Teachers

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.

All teachers are professional performing artists and certified Music Together^® teachers trained at the "Center for Music and Young Children" in Princeton, New Jersey.

Rosanna and her daughter Ashley through the years.......


November 1993	Labor Day 2001	May 2005

Rosanna Magarelli, Director & Teacher

Rosanna holds a B.A. in Theater and Dance from New York University. She trained at the Joffrey Ballet School and danced with The Bristol Ballet Company. She went on to study acting at Circle in the Square and acted professionally in film, television, and theatre for many years. Today she finds great joy in performing in Cabaret shows around the city.

Following the birth of her daughter, Rosanna's attention turned to working with children. She became a Music Together teacher and witnessed the enrichment that "making music" can bring to a child's development and well being. She also introduced her daughter to Music Together (beginning at age 1-1/2), which provided the foundation for her daughter's later study in piano, ballet, and voice.

Rosanna brings a depth of experience to her leadership role as Music Together Director – both as a performer and a parent. Since founding Music Together in the City in 1993, she has created a nurturing environment for musical exploration, playfulness, and skill building for her Music Together students, families, and teachers.

		Yohanna Sowler, Teacher Yohanna is a life long music lover and performer. She sang competitively throughout high school and college and toured Scandinavia with her choir. Yohanna encountered Music Together as a parent and fell in love with the music and the shared musical experience. Yohanna believes that making music with children frees us to reconnect with our own essential joy in music. Yohanna also plays guitar and piano.

		Jacques Stewart, Teacher Jacques Stewart is an award-winning director, choreographer, writer and performer, who has performed from Off-Broadway to stock, and internationally. The founder of Windsock Theatre camp for children 6 -16, he also is the Artistic Director for the Weathervane Theatre and for ArtBridge. Jacques plays guitar and has a high-energy, playful attitude.

		Emily Ouellette, Teacher Emily Ouellette received her B.A. in Music Education from the University of Michigan. She taught music to grades Pre-K through 3rd for several years in Michigan before moving to an international school in Italy, where she taught choir and drama. Emily now resides in NYC and is studying for her masters degree in Music Therapy at New York University. Emily has a passion for helping others discover the world of music and its many benefits. She plays a variety of instruments, including guitar and ukulele, and encourages group members to play, listen, sing, and discover their love for music.

		Mary Di Mauro, Teacher Mary is an artist and educator with 15 years of experience teaching language and performing arts to children. Originally from Brazil, she has been studying music from a very young age and graduated from the St. Lawrence College Musical Theatre program. Mary has taught Music, Dance, Theatre and ESL in Brazil, Canada, China and the US. She currently teaches at several DOE schools as part of arts-in education programs though non-profits and directs the Children’s Theatre at Main Street Theatre & Dance Alliance, where she also teaches Music Together and Canta y Baila Conmigo^®. She is very excited to join the team at Music Together in the City.

		Nuria Canales Nuria began teaching Music Together in Austin, Texas in 2022. Although she’s been a classical musician her whole life, she discovered a new passion when she began teaching early childhood programs. In her classes, Nuria shares her deep love for music with all the children and their families, and she loves feeling their energy and enthusiasm. The joy coming from the little ones when she is “being silly” is the best fun! Born in Spain, Nuria obtained her BM in Flute in Musikene (Basque Country School of Music). She then moved to Amsterdam where she obtained her MM in flute, along with her second bachelor degree, this time in Early Music and Historical Performance (baroque flute), both at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam. It was also in the Netherlands where she met her husband, with whom she moved to the United States. Currently she studies the Historical Performance Master program at the Juilliard School.

		Madeleine Mackin Madeleine is a passionate and fun-loving musician whose work includes singing, songwriting, teaching, and more. She has over 5 years of experience teaching voice, piano, ukulele, and guitar lessons to both children and adults with a focus on developing creativity and a deep love for music. She has performed as a professional singer with the Philadelphia Orchestra's Symphonic Choir, the Mendelssohn Chorus of Philadelphia, and various church choirs. Madeleine has a Bachelor of Music in Composition from Lawrence University’s Conservatory of Music and was awarded honors by the Society of Pi Kappa Lambda.

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