Director

Leigh has been teaching Music Together classes for nearly 15 years, obtaining her her Certification 1 in Music Together instruction along the way. She has played guitar most of her life--the pinnacle of her study was as a student of Aaron Shearer at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts. As Shearer's student, Leigh helped him to edit his last series of technique books, Learning the Classic Guitar. She teaches private guitar lessons--something she has done for more than 30 years. Leigh holds two masters degrees: one in arts administration and the other in science education.

Leigh is the mother of two children, and a veteran Music Together parent.

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Sarah Morris became a registered Music Together teacher in November of 2013. While her general background is in dance and theater, she is a certified Dance Educator and also received a degree in cognitive psychology from OSU. She worked as a substitute teacher for a number of years in the Columbus Public School system and taught after-school dance and yoga classes at Indianola Informal K-8 for over 6 years. Since attending the weekly classes as a new mom with her first daughter back in 2010, the Music Together philosophy has been a crucial centerpiece of her family's life. Music Together continues to open new pathways into the way she views and understands the inter-connectedness of movement, music, and child development as a whole. She continues to attend classes as a mom with her twin daughters, starting the Music Together journey all over again!

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There was never a time when music wasn’t a huge part of Alyssa’s life. Growing up in Southern California with two musician parents, she sang and danced around the house for the first few years of her life and began studying the piano with her dad at five. She later picked up the violin too and played in youth orchestras around town. After majoring in Piano Performance at Mills College, she decided she wanted to teach music as a career. She received her Master’s in Music Education with an Emphasis in Kodaly Pedagogy and taught music in elementary schools in California and Austin, TX for 14 years.

Alyssa has one daughter, and it was with her that she discovered Music Together. Alyssa fell in love with the program, and it has been a central part of her family’s life ever since. She taught Music Together for 7 years before moving to Columbus, and during that time received her Certification 1.

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Valerie Robinson graduated from Ohio University with a Bachelor's of Music in music therapy.  She is a board-certified Music Therapist and a registered Music Together teacher.  She worked as a music therapist at Bridgeway Academy from 2007-2015, serving children on the autism spectrum and other developmental disabilities.  She was the administrative director for the Music Together program at Bridgeway Academy from 2009-2015.  Valerie currently serves as president of the Association for Ohio Music Therapists.  She and her husband have 4 daughters who all have grown up in the Music Together program!

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