I have been performing music for children for 18 years. As a N.C. certified teacher who grew weary trying to find a teaching position in the Asheville area, I realized I was going to have to get very creative. Playing the guitar and teaching children are both things that I love, so I decided I would teach them with my guitar. For all these years I have conducted music programs in preschools and daycares every morning. Children use rhythm sticks and cylinder shakers which I provide for them. And sometimes we use drums. Continue reading →

Rhythm training is one of the skills I teach as I make my way from daycare to pre-school to elementary school every morning. The very young children call me “The Moozic Lady”. My philosophy is that each child has an instrument in his or her hands while I play the guitar. Children experience the rhythm of the music with rhythm sticks, shakers and drums. Handing out identical rhythm instruments to everyone allows each child to focus on the music, and find the rhythm through their own inner experience. As they hold and use the instrument, children are seeing, hearing, touching, and feeling the beat of the music. Rhythm sticks and shakers become multi-sensory tools! Continue reading →