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
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. She taught piano privately for nine years. Her biggest passion so far though is teaching the Music Together® classes! LouAnne loves sharing this incredible music program with all the families!
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. |
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Lisa Pennington
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. |
Krista Pavese
Krista is attending Florida Gulf Coast University to receive her early childhood and elementary education degrees. She was first introduced to Music Together by her voice teacher who thought that this was the perfect opportunity to combine her two loves, singing and children.
After one of her younger cousins attended some Music Together classes and she saw the impact that music made in such a young child, she was very excited to start. Now some of her favorite times are sitting around with her cousins and singing songs from one of the selections, as she watches them add their own twist or pretend to be the teacher.
Krista completed her training in June 2009 and is a registered teacher for the Music Together Program. She is excited to share music with all the families each week.
Betsy Randolph
Betsy Duncan Randolph has shared her love of music with children for over 25 years. By profession she is a piano teacher, certified both nationally and at the state level. Through her years of teaching piano, she has witnessed literally hundreds of students, age 3 - 78, discover how gratifying playing an instrument can be.
Ms. Randolph served as a children's choir director for two different churches for a total of approximately 12 years. She has also led special holidaysinging groups for children. She served as Director of Traditional Worship, choir director and pianist at a local church for three years, and has played for countless worship services in a variety of churches throughout Lee County. She participates in local choruses, and has accompanied for vocal studios and for local instrumental students. She is an active member of the Southwest Florida Music Teachers Association. She also holds positions on the Florida State Music Teacher's board of directors. She is a member of the SW Florida Music Foundation, and has taught piano camp sponsored by the Foundation every summer for over eight years.
She has two grown children who grew up loving music, and has a grandson who has music running in his veins. For her, Music Together promotes three areas of mission she is passionate about: encouraging childrens' happiness, teaching and advocating both the production and appreciation of music, and keeping families strong, healthy and united.
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Janet Planit DeMarco
Is the mother of an 18 month little boy, who has totally become a Music Together kid! Not only is she teaching Music Together, she and her son Draven, attend classes and have fun making music together at home.
Janet has been having fun playing music since kindergarten. She plays all kinds of strings and a wide range of percussion instruments. These include Guitar, Mandolin, Bouzouki and Drum.
Janet took her Music Together teacher training at the Center for Music and Young Children, in Princeton, NJ in April 2009; and is involved with various, Ft. Myers community activities, Arts and Performance Arts.
For the last 14 years, she has been President and Owner of the Alchemists of Faux Finishing, Inc., creating unique custom finishes and hand painted wallpaper.
Come Experience The Joy of Family Music®!
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