It's Groovy Baby Music, Center Director and Teacher

Bettina has three children and attended Music Together classes while living in San Francisco. Amazed by the development and awareness brought about by the program she decided to become a Music Together® teacher and has been in the classroom for the last nine musical years and loving it! Music has always been an important part of Bettina's life. As a young child she wrote silly songs so her puppets could sing and dance for shows. She played her violin in the Los Angeles Jr. Philharmonic Symphony of Southern California and attended the Los Angeles Conservatory for the Gifted & Talented. Bettina graduated from Loyola Marymount University in Southern California. She has a Bachelor of Science degree in Sociology and studied music under Paul Salamonovich, known as one of America's most inspiring choral conductors. Bettina has sung in professional and college choirs. She has studied many types of dance: jazz, modern, Hawaiian, and belly dance.

Bettina has worked in special education and early childhood education. On the weekends she can be found on stage in a local musical production or sharing her love for children and music by performing at a child's birthday party.

Musical Birthday Parties are so much fun for both children and adults. The session lasts about 45 minutes. First we sing hello to all the children by name. Next we go through a set of songs, some familiar, some new, some requests, but all simple and easy to follow along with. Some songs will have movements that go with them; other songs will be sung while playing egg shakers or sticks. We will dance with ribbons to fun disco, motown and rock and roll songs. The highlight is the jam session toward the end of the program where everyone at the party finds an instrument to play from the assortment and we all jam together. We finish with the goodbye song and a grand finale of "Happy Birthday" to the birthday child. Bettina brings all the instruments, props and music. All you need to provide is a space for the party. $200 (birthday child will receive a $25 It's Groovy Baby class gift certificate and each child attending will receive a $10 gift certificate for a future It's Groovy Baby class (for Pikesville, Towson, Owings Mills and Westminster locations only). It's a blast for everyone at the party.

Kara has a toddler who loves music and his Music Together classes here in Maryland. She’s always loved entertaining children with song and dance and with piano and guitar. She’s worked with babies, children and teens from being a nanny to traveling internationally to Brazil and Mexico in a musical theater group. Also, she has sung in choral groups from a very early age. She holds a B.S in Education from the University of Maryland and attended the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in NYC, studying theater, music, and dance.

Debbie has always had a great love of singing, dancing, and children. She has worked with children in various capacities from being a nanny to teaching and tutoring children with special needs. She holds a B.S. in Psychology, a Masters in Early Childhood and Elementary in Waldorf Education and has certifications in Yoga Dance. She has performed singing in acoustic groups over the years as well. She is very excited to teach “Music Together” that brings together her great passion for children with her joy of music.

Nancy is originally from Southern California and has been happily living in Baltimore for the last seven years. Currently, Nancy teaches General Music Education and Choir at the Maryland School for the Blind in addition to having a private voice studio. Nancy holds a Bachelors in Vocal Performance from California State University, Fresno, a Masters in Music in Vocal Performance and Vocal Pedagogy from Penn State University, is Kodaly Certified and will have earned a Masters in Music Education from Loyola University in September, 2011. As a performer, Nancy has sung in several operas, operettas and musicals, and has given Art Song Recitals and lecture recitals spanning from California to Italy. She has several outstanding students performing regionally and preparing for auditions and competitions. Her love of Music Education led her to Music Together where she feels right at home, leading young children and their parents in music making, learning and especially, fun.