Sarah Case,Director, spent a week at the 2010 International Dalcroze Institute at Carnegie Mellon in Pittsburgh studying the relationship of music & movement and effective ways to teach music through movement.  Sarah has loved being a Music Together parent with her son, and loves bringing Music Together to other families!  Sarah has also taught general music and strings in the public schools of Florida, Illinois and Ohio.  Currently she teaches private violin and viola lessons and has coached with Chamber Music Connection in Worthington.  In addition to teaching, Sarah is a freelance violinist and violist in the Columbus area.  Most recently she has joined the Lancaster Chorale in the alto section.  She holds degrees in music and music education from St. Olaf College, the University of Minnesota and OSU. She is Orff Level I certified and completed her advanced training,  Certification Level I, with Music Together® in 2009.

Natalie, Music Together® teacher, comes to central Ohio from South Bend, Indiana where she directed Michiana Music Together from 2008-2010. After graduating from Bethel College in Mishawaka, Indiana with a B.A. in Elementary Education, Natalie taught Kindergarten for four years. She played piano as a child and switched to flute, oboe, marimba, and voice by high school. She participated in percussion and vocal ensembles while attending Bethel. Now, Natalie stays at home with her sons and teaches Music Together mixed ages, babies, and big kids classes.

Danielle will be taking the Music Together teacher training in June and plans to begin teaching this summer! With experience in vocal choirs, early childhood education, and special education, Danielle brings warmth and love to our program. To further her creativity, Danielle enjoys baking and decorating cakes on the side.

Kaleigh will be taking the Music Together teacher training in June and plans to begin teaching this summer! Her degrees in education, English as a second language, and Bible enhance her musicality. As well as teaching at the Westerville locations, Kaleigh stays busy homeschooling her oldest daughter and refereeing her young boys. Cantamos!

Danielle began teaching at Bloom! in the fall of 2011. She started singing many years ago at an acting school in Amsterdam. After several courses and workshops in Europe, she is now a member of the church choir of St. Brigid in Dublin. She also is an expert in stress relief for families. She is a certified teacher in yoga for kids, laughter exercises and mindfulness. Her goal is to give kids, parents and grandparents tools to become more aware, happy and healthy and to learn how to listen to their heart. Music is a great source for this goal. Let’s sing together!

Cathy Wicks Ours is a singer/songwriter and has been performing and recording music solo and with bands for over 20 years. She holds a BS in Geography-Cartography and a MA in Physical Geography from Ohio University in Athens, where she spent her spare time writing songs and playing at clubs and coffee houses. Her style of music has been described as a blend of rock, pop, folk, and blues. Cathy grew up in a musically accessible household and knows the importance of keeping the musical lines of communication open within the home. She and her brothers would entertain their mom by singing and harmonizing the current rock songs while her older brother played guitar. Her mother nurtured her musical talent by following Cathy's lead and enabling her to compete in vocal competitions and perform in extracurricular choral activities as a child, and bought her a guitar at age 15. Now a mother herself, Cathy wishes to similarly nurture the musical interests of her own children. Cathy has been a Music Together mom since Summer 2009 with her daughter Abigail (born 2007) and son Ivan (born 2010). She feels so connected with Music Together's mantra and material that she decided to take the teacher training course and is excited to begin teaching classes in Winter Session 2012!