Hello Everybody!
I think it’s time for me to introduce myself. My name is Stacie, and I am so happy to have been given the opportunity to become the new director for Jeffs Music Together/Heartsong Kids. I’m am so happy to meet all of you.
I know that many of you have been taking classes with Jeff for a very long time, and that you loved going to his classes. I wanted to let you know that though the owner and name of this center is different, the love of music making, of spending time and singing with all of you and your wonderful children, and watching them grow up is something we BOTH share. Jeff put a lot of heart and soul into his business and his teaching, and I intend to do the same.
I’m here to continue his legacy, and keep your Music Together experience as wonderful and as inspiring as it was before.
Becoming a director has been a long time dream of mine, and I’m pretty sure I told Jeff that exact thing those first few weeks when I apprenticed with him. Since then, the dream of mine has never changed, which is why being able to now be a director is so amazing.
So, grab your little one and your singing voice, and come on out and join us for an amazing fall!
All the best,
Stacie
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All teachers have completed the Advanced Training in Early Childhood Music from The Center For Music and Young Children in Princeton, NJ and are registered Music Together® teachers.
CAROL CHAPIN was the founder and director of Heartsong Kids, LLC. She believed that the power of community and the joy of music making can transform our lives by opening our hearts and helping us remember how to play again. She left the world warmer and more musical, and was an amazing mentor and friend.
JEFF PARIS is the director of Heartsong Kids, and the teacher too. He’s been makin’ music with kids and adults for over ten years in Brooklyn and Queens. He has also witnessed the transformative power of music, and the healing properties of joy. Sharing that with kids and adults is a pretty awesome way to spend your afternoons. He is an experienced singer, percussionist, and pianist. He is also an editor and writer, and has performed onstage as an actor and poet. His love of music and his work with kids brought him to Music Together, and it makes him happy every day.
Stacie Levy-Norris is a classically trained Opera singer, songwriter, and piano player. She has been teaching Music Together for over 6 years! Stacie LOVES working with kids and adults, and is very happy to be here at Heartsong Kids! Stacie also plays the ukulele, and sometimes she even brings it to her Music Together classes. She is looking forward to meeting all the wonderful families here at Heartsong Kids as well as Jeffs Music Together. :) In addition to being a certified Music Together teacher, Stacie is also a private teaching artist, and runs her own studio called Treble Time Music Studio, where she teaches private piano, voice, and ukulele lessons to children as young as 4 years- to adults of ANY years. :) You can check out her website here: https://www.trebletimemusic.com
Sandy Wilson (Sandra Dianne / Sandy) is a New York based teaching artist. She holds a Bachelor of Music in Music Education and Music Theater from Westminster Choir College, as well as an MFA in Acting from the Actors Studio Drama School. Sandy has also had the privilege of singing at Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center here in New York, and at the Kimmel Center in Philadelphia with the Westminster Symphonic Choir. In addition to being a Music Together teacher, she teaches beginner piano and voice lessons to young children, ages 4-8, from her home music studio, as well as traveling to residential buildings to teach young children’s ballet classes. When Sandy is not teaching, she spends her time cross stitching. Sandy is very excited to make music with the families of Heartsong Kids Music Together! www.sandradiannewilson.com