Meryl is a certified Music Together Teacher and licensed Signing Smart teacher. Being raised by professional musicians, Meryl has been involved in music all her life. She has participated in music performance including various choirs, solos, and musical theater. On the college level, Meryl studied vocal music and minored in piano. Having completed her Music Together teacher training in November 2002, she is now bringing this wonderfully enriching program to the lives of Cape Cod families. She is the proud mother of Peter (6) and Russell (8).

Meryl is a member of the Early Childhood Music and Movement Association and the Children's Music Network and enjoys playing the djembe with the Cape Cod African Dance and Drum Ensemble.

In 2005, the Center for Music and Young Children in Princeton, NJ, awarded Meryl Music Together Certification Level I status for outstanding acheivement in teaching, musicianship, program philosophy, and parent education. She is currently working on her certification level II and will complete it by summer 2010.

She teaches Music Together, Beginning Signing Smart, and Music Together Preschool.

Rachel started teaching piano to young children while in high school. Throughout her education she participated in choirs and solo performance, even having the opportunity to perform in Venice and Florence, Italy. She studied piano and voice while at Smith College and continued her vocal study at Boston Conservatory while working in Boston. Currently, she performs at weddings, funerals, diaper changes and bath time. Rachel has been participating in Music Together as a parent since January 2004. Her daughter Cordelia (born July 2003) just loves the music and attending classes with her mom.

The Center of Music and Young Children in Princeton NJ, recently awarded Rachel Music Together Certification Level I status for outstanding acheivement in teaching, musicianship, program philosophy, and parent education.

You will find Rachel teaching Music Together in our Sandwich, S. Yarmouth and Harwich locations and Piano Transitions in our Sandwich and Harwich studios.  She also teaches many of our Cape Cod Child Development Music Together Preschool classes on the mid-cape.

Courtenay's love of music began at an early age. As a baby she would often refuse to go to sleep at night unless her Dad sang and played the guitar for her! (Sometimes a tap dance from Mom would do.)

She holds a BA in vocal music and theatre arts from Hartwick College. Soon after graduating she began her professional career in musical theatre where she performed for countless audiences across the country, Canada, and in Europe. Courtenay was first introduced to Music Together in New York City back in 1998 when her first child was a baby. She is thrilled to now be teaching Music Together here on Cape Cod. In addition she teaches Creative Drama for Kids aged 4-12 at DRAMAFUN!, and is the director of music and drama at the Bridgeview Montessori School teaching children ages 2.9-12.

You can find Courtenay teaching Music Together mixed ages classes and the new Music Together Big Kids classes in our Sandwich studio, as well as many of our Cape Cod Child Development Music Together Preschool classes on the Upper Cape (including Mashpee, Bourne, Falmouth, and Wareham).

Jan Allen Melikan began singing and playing the guitar professionally at the age of 13. Throughout her 47 year career Jan has directed and performed in theater productions and music festivals. She has composed for and sung in radio and television commercials and industrial shows for major corporations. Together with her husband, Dale, Jan entertained in clubs, restaurants and private events for over 35 years. She taught music for several years in a private elementary school in Connecticut. Most recently, having moved to Cape Cod, Jan and Dale owned and operated a B&B in Brewster for 6 years, where they performed for their guests on Saturday evenings.

Jan's love of music and her enthusiastic belief that everyone should have music in their lives (besides being Meryl's mother!), make Jan a great addition to our Music Together team.

Jan teaches our outer cape classes including our popular Intergenerational Music Together class.

Kathleen Healy is the Harwich Junior Theatre's resident singer/songwriter and creative movement teacher, and a music and movement specialist at area preschools. She has her Masters Degree in Early Childhood Education and over 15 years experience working with young children. She has delighted Cape Cod audiences of all ages for the past 8 years with her own brand of family entertainment. She also can been seen singing for adult crowds at area restaruants and pubs.

Kathleen lives in Harwich with her husband and three sons ages 9, 7 and 3.

Kathleen teaches parent/child Music Together in our Harwich location and Preschool Music Together at 3 Cape Cod Child Development locations. 

Aoife comes from the small town of Carrick-on-Suir, in Co Tipperary, Ireland, where her musical career began at an early age. Her father Bobby Clancy of the legendary Clancy Brothers, placed a guitar in her hands at age ten. Aoife (pronounced Eefa) went on to the Gaiety School of Acting, where she studied drama for a season, before moving on to a full time performing career. In the time since, Aoife has recorded seven albums, performed with Christy Moore and the Furey Brothers, the Boston Pops, the Cincinnati Pops, was a member of the acclaimed ensemble, Cherish the Ladies, and of course, performed with the Clancy Brothers. Aoife has toured extensively in Europe and the United States.


When asked how such an accomplished performer found herself as a Music Together teacher Aoife said, "I chose to teach music together because I grew up in a household surrounded by music which made a big impact on my life. My father was a professional musician who taught me to sing and play guitar at a very early age. I will never forget the influence this had on me as a child and the confidence it gave me. Music has enriched my life so much, in so many ways, that I decided to make a career out of it. I hope I can help children love music the way my father taught me to. It's a gift that should be shared in every family and I am very grateful for."

We're happy to add Aoife's talents to our teaching staff for our newest location in Cataumet this fall.

Amy Sanborn is a certified infant massage instructor from International Loving Touch Foundation, she became certified in 2004. Amy worked as an early intervention specialist for four years before she had her daughter Lily. Since becoming a certified infant massage instructor, Amy has taught infant massage techniques to:
? Teen parents
? Parents in substance abuse recovery programs,
? Parents who have adopted babies
? Parents who work full time and was looking for bonding activities with their child
? Other parenting groups in her agency and community
Amy has the desire and dedication to share this comprehensive massage training with all new parents. Amy will guide you through the hands–on bonding and attachment experience that occurs through infant massage.

Tara Murphy is originally from Washington, D.C., and grew up studying ballet and theater. She earned her B.A. in theater and religious studies at Yale University, where she also began studying African dance and drumming. Being African-American, Tara was moved to explore her heritage through African studies at Yale, and was awarded a fellowship to study traditional dance and drumming at the University of Legon in Ghana, West Africa. Since then she has studied with many West African and Afro-Caribbean teachers in Washington, D.C., New York City and Boston. Her primary mentors are Mohamed Kamara of Guinea; Joh Camara and Seydou Coulibaly of Mali; Fatou N’Diaye, Astou Sagna and Pape N'Diaye of Senegal; and Jean Appolon and Wilmayer Marcelin of Haiti.

Tara recognizes African dance and drumming as a tremendous healing force for the body, mind, spirit and community. Her greatest joy is to spread the beauty, inspiration and healing of this ancient tradition.