has been teaching Music Together for over 9 years. She is trained in Orff Schulwerk and Kodaly method, and has taught elementary school music workshops for 8 years, as a visiting artist. Paula holds an MA in Ethnomusicology (Hunter College). She was a professional singer and composer, touring Europe and the US for more than 20 years. Raised in Merrick, she is a proud alumnus of the S.H. Calhoun HS Choir! She accompanies her classes on guitar, recorder, and keyboard. Her belief is that music should be an integral part of everyone's life, starting at birth. (maybe before!)

has an extensive background in musical theatre performance, with Broadway, Off-Broadway, National Tour and regional productions to her credit. She has also performed with the NYC Opera, and won a “Bistro” award for Outstanding Vocalist for her one-woman show in Manhattan. She teaches singing and guitar for children and adults. She is Musical Director of the Kids Musical Theatre Program and her own "MAJOR minors" (singing for 8-12 year olds) at the Great South Bay YMCA in Bay Shore. She has been teaching Music Together for over 3 years, and she accompanies her classes on guitar.

has a certificate of Early Childhood Education from New York University, and is licensed as a Childcare provider from the NY State Office of Children and Family Services. She has worked in Day Care and taught music in Long Island preschools for over 20 years. She has also taught ESL to adults. She is a trained singer and pianist, who presently performs with the noted Choir of St. Ignatius Loyola in NYC. She has been teaching the Music Together program for over five years. She accompanies her classes on autoharp and keyboard.

has been a lover and maker of music her whole life. After studying piano for 6 years, flute for 9 years, and receiving seven years of vocal training, she received a minor in music from Lipscomb University in Nashville, TN. Meredeth has performed with a wide range of ensembles in the Northeast and Nashville area as both vocalist and flautist, including orchestras, choirs, a cappella groups, and an early music consort, in addition to solo performances. She has taught music to young children in various capacities for nearly 4 years and is a second generation Music Together teacher (Her mom teaches, too!) She accompanies her classes on keyboard and flute.

is a mother of three who was first introduced to Music Together when her oldest daughter was a baby and has never forgotten what a wonderful experience that was. She has been teaching Music Together for 9 years, and has been awarded Certification Level 1 from the Center for Music and Young Children, in Princeton, NJ, for having demonstrated outstanding achievement in teaching, musicianship, program philosophy and parent education. Jennifer is classically trained on the viola, and is currently a member of the Massapequa Philharmonic. She is NY State certified in Music Education, Elementary Education, and Special Education, and presently works full time in a special education pre-school. She accompanies her classes on autoharp.

originally participated in classes with her son, Tristan, for almost two years, and she has been teaching MT for almost three years. But she is new to Lockmusic, and we are happy to have her!
She is an artist, sings and has studied Ballet, Pointe, and plays the cello. She has performed in numerous concerts and recitals as well as amateur shows. She attended SUNY FIT (Fashion Institute of Technology) and studied fashion design in Florence, Italy where she lived for one year.
She is the mother of two small children, and feels strongly about music in the lives of children. She accompanies her classes on the autoharp.

was born in Lisbon, Portugal, and speaks fluent Portuguese and Spanish!   She said that there was not one family gathering that didn't involve Fado singing with guitars. And across from her grandparents was a gypsy commune, so she was exposed to their all night guitar frenzies at an early age. She sang all the time as a child and through school, and was always in chorus.
Recently she performed at Radio City Music Hall with 81 other yoga members for the Brain Art Festival.
She teaches 5th grade religious education at a Unitarian Universalist Congregation.  She has begun graduate work in Education at C.W. Post. She has two beautiful children, 6 and 2 years, who have both taken the Music Together classes with Lockmusic. It was in our classes, as a mom, that Sonia decided that she might want to teach Music Together! She was one of the most participatory parents we have ever had, and she still sings all the time with her kids - second nature to her! She accompanies her classes on the autoharp.

has a BFA in Musical Theater from SUNY Fredonia, and a MM in Vocal Performance from Syracuse University. She has been consultant & adjunct faculty at both of these Universities.  She has been playing piano since she was 4 years old, and has been a professional accompanist for musicians, singers, and  drama troups. She also plays violin, percussion, and guitar. She has performed in various musical theatre and opera productions in the Long Island area, and has done children’s theater with Plaza Playhouse, playing the lead in Alice in Wonderland, among other productions. She has toured with the Empire Opera Theatre Company of Central New York as their Little Red Riding Hood. She has performed with the Rome Festival Opera Company in Italy. She has been a soloist and section leader for various churches throughout NY State. 
She subs as a music teacher at the elementary and high school level, and currently teaches voice privately. She accompanies her Music Together classes on guitar.