Our Director and teacher is passionate about music and the development of children.
She creates a fun, informal, social setting that spurs engagement and supports each child's musical development.
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LouAnne Dunfee
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LouAnne comes to Music Time with many years of preschool experience. She taught preschool at 1st United Methodist Preschool for five years and was the Director of McGregor Baptist Preschool for six years. She also led the music program for 3.4.and 5 years olds at 1st United Methodist Preschool and Briarcliff Baptist Preschool for three years. For the last nine years she taught piano privately.
She has been a registered teacher for Music Together® since August 2006. Additionally, in July 2008 she was awarded Certification Level 1 from the Center for Music and Young Children, in Princeton, NJ having demonstrated outstanding achievement in teaching, musicianship, program philosophy and parent education.
LouAnne loves sharing music with all the families!
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Lisa Pennington
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Lisa Pennington is a graduate of The Florida State University with a degree in music. She taught Suzuki violin to ages 3 - adult for 18 years. Recently, from 2001 to 2007, Lisa was the strings director at Edison Park Elementary.
In 2007, her daughter Elaine was born and she decided to be a stay at home mom. Lisa and Elaine are currently participating in Music Together classes and have been enjoying the program since Elaine was 8 weeks old. Knowing that every child is musical, Lisa wanted to start her daughter's musical competency at an early age and create a fun, playful learning environment that the entire family would enjoy.
Lisa decided to become a Music Together teacher when she saw how receptive her daughter was to the music as an infant. Lisa completed her training in July 2008 is a registered teacher for the Music Together Program.
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Olivia Orth
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A fan of all things creative and artistic, Olivia Orth grew up singing in the school chorus, writing for the school newspaper and painting sets for the drama club. She graduated from the University of Florida with a degree in Advertising and a concentration in English. She worked her way up to assistant creative director for Priority Marketing, a Southwest Florida marketing, advertising and public relations firm, prior to having her daughter Caroline. She is now a part-time copywriter, part-time Music Together instructor and a full-time mom. She has been participating in Music Together with her 18-month daughter Caroline since September 2008 and was inspired to become a teacher after seeing the benefits the classes provide children and their caregivers. Olivia will become a registered Music Together teacher after training in April.
Krista Pavese