All of our teachers are passionate about music and the development of children.
They create a fun, informal, social setting that spurs engagement and supports each child's musical development.
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Mary Cawley
Mary Cawley has taught General Music in a public school setting for over 10 years. Her commitment to early childhood music education has led her to teach Music Together® Classes. Music Together offers all children the best possible musical beginning available. Just watch the children, listen to how they are singing, chanting and rhyming! They create the music-they create the dance! This musical beginning is magical!
Mary enjoys playing and teaching piano. She is also a singer with The New York Choral Society and performs regularly in Carnegie Hall. Her association with the chorus has allowed her the opportunity this past June, to perform with Andrea Bocelli on stage at Madison Square Garden providing opera chorus and back-up vocals for his U.S. "Incanto" tour. Also, this past November, she sang with the New York Choral Society at the Richard Tucker Music Foundation Gala in Avery Fisher Hall. This year's award winner is the tenor Stephen Costello. The gala was conducted by Fabio Luisi and featured Anna Netrebko, Stephanie Blythe, Samuel Ramey, René Pape, and others.
Making music allows for a sense of joy and spirit that transcends all of life's boundaries. Mary views Music Together classes as a superb beginning towards what can become a lifelong passion.
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Lauren Cawley
Lauren Cawley received a B.A. in Music with a concentration in Dance from Rowan University in 2007. She is an alumna of Rowan's Contemporary Dance Ensemble and was a member of Rowan's Opera Company and the university's Concert Choir. Lauren has also been fortunate to join the esteemed members of the New York Choral Society for many concerts in the US and abroad!
Recently, she began working with Magical Music Together in Philadelphia. Currently Lauren performs with the Mendelssohn Club, a progressive vocal ensemble that is premiering six new commissioned works in the 08-09 season.
She completed her Music Together training in early 2008 and is hoping to inspire many children to pursue a life filled with music and dance!
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Kevin Rigby
Kevin Rigby is a registered Music Together teacher who holds a degree in Music Education from Rowan University. He has worked with several child music programs including the McCarter Theater's "Odyssey Experience" and Little Fish Theater's "Rock the Boat."
Kevin currently performs alongside Lauren with the Mendelssohn Club of Philadelphia. Kevin also has compositional experience including an original scores for "Pericles: Prince of Tyre" and Rowan University's "30 Years From Now."
Kevin looks forward to working with Firefly Music Together and can't wait to bring Music Together to Northern Liberties! |
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Jason Cawley
Jason Cawley recently completed his Music Together Teacher Training. He has a passion for playing and teaching guitar. Jason also enjoys songwriting. Before Music Together, Jason worked for 4 years as a sound and lighting technician for Theatre.
Jason was recently inspired to take the Teacher Training program as he enjoyed watching his 3 year old niece, Joey, develop musically by her particiaption in the Music Together program. "Most of our interactions are musical and fun" says Jason "and what a great way to communicate with a child!"
Jason feels that teaching Music Together classes will help children to simply enjoy singing with confidence, a gift for all! |
