extension of Erica’s love of both music and children. She looks forward to sharing her enthusiasm for the Music Together program with other families in the Bridgewater area. |
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Jennifer Grant
After having her first child in 1999, Jennifer rediscovered her passion for music and found the joy it brings to raising a young family. She started to attend music together classes as a mom and she loved its playful approach and parent participation. She received her MT certification in March 2007 and currently teaches Music Together classes in Boston, Milton and Weymouth. She also manages her own music studio in Hyde Park which has provided piano instruction to kids of all ages since 2000. Additionally, she teaches preschool music at the Discovery Schoolhouse in Milton where she serves on their Board of Directors. She has also served as an administrator with the New England Foundation for the Arts, and was the children's choir director at the First Parish Church in Milton for a number of years. |
Cheryl Ungar
Cheryl Ungar earned a BS in Music Education from Rhode Island College.
She plays the French Horn, and she sings in the Jubilate Chorale in Easton, MA. She also sings in her church choir. She has 13 years of experience teaching general music from preschool age to 6th grade and has directed children’s choirs, grades 4-6. She co-directs the children’s choir at St. John the Evangelist church in Canton, MA.
She was introduced to Music Together by attending classes with a friend and her friend’s two children. She loved how the parents were able to musically have fun and be creative with their children, through the use of child centered songs and activities. She took the Music Together training in August, 2007, and is enjoying exploring music in this new setting with children and their parents and caregivers.
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Karen Rodgers
Karen Rodgers, BA Elementary Education, Colgate University, MA Reading Progress Management, George Washington University. Karen has extensive experience teaching young children as a reading teacher in West Windsor, NJ. She led her Lawrenceville Moms Club in regular music activities, enjoys attending Music Together classes with her two boys, and plays the flute. Karen taught a few sessions at the Music Together lab school in Princeton New Jersey before moving with her family to Massachusetts. |
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Ela Quezada
Ela is is a graduate from the University of Puerto Rico and holds a BA in Interdisciplinary Studies in Drama and Music. She also studied at Tilburg University in the Netherlands where she was exposed to a new culture and language. Once she graduated, she decided to study Musical Theater at the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in New York. She later moved to Boston with her family. After bringing her daughter to Music Together and realizing the great bond that the program could create between a parent and child, Ela decided to switch career paths in order to pursue Music Together as a new journey. Ela is fluent in English and Spanish and proficient in Italian and Dutch. She has extensive theater experience both on and off stage. She plays guitar, writes her own songs loves volunteering and her life is always surrounded by kids! Ela is very excited to be part of Old Colony Music Together! |