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| Educator Info Kathy Hayden Kathy Hayden, owner and Creative Director of Kindermusik with Kathy, first brought Kindermusik to Santa Barbara County in 1998. Kathy has always surrounded herself with children, and loves nothing more than to be in the presence of the imaginative, free and young-spirited! She received a BA in Liberal Studies/Psychology, and a Multiple Subjects Credential for Elementary Ages in 1985. She since has begun her Master's degree in Educational Administration. She has directed day cares, taught kindergarten and first grade in England and California, owned and operated three Gymboree franchises, receiving “Franchise of the Year”, and many honorary awards. Kathy has extensive training in sensory-motor integration and play therapy for infants and toddlers, has trained with renowned music and movement specialist, Phyllis Weikert, and regularly attends Orff musical trainings and workshops. She is the mother of 2 beautiful daughters, Karina, 20 years and Cerise, 16 years. Kathy has been honored as a Kindermusik Maestro Educator since 2001, and her program has been recognized for exceptional service in bringing music to families in the community. Kindermusik and Kathy are a perfect match. Her passion is teaching creatively with music, stories and play, loving children and connecting families. |
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| Michelle Brown Michelle Brown has been involved with playing and teaching music from a young age. She not only has completed the MTAC (Music Teacher Association of California) Certificate of Merit state testing, but also has taken numerous Orff-Schulwerk workshops and teacher training seminars with renowned master teachers such as Doug Goodkin, Beverly Bullis and Joe Berarducci. She is certified in teaching multiple ages for music via the Orff-Schulwerk process. Michelle has been the music specialist and choir director at Vieja Valley Elementary School, in Santa Barbara for the past two years. She continues to maintain a private piano studio, while pursuing her studies in music education. She finds that working with young children in Kindermusic to be very enjoyable and inspiring. According to Michelle, Kindermusic is a cheerful and exciting experience shared through wonderful music, movement, stories and fun!! Michelle is passionate about sharing her love of music. She deeply feels that “Music finds the invisible pieces inside our hearts and souls and helps describe the position of things inside us, like a telescope that looks in rather than out.” –Karl Paulnack |
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| Lark Cobb Lark has been a musician her whole life. Born and raised in LA she had a career in music for ten years before becoming a mother of two living in Carpinteria teaching Kindermusik. As a natural extension of her musical expression she enjoys being the lead singer in Hot Lava, a local band that plays rock and roll music for kids...but parents enjoy it, too. She brings multiple instruments to share with our children as well as her creative and loving vision. |
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| Sabra Weber Sabra Weber, Bachelors of Music in classical flute with an emphasis in ethnomusicology. Her love of Cuban music brought her to study the flute in Cuba, and later, Cuban dance with Roberto Borrell in San Francisco. She currently performs and tours with her quartet, Cascada de Flores, performing music from Mexico and Cuba from the early 1900's. With a two-year old son of her own, Sabra sought out ways of furthering her son's musical education, and Kindermusik quickly became a favorite experience. Sabra is excited about teaching Cantemos! Kindermusik en espanol, a version of Kindermusik that provides an enriched opportunity to experience both music and Spanish. |
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Molly Morgan Molly Morgan has been working with children for more than two years in the Santa Barbara and Ventura area. While teaching, she is also a student. Molly is a licensed Kindermusik educator who has been teaching for over two and half years in the Santa Barbara and Ventura area and is enrolled in Santa Barbara City College's EarlyChildhood Education program. Molly also resided in Chicago where she attended Columbia College with studies emphasizing Music Business. Music has largely impacted her community and life by actively singing soprano in the Santa Barbara Choral. Other endeavors include teaching private piano, along with musical interests in the cello, drums and guitar. |
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