All of our teachers are passionate about music and the development of children. Julie, Marnie, and Jean are parents themselves who want to bring the program to other families!
Jennifer, a qualified music therapist, brings a wealth of experience with special needs children along with a beautiful singing voice and a personality to match. Marilynn, jazz pianist, teacher, and mother of grown musicians, joins us this winter, bringing our program to our new locations.
We create a fun, informal, social setting full of movement and laughter.
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Jean Young, Director
Jean Young has been teaching Music Together® classes in Larchmont for the past 11 years and has directed our center for four years.
Jean also serves as music teacher at Christ’s Church Nursery School in Rye and at Temple Emanu-El Nursery School in Manhattan. She is musical director of the Chatsworth Avenue After-School Musical and she directs the children's choir at Community Unitarian Church.
Jean challenges the adults in her classes to stretch their music and dance abilities. (What, me sing a round? Dance a contradance?) She encourages them to interact musically with their children to see how much fun it is to grow musically together! She loves to see the class dissolve into laughter trying to pass the eggs around the circle! And she relishes the satisfaction when everyone succeeds in doing so to the beat! |
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Julie Lustman
Julie Lustman, pianist extraordinaire and mother of three musical young adults, brings her years as a keyboard performance artist, cellist, and piano teacher to her Music Together® teaching. She also extends a welcoming smile and encouraging manner designed to bring out the musician in everyone.
The families in Julie's classes keep signing up for another season! "Julie, our teacher, is absolutely lovely." is a typical comment. They appreciate her way of including all the children, from the most shy to the most active, They like her autoharp and her colorful socks, too!
Julie was a Music Together mom ten years ago when she introduced Jean to the idea of teaching in the Music Together program! Thanks, Julie! |
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Marnie Foster-Marks
Marnie is passionate about teaching our multigenerational classes. She holds a master's degree in expressive arts therapy and brings her background in the fields of dance and arts education. She also shares her experience as a mother of three; two are dedicated, performing musicians; one is a professional music educator himself. She brings a sunny smile, a love of dancing, and her conviction that singing to your children is SO important!
Marnie is a member of the Soundettes, a volunteer vocal ensemble who perform regularly for the elderly. We thank Marnie for her inspired work in helping our families to share the joy of music with the elderly.!
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Jennifer Jacquet-Murray
Jennifer Jacquet-Murray is a certified music therapist and special education teacher who brings a wealth of experience working with special needs children to her work. She is a vocalist who enjoys singing a wide variety of music but especially enjoys opera and children’s music. She has sung with the Westchester Choral Society and the Choral Arts Society at New York University. She truly believes that everyone can sing and can find their unique voice. Jennifer is very silly and encourages humor and fun! She loves to see the way music, movement, and rhythm can bring a smile to a child’s face while enhancing their developmental growth.
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Marilynn Seits
Marilynn Seits, jazz pianist and teacher, brings her skill in improvisation to her classes. Marilynn holds degrees in Music Education and Performance and has taught piano to countless children. She loves to bring people together through music, as they sing along to her marvelous piano accompaniment. You name the song, and she will play it for you! She is excited about encouraging young parents to learn to improvise music with their children throughout the day.
Marilynn's first students were her two sons, both of whom became musicians. Sean plays bass & mandolin and is an audio engineer & song writer; Andrew plays several types of guitar including electric, acoustic, steel pedal and 12 string and has written dozens of songs. With them, Marilynn has recorded several jazz, blues and bluegrass CDs. To read about her CD honored as a "Best of Region" pick in South Florida, see
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/music/content/entertainment/tgif/epaper/2008/12
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