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.
Seung Hee Han
SeungHee is a professional jazz vocalist/composer, who is a graduate of Berklee
College of Music and holds a masters degree in jazz voice from New
England Conservatory. With over 6-year-experience of teaching Music Together®, she is also a director of Kids Music Together in Queens, NY. As a certified Somatic VoiceTM teacher, Seung-Hee teaches contemporary non-classical voice/piano/theory at her private studio. She performs with jazz groups
around town, with her quintet's latest album 'Waiting' released in 2008. Check out, www.Seung-Hee.com
Jennifer Hopkins
is a veteran singer and dancer, having performed professionally in musical theater locally and nationally. She is also a dance teacher who has taught children of all ages ballet, tap and jazz over the last decade. Her current music and movement muses are daughters Emma, Lucie and Kathryn.
Justin Lioi
Justin Lioi holds a Bachelor of Music as well
as a Master's in Social Work. He has been teaching Music Together for
seven years and has been singing all his life. He enjoys bringing a
wealth of various cultural musical experiences to his classes.
Jeanine LaBarbera
studied voice at the Berklee College of Music, and has performed in venues as diverse as Star Search and Lincoln Center. She is a natural with children and delights in nurturing their musical play.
Nikolai Moderbacher
recently released Tabula Rasa, his first album of parent-friendly children's music. Nikolai also holds an MFA in wood/furniture, a side of him that presently takes second place to his career as an early-childhood music teacher. His daughter is the sparkplug of her parents' life. www.nikoskids.com
Victoria Salmeri
has a BFA in Arts Management from C.W. Post College. Her background includes singing in bands and choirs, choreographing modern dance pieces and performing in musical theatre. After a brief stint in Information Technology, Victoria is happy to be back to her musical roots. She credits her mom, who sang with her from an early age, with her love of music.
Melissa Stylianou
Since moving to New York in 2005, vocalist Melissa Stylianou has established herself in the contemporary jazz scene. Originally from Toronto, she graduated from Ryerson Theatre School with a diploma in Acting and can be seen on Canadian television on the hit kids' TV show "Foursquare". She plays at jazz clubs all over the city and has performed at Carnegie Hall. An experienced educator, Melissa has taught at National Music Camp, Humber College and University of Toronto and teaches voice privately.
Stephen Taylor
Stephen Taylor has been
teaching Early Childhood music since 2002. He currently teaches Music
Together and pre-school classes as well as private lessons on guitar,
piano and drums. He creates music and video which can be found on his
blog, www.supergood.org.
Dan Vonnegut
began playing the drums and guitar when he was nine. He studied music at University of Miami and Indiana University, where he earned an BA in jazz music and culture. For the past ten years, he has been a professional, freelance drummer and multi-instrumental music teacher in New York City. He lives in Brooklyn with his wife and two young children (who love music!)
Toby Williams
Toby Williams is a licensed, board certified music therapist who specializes in vocal development. She works with children on the autistic spectrum and with adults coping with major illnesses. Toby continues to happily teach Music Together once a week and is the mother of a toddler.
Theresa Wozunk (Director)
has a B.A. in Theater Arts from Rutgers, and spent 15 years performing with ballet, musical and dramatic theater companies. She has earned Level I Certification in Music Together and Orff- Schulwer. She is also a writer whose plays have been produced off-off-Broadway. A fall 2010 Off-Broadway target date is set for her first commercial producing effort: LIBERTY: A Monumental New Musical,
Dan/Victoria
Please find bios above. During the 6-class summer semester, Dan and Victoria will each teach 3 of the 6 classes.