But just to let you know - 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.
Karee Justice-Bondy, M.A.
Karee has taught Music Together since 1997. She is a licensed and Certified Level II instructor with Music Together. She has her B.A. in vocal performance and M.A. in music history and literature. She received her M.A. at the University of Denver where she met her husband Steve while he was working on his M.M. in classical guitar performance. Karee loves bringing music to families and helping them discover the joy of music. She has two children who keep her "jumpin, and a dancin' and a cookin' in the kitchen!"
Stephen Bondy, M.M.
Steve has been teaching Music Together since 2000 when Karee was with child (Ella). He is a licensed and Certified Level II instructor in Music Together. Steve has music degrees from Wilfred Laurier in Waterloo, Ontario and from the University of Denver, both degrees in classical guitar. When he isn't teaching Music Together, he is also known as a Suzuki Guitar instructor!
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Laura Barr
Laura has been teaching Music Together since 1999. Laura has her M.A. in Early Childhood Education from Bank Street School in New York City and has worked in classroom settings for over 17 years. Laura's childhood and adult years have been filled with the joy of music and now she shares that passion with young children and their families. Laura is the mother of four children under the age of 11 who are all Music Together kids. Playing instruments, singing together and enjoying different kinds of music from world music to rock and roll are an enormous part of Laura's family life. Laura is committed to helping families know and believe that music is everyone's birthright and food for the soul and heart!
Laura has also acheived Certification Level I through Music Together.
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Alyson Hayes-Meyers
Alyson studied Music Education at the University of Denver. She has worked in music programs in both the Denver Public and Cherry Creek school districts. She has taught piano for over 15 years maintianing a studio of over 45 students. Alyson and her daughter Claire participated in Music Together classes with Karee and Steve for nearly four years. Alyson is delighted to have another creative outlet for her love of music education. Alyson has also acheived Certification Level I through Music Together.
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Javan Carson
Javan Carson has been playing the violin for 33 years, having started as a Suzuki student at the age of 2 ½. She earned her degree in violin performance from the University of Denver on a full scholarship and began playing professionally with the Denver Chamber Orchestra while still in college. She has played in a string quartet for 11 years and has performed with countless orchestras, including the Colorado Ballet Orchestra and the Colorado Symphony. Javan has played with such performers as Doc Severinsen, Mel Torme, Kathy Lee Gifford, Manheim Steamroller, Stevie Wonder and Brian Wilson (Beach Boys). She has been teaching private lessons for more than 16 years, has instructed Suzuki group classes for 9 years and has taught string classes in 4 metro area school districts. Javan was the conductor of the Sinfonia at Colorado Youth Symphony Orchestras for 5 years. She also was the Music Director and Conductor of Eklectika Youth Ensembles, a youth orchestra that she founded. She is in demand as an adjudicator, clinician and chamber coach throughout the Front Range region.
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Carol Carson
Carol Carson received her B.M. in violin performance and her M.M. in Suzuki pedagogy from the University of Denver. She has played with the Denver Chamber Orchestra, Colorado Ballet and Opera Colorado. When Carol became a mother, she enrolled her kids in Music Together classes and fell in love with the program. She has been teaching Music Together for two years. Currently she plays violin in the Artemis String Quartet, maintains a studio in her home, teaches Music Together, and participates in Suzuki Institutes around the country.
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Christie Gosch
Christie and her husband Stan starting bringing their daughter Macy to Music Together classes when she was
18 mo. old and it quickly became the core activity of their family time each week. Christie's early education in violin and piano and a love for singing created an understanding of the importance for introducing music early in a child's life. Christie's interest in the program and desire to teach it to other families lead to her taking the Music Together training. She learned that music is one of the intelligences that we are born with and, if nurtured, can help a child achieve basic music competence. With the birth of her second child, Christie has seen first hand that exposure to music from birth can encourage a child's ability to be musical. One of her true loves is teaching the babies' classes and showing parents that their children can also grasp musical concepts in infancy.
