We are all passionate about music, play and nurturing the development of children in a community. Our teachers bring a wealth of skills, musical and life experience to our classes. We welcome you to enjoy the richness of the musical gifts we offer.
In classes we create a fun, informal, social setting to facilitate learning for you and your children. We assist parents in observing and understanding your children's musical responses as we learn together how to support each child's musical development.
Annie Flynn
970-963-1482
Annie began singing in her crib. She remembers joyfully singing to baby animals on the farm and in the woods, and rocking and singing to the moon. Beginning piano studies at age 5, Annie accompanied school performances starting in 2nd grade. Throughout university studies (B.A. Indiana University) and beyond, she has performed as a pianist/accompanist in opera, ballet, musical theater and children's theater.
Firmly believing that we must discover, nurture and express our true essence to live a life of integrity and courage to be who we are meant to be, Annie encourages parents and children to embrace that sparkling aliveness we each hold inside and share that beauty with the world.
Having discovered Music Together® in 1999, Annie is honored to share this innovative program with families in our valley. She earned Cert I training from Music Together in Princeton, NJ and is Center Director for All Valley Music Together.
Kathryn Palmer
970-984-0560
Kathryn has been passionate about music since infancy - - her mother claims she was born singing, not crying. Her passion has led her to sing in numerous choirs, perform in musical theater, and play piano, violin and clarinet along the way in her musical journey. Kathryn is loving mother of three beautiful children, and firmly believes that childhood is the best time to make music an integral part of life.
Kathryn earned her BA in English in 1993. She loves to teach and share her enthusiasm for music with anybody and everybody who will listen. She is thrilled to have discovered the Music Together program and to be a part of the Music Together team in our community. Kathryn performs with the Mountain Madrigals singers based in Glenwood Springs.
Resourceful, creative and playfully spontaneous, Kathryn will lead you in many fun adventures as you and your child engage in a musical discovery process!
Tammy Baar
923-6926
Tammy is an Aspen native, born and bred. She has loved working with children throughout her life. She clowns around locally as Buttons the Clown, Princess Tammy, Maxie the Pirate, and other characters through her company, Kidtoons Productions. She also teaches acting, and directs and choreographs numerous productions each year with local children.
Tammy worked professionally as an actress in L.A. for many years. She performed at the Crystal Palace and was most recently seen locally playing the roles of the Mother Abbess in Aspen Community Theater's "The Sound Of Music" and Golde in "Fiddler On The Roof".
Tammy is thrilled to be teaching Music Together; She believes in the program and all it stands for, and loves the opportunity to lead children on a magical musical journey while playing and having a great time with them (and their grown-ups!!) Tammy currently teaches family classes in Aspen, and also teaches music classes at many of the local pre-schools each week. Come and play!!!!
Ami Schibi
970-984-2812
Ami Schibi’s dedication to children extends far beyond the nurturing and education of her own two daughters and son. She has shared her gifts in our community as choreographer, teacher, dancer, and director in children's and community musical theater projects. She has taught preschool, kindergarten and music at the Garden School.
Ami believes music and movement exist everywhere in life and need only to be nurtured in children in order to grow. Ami's strengths lie in uncovering these natural capabilities in a way that delights and inspires children. Her dynamic approach includes many different modes of musical expression - - always fun! She believes that parents are the best teachers for their own children and parents have the ability to inspire their children with music. Ami hopes to empower parents to use music more in everyday life in a variety of settings from sing-song instruction, to creative expression in playtime.
Ami teaches in Basalt on Tuesdays and Fridays.
Niki MacLean
Niki MacLean teaches in Basalt at St. Peter's of the Valley on Friday mornings.