Jackie Freimor has been performing as a singer/guitarist since she was a child, and she played her first professional gig at age 15. She is also a self-taught pianist, and for a time she played the lute and the viola da gamba. Most recently, she was the rhythm guitar player and backup vocalist in a Manhattan-based alternative rock band. Jackie first experienced Music Together when she enrolled her daughter in the program, and she is always eager to share her and her daughter's love of the program with other families. Jackie began her first semester as a licensed Music Together center director in fall 2005 and was awarded Music Together Certification Level I status in December 2009.

Jennifer Arco's passion for music started at a very early age; she often says that she sang before she talked and danced before she walked! As a child she performed in dance recitals at Carnegie Hall and sang selections from her father's original children's album on national television. She graduated from Fordham University at Lincoln Center with a degree in theater and continued her vocal studies at the Herbert Berghof Studio in New York City. She has taught creative movement and jazz to children both privately and at the Harkness Dance Center in Manhattan. Currently she teaches preschool music and movement in Westchester County. She is also in her third semester at The Diller-Quaile Music School in New York City studying Dalcroze Eurythmics. Her 3-year-old daughter's, Isabella's, love for singing and dancing continues to be her greatest source of inspiration. Jennifer became a registered Music Together teacher in August 2010 and began teaching for Over the Moon Music in winter 2011.

Laurane Carnevale has been singing all her life. She was fortunate to be born into a family of music lovers who "whistled while they worked" and ended every Sunday dinner with the extended family playing washboards, spoons--whatever they could find--and singing along to Grandma’s honky-tonk piano. She was put to bed every night with a lullaby, a tradition she continued with her son Thomas, now 22 and a drummer with the rock band Cosmonaut. Laurane specialized in medieval literature at Hunter College and Harvard University, where she eagerly studied courtly and folk ballads. Her love of Renaissance and baroque music led her to the Westchester Chorale Arts Society, where she sang for many years. Her current passion is ballroom dancing. Laurane first became acquainted with Music Together as the parish administrator for the Church of St. Mary the Virgin--our Chappaqua location. It didn’t take long for her to become enamored of what was going on in the classes...and to join in the fun! Laurane became a registered Music Together teacher in August 2010 and began teaching for Over the Moon Music in winter 2011.

Jill Geddes began her professional career at eighteen as a singer and actress touring in Evita as Peron's Mistress. Her extensive credits include such roles as Cinderella on tour in Into the Woods as well as Fantine in the national tour of Les Miserables. Jill continues to perform regularly at concerts, including the "New Voices" series at Symphony Space and the Grand Teton Music Festival in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. As an undergraduate at Indiana University, she studied music as a voice major. She was introduced to Music Together 10 years ago when she took her daughter to class, and she loved it so much that she became a teacher. She was awarded Music Together Certification Level I status in August 2009.

Karen Hamlin has been singing and performing since she was a child. She has studied flute and piano and has sung in numerous choruses, including a traveling a cappella singing group. Karen’s background is in developmental psychology, and she has worked as an educator for many years. She has taught all ages, from infant to adult, and worked for several years as a kindergarten teacher. Karen is now the doting mom to Sophie, Violet, and Asa. She came to Music Together as a parent and loved it so much she had to become a teacher! Karen was awarded Music Together Certification Level I status in August 2010.

Mimi LaValley has her roots in Pennsylvania and North Carolina and is a multi-instrumentalist and performer of traditional Appalachian string-band music. Her Brooklyn-based band, The Calamity Janes, are known for their original and unique arrangements of folk, blues, gospel, country-bluegrass, and Old Time songs featuring harmonic singing and danceable rhythm. In addition to traditional and folk music, Mimi loves rock, soul, and funk. She is also a childcare provider and guitar teacher, and when not playing music or spending time with kids, she can usually be found swing dancing.

As an actor/singer/dancer, Gabrielle Mason performed locally at Westchester Broadway Theatre and Paper Mill Playhouse; Off-Broadway; and at regional theatres across the country. She majored in music at Wesleyan University--training classically and dabbling in South Indian singing--and has danced and choreographed extensively. Gabrielle came to Music Together as a mom and couldn't bear to leave when her son Zachary, now nine and an excellent "at-home teaching advisor," graduated to other musical endeavors. She believes that everyone deserves the joy of singing, swaying, and bopping together and that playing musically with our children is a lifelong gift. This will be Gabrielle's fourth year of teaching, and she's delighted to share song, dance, guitar, warmth, and wackiness with returning friends and new families. Gabrielle was awarded Music Together Certification Level I status in August 2010.

A classically trained pianist and soprano, Ellen Spencer has enjoyed music in one form or another every day of her life. Ellen has been a church pianist and has directed both adult and children’s choirs. In addition to Music Together, Ellen teaches piano. Originally from the Boston area, Ellen and her family live in South Salem. Her daughter Tess is in college in Boston, and her daughter Juliet studies the flute. Ellen, along with Beach Boy Brian Wilson, encourages everyone to "add some music to your day." She was awarded Music Together Certification Level I status in March 2007.