Music Together® teachers are passionate about music and the development of children. They have all been registered and highly trained with Princeton's Center for Music and young children.
They create a fun, informal, social setting that spurs engagement and supports each child's musical development. They thrive in seeing the children delight in musical play and the joy it brings the adults who love them!
Tracy Coons
Tracy is a registered music together teacher/director and a registered nurse. She and her husband, Ben moved to Colorado Springs in 2009. She started taking Music Together classes in 2007 with her daughter in Nashville, Tn. and from the first class, Music Together became part of her family's daily life! She continued to enjoy music, taking the classes here in Colorado Springs with both her children Sydney (5) and Nolan (3) and when the opportunity arose, she jumped at the chance to teach. She also jumped at the chance to direct and became the new owner of Pikes Peak Music Together this summer!
Tracy has always had a love for music but wasn't provided much opportunity as a child to explore that so teaching and facilitating this music gives her extreme joy. She loves being a silly big kid playing, dancing and singing with all of the Music Together families! Music Together has encouraged her to be a better musical role model for her children and she is thrilled to also be bringing that music to others that otherwise might not be enjoying music and that quality bonding time. Tracy truly believes that the JOY you express in music making today is the JOY your child will have in music throughout life!
Erika Cincotta
Erika Cincotta has been teaching early childhood music and movement classes for 12 years. After graduating from Duquesne University (Pittsburgh, PA) with a degree in Music Therapy, she taught four years at the Peabody Preparatory in Baltimore, Maryland. In 2005, she became a registered Music Together teacher and opened a center in northwest Baltimore County. After the birth of her third child, Erika took a break from teaching and directing. She is now back to teaching and excited to get back to Music Together. Erika, her husband Aaron and their three children relocated to Colorado Springs in August 2010.
Lindsay Facknitz
Lindsay currently teaches private guitar, piano, and voice lessons to students of all ages through her business Lindsay and Jeremy Music (www.lindsayandjeremymusic.com) while also teaching Music Together. She received her Masters in Teaching from Colorado College in 2012 and looks forward to helping start Music Together Big Kids® Classes (ages 5 - 7) in April 2013. She has also spent the last 6 years teaching Early Childhood Montessori programs in the Colorado Springs area while also writing and performing her own music for audiences of all ages. Lindsay's commitment to leading quality Music Together classes reflects her personal belief that music is for everyone and its rewards are stronger, more joyful individuals, families, and communities.
Sonja Solter (Sub)
Sonja is the founder of Pikes Peak Music Together, LLC, and was thrilled to have brought Music Together back to the Colorado Springs area! She discovered Music Together in California when her son was 2 1/2 and fell in love with the program. That son is now 9 years old, and she also has a 5-year-old daughter.
Sonja has a bachelor's degree in Human Biology from Stanford University. She is currently serving on the Board of Governors at her daughter's preschool, Ruth Washburn Cooperative Nursery School. She enjoys writing for children and singing with groups when she gets the chance. Sonja is excited to share her lifelong love of music through Music Together and is currently enjoying the flexibility her subbing position with Pikes Peak Music Together has given her.
