Each of our teachers is a talented individual who brings her own unique personality and gifts to her classes. If you think your child may benefit from a certain type of personality, such as extra-gentle or extra-lively, do contact us and let us help place you with the best possible instructor!
Nancy Aasland (B.A. Music, Director of Kindermusik Discovery)
has been sharing her love of music with young children since beginning her Kindermusik program in 1998. She has studied piano and voice extensively through the Royal Conservatory of Music and Concord College, and has completed Orff Level 1 at the University Of Manitoba School Of Music. She also plays guitar, recorder, tin whistle and djembe (an African drum). Nancy is currently the Music Director at St Mary Magdalene Anglican Church, in St Vital. Nancy and her husband have a 13 year old daughter who is a Kindermusik graduate.
Carmen Ellis (B.R.S.)
has been singing enthusiastically in choirs for her entire life, as you will notice the moment you step into her classroom. She plays piano, guitar and a little banjo. She has been a nursery school teacher and director of a child care centre. She and her husband have two school-age children.
Kim Lavilla (B.Mus)
is a classically trained soprano. She teaches singing to many young vocalists who come to her home studio. She has worked with children’s choirs and high school musicals, and is on the Production Team for Manitoba Opera, as Surtitle Cuer. She and her husband have two sons who are both Kindermusik graduates.
Lisa Martin (B.Ed., B.A. Hons.)
is a drama educator, storyteller and actor depending on which day of the week it is! Now, she can add Kindermusik educator to the list. Lisa loves to sing, and has taught all ages of students over the past 12 years. Her daughter, Brynn, loves her Kindermusik class each week.
Joanne Diplock (B.Mus.)
Joanne’s love of music and children have fostered a career in music education for over thirty years. She has specialized in piano teaching, with a Bachelor’s Degree of Music in Piano and post-degree pedagogical training in both traditional and Suzuki piano methods. Throughout the course of her work she has realized the benefits of early child music education both for further musical studies and overall child development, choosing to supplement her piano teaching career by working with young children. She is trained in Orff and has worked in a Montessori setting. She is most excited about working with Kindermusik, and loves the educationally sound and holistic approach that it offers.
Buffy Andrews (B. Mus)
Originally from Prince Edward Island, Buffy Andrews studied violin from a young age and completed her Bachelor’s of Music at Dalhousie University in Halifax. She and her husband Terry had the opportunity to teach kindergarten in China for two years and this will be her third year teaching Kindermusik. Buffy enjoys playing all types of music and has a new baby daughter, Noa, who is showing excitement for music already!
Tracy Wright (M.Mus Perf)
is a freelance musician playing oboe and English horn on occasion with the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra, the Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra, and the Manitoba Chamber Orchestra. Tracy completed her masters in music performance in Victoria where she played with the Victoria Symphony and performed with the Garden Winds Quintet every Sunday at Butchart Gardens. She currently teaches oboe lessons to teens and adults and has assisted in giving clinics to band programs. In the past she has also enjoyed coaching gymnastics and rhythmic gymnastics to primary children. She and her husband have two young boys who each have been enjoying Kindermusik since they were 4 months old. Currently on sabbatical from Kindermusik.
Alison Thomas (B. Mus)
has been teaching music privately for many years, and loves working with children of all ages. Alison plays a variety of instruments including piano, oboe, flute, guitar and saxophone. Alison currently teaches piano, using Royal Conservatory curriculum, to students who are just beginning, all the way through grade 10, including preparation for university auditions. Alison is also working to complete her ARCT in piano pedagogy with the Royal Conservatory in Toronto.
Rhonda Murray Cabral (B. A. Hons.)
is classically trained in piano through the Royal Conservatory of Music and has been teaching private piano lessons for many years. She has been singing her whole life in choirs, drama musicals, and with fellow musicians. Rhonda taught English as a Second Language in Taiwan for two years and Mexico for one year to children ages 3 and up. She also plays the organ, flute and a little guitar. She and her husband have two young sons who attend Kindermusik and love it!
Leane Koss
Leane has been a music lover all of her life and strongly believes in the power of music and voice to heal and promote health and happiness. Leane has trained with various vocal coaches over the years and she currently sings in a band, writing much of the music. She is also currently learning to play guitar. She has a seven year old daughter who has completed the Kindermusik program.
Claudine Rose-Kuffner (B.F.A. Mus.)
There has never been a moment when I did not have music in my life. I have over 16 years of experience in teaching music to young children ranging from voice, piano, choir and band. I also have a Bachelors of Fine Arts in Music. Sharing the gift of music is a great joy of mine. I love to see when children are enjoying and creating music for themselves and having it influence their lives. I have a great love for children and their development, and that is why Kindermusik is wonderful, because it combines the two beautifully.
Sandi Fraser (B.A.)
Has been singing from as far back as she can remember, in choirs, in musicals and in the shower. She plays the piano, guitar, French Horn and has a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre from the University of Winnipeg. She is a mother of young two boys and co-leader of the Winnipeg Babywearing group. Sandi strives for the Kindermusik goal of musical children, rather than child musicians.
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