About Me

I am a music teacher in a private preschool for children ages 1 year through age 5. I teach twelve classes each week, six classes each on two mornings per week. The classes are divided by age into babies (up through 16 months), one class of 2 yr olds, two classes of early 3 yr olds, early 4 yr olds, two classes of older 4 yr olds, and two classes of 5-yr olds. The older 4's are pre-kindergarten and the 5's are kindergarten. I have room for twelve slots. Three of the age levels receive two classes per week, the rest each receive just one class. Scheduling of the classes is one thing I am very happy to have no responsibility for.

My early interests in music were learning to play guitar and singing folk music. I lived and worked in Austin, Texas in the 1960's, sang a little professionally in folk clubs and did a lot of volunteer work with educable mentally challenged young people using music as a tool to reach them.

How I came to be teaching early childhood music and movement evolved over twenty years of teaching private school (all age levels), public school (middle and high school), private studio lessons, my own franchise where I taught exclusively babies through age 5. I taught private guitar lessons as a stay-at-home mom from 1968 through 1971. During the years from 1986 through 1992, I completed my degree in music and earned about 20 additional credits as I worked toward certification to teach in the public school. Public school music turned out to not be where I wanted to be and I discontinued work toward certification.

Instead, I refocused my attention of early childhood music. I formed a partnership with another music teacher and we designed our own early music program. Out of that I learned about Orff Schulwerk. I am a member with a Level II certificate of the American Orff Schulwerk Association since 1991 and I've had my Musikgarten franchise for four years. I regularly attend continuing education classes through these organizations and others. I have also taught workshops in my specialties.

When the director of the preschool where I am now teaching contacted me to inquire about hiring me to get a music program up and running, it was unexpected. I had been running my own music program for four years. Several of the families sig