Music Together of Portland
Music Together® Teachers
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All of our teachers are trained through Music Together LLC in Princeton NJ. They receive ongoing support through songs and skills workshops, certification training, teacher newsletters and training videos.

Mary Beth Camp Co-Director and Teacher
Mary Beth studied voice at the Cleveland Music School Settlement and has sung all her life. After a long career as a photographer, she returned to her love of music. Mary Beth started the first Music Together Center in Hong Kong while living overseas. She plays guitar and autoharp, sings in the ensemble PDX Vox and holds Certification Level 1.

Bonnie Singer Co-Director and Teacher
Bonnie has a Bachelor of Music in Jazz Performance and has performed professionally in NYC and throughout the USA. She currently performs in Portland as a member and soloist with Aurora Chorus and teaches music to children at Grace Arts Institute. Bonnie has an M.A. in Education and holds Music Together Certification Level 1.

Joell Bradshaw Teacher
Joell studied voice and sung in choirs ensembles and musicals. With her
background in ballet and jazz dancing, she infuses her Music Together classes with movement. Joell has a Masters Degree in Social Work concentrating on children and families. She also plays guitar and loves to sing with her two sons.

Shannon Brazil Teacher
Shannon is a professional actor and an award winning playwright who got her start in musical theatre. She worked in New York City and LA where she also taught in theatre arts workshops for children. Motherhood has lead Shannon straight back to her musical roots playing guitar and writing songs with her family.

Maggie Brunjes Teacher
Maggie plays banjo, fiddle and sings. She has developed a passion for working with children during her years of experience as a teacher and nanny. Maggie teaches fiddle and banjo and loves to call and play for square dances. She performs with Portland's old-time string band The Government Issue Orchestra.

David Edwards Teacher
David blends a lifetime of experience with children and the performing arts in the Music Together setting, and was formerly director of his own MT center in the SF Bay area.  Though he holds degrees in music ed. and theatre, his favorite school is music itself and his favorite teachers are the children with whom he creates it.

Dave Hall Teacher
Dave is a children's musician who's debut album, Bee Positive, received a 2005 NAPPA Honors Award and a 2004 & 2008 Parents Choice Award. He holds a masters degree in education, is a certified elementary classroom teacher and teaches music to kids at Grace Arts Institute and Sunnyside Environmental School.

Sarah Hardy Teacher
Sarah has sung all her life in choirs, madrigals and musical theatre and was the music director for her universities 16 member a-cappella group. Through MT classes with her daughters she discovered the joy of making music with children. Sarah plays the guitar and sings in the ensemble PDX Vox.

Elizabeth Lavenue Teacher
Elizabeth has spent the past 15 years as a singer/actor/dancer with various groups, such as Portland Opera, Mock's Crest Productions, and Angels The Next Generation. A lover of East and West, she has lived in India studying and exploring Indian music and religions. Elizabeth currently teaches private voice lessons from her home.

Betsy LeVine Teacher
Betsy has worked as a preschool teacher in both Montessori and charter schools since 2003. Her love for children and natural silliness combined with singing, playing guitar and clarinet led her to train as a teacher with Music Together. She has taught Israeli folk dancing to children and is studying fiddle.

Caroline Oakley Teacher
Caroline plays Appalachian Old-Time fiddle and guitar and is one of Portland's most sought after square dance callers. Performing in a duet with her husband, she teaches and calls square dances at various farmer's markets, hoedowns, and festivals. Caroline has worked for years with children in a social service setting.

Jillian Rhodes Teacher
Jillian has sung in choirs, vocal ensembles and garage bands. Her years of experience teaching dance and creative movement, classroom teaching and nannying reflect her love of working with children. Jillian sings and plays guitar with the string band, Ask Irene, and studies modern dance.

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