Kelly is Golden Gate Music Together's Center Director/Teacher. She has a B.A. in Child Development. She been working with young children in licsenced early childhood programs since 1983. She has implemented early childhood programs all over the bay area. Kelly has formal training in piano, flute, voice, and oboe. She implements some guitar, flute, piano and percusion instruments in classroom activities. Kelly is an active member of the National Association of the Education of Young children. Kelly teaches many of the classes that are offered. She has 3 children, Raquel(7yrs), son Quinn (10yrs), and Daughter Sophia (13yrs). Kelly has completed certification 1 for Music Together^®.

Seth Ambrose comes to San Francisco from the mountains of Montana. Growing
up in a musical family, some of his fondest memories include playing guitar
and singing 'round the campfire. He started studying piano at age five and
soon added singing, saxophone, flute, and guitar to his repertoire. He
continued to study classical piano and voice privately through high school
and college, composing original music, performing for various festivals,
recitals, and competitions, and doing regular accompanying work for
vocalists and children's theatre. He also enjoyed several summers spent
creating music, theatre, and sports workshops for a low-income daycare. Seth
holds a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre from Whitworth College in Spokane, WA.

Seth also maintains a studio for the Alexander Technique, an educational
method for adults that develops poise and coordination while reducing pain
and tension. He also teaches beginning guitar lessons geared specifically
for Music Together parents. Information on his studio can be found at
www.studioambrose.com

Seth is a Registered Music Together Teacher.

El Beh’s parents tell her that she sang constantly long before she spoke. Since then, she has been working with kids and music all her life. Growing up with a mom teaching violin, piano and Orff-Schulwerk in the house, and a brother who has grown up to play violin and drums professionally, El was constantly surrounded by music and has been very grateful for the impact that early exposure has had on her life. Her very involved mother nurtured her early inclination to teach and spread the joy of music with others by entrusting her to teach small workshops and coach her younger students from the time El was nine years old! She also kept El intrigued by all aspects of performing arts with dance, theatre and voice classes all through her childhood.

El grew up in North County San Diego and started taking violin and piano lessons at 2 years old but over the years, cello became her primary instrument. She went on to play in numerous quartets and orchestras and won several solo competitions which led to scholarships that helped her move to the Bay Area to attend UC Berkeley. While at Cal , El continued to take music classes and played in the University Symphony and the West African Dance-Drumming Ensemble but in the end, she could not deny the call of the stage and received her BA in Theatre, Dance and Performance Studies. During her studies there, she also learned about Music Together through her mother who is a center director for MT in San Diego . She loved to visit her mom’s classes and got addicted to all the catchy, well-constructed songs and yearned for the day that she could teach such a comprehensive program.

Currently, El spends most of her time acting through out the Bay Area theatre community (including singing in many musicals and playing cello while acting) but has continued her teaching training primarily with Education Through Music through the Richard’s Institute of Music and Research. Through her training she has come to deeply appreciate programs like Music Together which provides a rich music environment and the emotional and mental stabilization necessary for children to grow and play their way to their full potential. And oh, what fun it is! She also volunteers teaching music at Edison Charter Academy and can’t wait to help you begin your joyful musical journey with your child.

Whitney Nichole has been singing and performing her entire life, playing live shows throughout the New York City, Los Angeles, Pacific Northwest and San Francisco areas. She attended Yale University, where she was a member of two premier a cappella groups, releasing 3 albums between them. While at Yale, Whitney toured extensively, performing in England, Spain, Ireland, Japan and throughout the United States. After graduating in 2005, Whitney took interest in sharing her experience & love of music with others - and began training to teach voice lessons. In the meantime she began nannying and ended up in a Manhattan Music Together class! Inspired by the program, Whitney later trained to become a Music Together teacher, and completed her certification in Santa Cruz.

Whitney released her first full length solo album, '100 Strong' in 2011. She is now teaching, writing, recording and performing around the Bay Area. For more info visit whitneynichole.com & whitneysings.com.

Stasi (pronounced STAH-SEE) Glenn Connolly has been a working actress, singer/songwriter and performer for over 10 years. She is a licensed Music Together teacher, the wife of a musical husband, and the mother of a very musical 3 year old son.

She holds a BFA in theater, and has appeared off Broadway, in movies and television, and in over 20 national and international television commercials for brands such as 7-up, Pontiac, Macy’s, and Kodak. She has also done voice overs and can do some pretty silly cartoon voices, and put on some great puppet shows!

Stasi moved to Northern California from Los Angeles, where she fronted her own band and performed at such legendary venues such as The Roxy, Dragonfly, and The Viper room. She loves to play percussion and rhythm guitar.

Her inspiration and passion to teach Music Together grew from enjoying classes with her son Declan beginning at one years of age. The classes enhanced their lives so much, that she wanted to help share that joy with other families.