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Jill Katchen
Jill Katchen was introduced to Music Together as a participating parent three years ago and her passion for music was instantly rekindled. Having started college as a music major but graduating with a degree in Public Relations, teaching Music Together has become a way to fulfill that love of music and share it with others. She feels it gives her the confidence to make outrageously fun music with her own sons, Benjamin, 4 and Ari, 4 months, and hopes she can provide that sense of confidence for other families. Jill lives in Lowry and is hoping to further build the Music Together community that has already been started there.
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Ilana Steinberg
Ilana has childhood memories of singing everywhere and any time, with her parents, sister, and extended family. She has played the flute since she was 9 years old, and spent much time during her high school and college years performing solo and in orchestras, bands, and small ensembles, including Denver's Young Artists Orchestra. She loves singing, and has enjoyed being a Music Together parent since 2002, with her children, Ely and Hannah. Watching and listening to them sing together brings her incredible joy. Ilana has taught Music Together for two years, and enjoys bringing her love of music to young children and their families. She especially savors watching families discover the joy of making music together, and she strives to create opportunities for individuals to experience and revel in their unique musical potential, within a nurturing and supportive group setting.
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Becca Miles
This is Becca’s first year teaching Music Together. She fell in love with Music Together after her first babies’ class with her now one-year old daughter, Lulu. Becca has always had a passion for music from silly songs about “banana hair” with her mom to family talent shows, musical theater, and all through high school choir. Teaching is a perfect fit for her with her experience as an early childhood teacher, nanny, ex-theater major, TouchpointsTM trainer, Public Health Nurse and Mom! She currently works part-time as a trainer for the Arapahoe County Touchpoints Team. Her passion is working with young children and their parents/caregivers, and she can’t wait to sing with you and your children!
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Emma Shubin
Flutist and Dalcroze instructor Emma Shubin is a native of Rochester, NY and began her musical studies at the age of eight. After graduating from Interlochen Arts Academy where she studied music, photography and creative writing, Emma attended the Conservatory at the Longy School of Music in Boston as a student of Robert Willoughby. She has participated in various music festivals, including Apple Hill Center for Chamber Music, Aria International Music Festival and Bowdoin International Summer Music Festival.
A proponent of holistic music education, Emma first became captured by Dalcroze Eurhythmics during her studies at the Longy School of Music. A Level I Certified Dalcroze instructor, she has studied this method of teaching music though movement with veteran Dalcroze instructors Lisa Parker and Anne Farber. In 2006 Emma relocated to Colorado to assist colleague Dr. Jeremy Dittus and the Colorado Dalcroze Society in forming a satellite program to certify Dalcroze teachers in the Rocky Mountain region. Most recently, Emma was invited to perform at the 2007 International Dalcroze Congress in Geneva, Switzerland and gave a presentation about Dalcroze Eurhythmics with Dr. Dittus at the 2007 National Flute Association’s Convention. She teaches Dalcroze classes to young children throughout the Denver metro, Louisville and Lafayette areas. Her enthusiasm for early childhood music education has also led her to become a registered Music Together instructor in 2008, and she currently teaches with Twinkle Together in Denver. As a flute instructor, she maintains a private flute studio ranging from ages 9-27 and directs the CU Boulder flute choir. Emma is a student of Christina Jennings at The University of Colorado at Boulder where she is pursuing degrees in both flute performance and biology.
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Melody Ball
I love music! For as long as I can remember I have loved music of all kinds. When I was growing up I was always singing and dancing to anything that had a beat-even the dishwasher! This is my first year teaching Music Together, and it is a dream come true. I fell in love with the program while nannying in Charlotte NC. I started taking the little boy I took care of to classes and watched him grow leaps and bounds in his love and understanding of music. My passion is providing a safe and creative atmosphere for children to let their creativity flow. I am also an aspiring ukulele player. |