Our Teachers

Example isn't another way to teach, it is the only way to teach.
--Albert Einstein

photo Jennie Ribadeneira

Jennie Ribadeneira is a certified Music Together® teacher and director of Capital City Music Together. She has been teaching Music Together classes since 2004 and was a classroom teacher since 1996. She holds a B.A. in Theater Arts from UC Irvine, an elementary teaching credential and a M.A. in education from Chapman University. Jennie has a broad performance background including three decades of dance training, vocal training and a variety of professional and community musical theater experiences. She is also a beginning pianist.
Jennie discovered Music Together while searching for a parent-child music program for her two children. She is thrilled to bring Music Together to the families of Sacramento and surrounding areas.

     
photo Sarah Burgess

Sarah Burgess is a registered and certified Music Together teacher. She has been teaching Music Together since 2004.  Sarah holds a Bachelors degree in Early Childhood Education from Sac State.   She has extensive dance training and has performed in California, Japan, New York and Chicago. She plays several instruments including flute, French horn and percussions. Sarah also has six years of experience teaching dance to young children and many more working as a nanny. 

     
photo Miranda Lawson

Miranda is a highly seasoned actress and singer.  She received her B.F.A in Musical Theater at Jacksonville University.  She has decades of theater and vocal training, and has worked with children in some capacity for much of her adult life.  In addition to teaching Music Together, Miranda is also the Program Manager for the YPT program at Sacramento Theater Company and is an artist-in-residence with STC as well.  Miranda is also a skilled voice teacher, and teaches voice lessons for kids and teens.  We are so lucky to have Miranda teaching Music Together.  She is beloved by her MT families and fills her classes with charm, humor and musical expertise.  

     
photo William Schmidt