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.
All teachers are professional performing artists and certified Music Together® teachers trained at the "Center for Music and Young Children" in Princeton, New Jersey.
Rosanna and her daughter Ashley through the years.......
Rosanna Magarelli, Director
Rosanna holds a B.A. in Theater and Dance from New York University. She trained at the Joffrey Ballet School and danced with The Bristol Ballet Company. She went on to study
acting at Circle in the Square and acted professionally in film,
television, and theatre for many years. Today she finds great joy in
performing in Cabaret shows around the city.
Following
the birth of her daughter, Rosanna's attention turned to working with
children. She became a Music Together teacher and witnessed the
enrichment that "making music" can bring to a child's development and
well being. She also introduced her daughter to Music Together
(beginning at age 1-1/2), which provided the foundation for her
daughter's later study in piano, ballet, and voice.
Rosanna brings a depth of experience to her leadership role as Music Together Director – both as a performer and a parent. For the past 19 years, she has created a nurturing environment for musical exploration, playfulness, and skill building for her Music Together students, families, and teachers.
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Erin Lee Kelly
Erin Lee Kelly began performing as a teenager in Kingston, Ontario, moving to New York to study at The American Musical and Dramatic Academy. Upon graduation she spent several years as an actress and choreographer, performing in musicals, plays, and films before choosing to focus on music and theatre for children. Her first CD, Someone’s Gotta Wanna Play, recorded with Marci Appelbaum, was awarded Best Recording for Younger Children, 2005 by the Children’s Music Web. Their wry lyrics and layered harmonies garnered them widespread attention as "The Indigo Girls of childhood music" (WLUW-FM 88.7, Chicago IL.) Their follow up CD, Snowdance, was debuted on Rosie O’Donnell’s R Family Cruise to Alaska, and went on to win two ASCAP Awards for excellence in writing and the FamilyChoice Award for 2006. Erin Lee was recently elected to The Children’s Music Network Board of Directors. She can currently be found performing family concerts throughout Manhattan fronting Erin Lee and the Up Past Bedtime Band (www.erinleemusic.com).
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Matty Stuart
Matty Stuart is a graduate of NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts. Studying at CAP21, he focused his training in musical theater. Since graduating, he has performed and sung all over the country and even in Japan! In addition to his acting and singing career, he has been a professional Disc Jockey for the past 10 years. Working at some of the premier venues and clubs in Manhattan, the Hamptons, Connecticut, and beyond, he has played for weddings, bar and bat mitzvahs, corporate events, and a vast amount of children's parties. Matty is thrilled to join Music Together where he can combine his love for singing and performing with his experience in playing music and working with children.
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Elizabeth Asti
As a young child, Elizabeth’s mother played “So Long Dearie” from Hello Dolly, every night before bedtime. She’s positive that this constant musical reinforcement instilled a love of music and theatre which lead her to a career in performing and teaching. She holds a BA in Music and a BA in Theatre from Bucknell University as well as an MA in Theatre Education from Emerson College. She has taught all ages from 18 months to 18 years in musical theatre classes and singing lessons. She adores watching each child develop musically in each different stage of life and is thrilled to work with young children through Music Together, bringing music into their lives.
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Krystal Lonsdale
Krystal discovered
Music Together after having her son, Donovan. On the first day of
class, she knew that Music Together was not only fun, but an enriching
musical experience for her whole family to share. She is excited to
watch families in her classes thrive in the same way that her and her
son have in this program. Krystal is a graduate of American Musical and
Dramatic Academy in NYC. Since graduating, she has performed throughout
the US, UK and Europe. She is also a member of the Blue Hill Troupe, the
oldest Gilbert and Sullivan theater group operating in NYC, who donate
their net proceeds to charity.
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Jacques Stewart
Jacques Stewart is an award-winning director,
choreographer, writer and performer, who has performed from Off-Broadway to
stock, and internationally. The founder of Windsock Theatre camp for children 6 -16,
he also is the Artistic Director for the Weathervane Theatre and for ArtBridge.
Jacques plays guitar and has a high-energy, playful attitude.
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Siobhan O'Malley
Siobhan is
delighted to be part of the Music Together family! After having
received her B.A. in Theatre from James Madison University she worked in
the theatre and in the process happily discovered her love and passion
for music making, song writing, singing and working with families. As a
singer-songwriter, Siobhan has released three albums ("Permanent
Markers", "Alibi Bye" and "Let's Get Ahead of Ourselves, Baby!") which
are all available on iTunes. Also, Siobhan regularly plays her music in
venues throughout NYC and has toured the United States. She loves to
play piano, guitar, banjo and her ukele.
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David Ford
David is not only a certified Music Together® teacher, he is also a center director in Gainesville, FL. He holds a BFA in Drama (Musical Theater) from Carnegie Mellon University. David is a professional actor, singer, dancer and instrumentalist who has appeared around the world in dozens of professional stage productions including Broadway National Tours and well-known regional theaters. He was an original cast member of the Off Broadway musical, "Sessions," and can be heard singing and playing guitar on the cast album. He currently performs on vocals, bouzouki, guitar, and bass with the Greek music ensemble, "The Embros Orchestra." Find out more about David at his actor website:www.DavidPatrickFord.com.
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Shoshana Vogel
Shoshana Vogel studied ethnomusicology at UC Berkeley and World Arts & Cultures at UCLA. In Los Angeles she was a teacher and facilitator of the Outside the Box Brain Development classes for babies and their parents. The program focused on sensory stimulation and development. Shoshana's classes incorporated and emphasized music. Shoshana returns to New York City after four years of teaching at Beverly Hills Music Together. She is excited to return to teaching children and their families in New York!
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