Sarah has a BFA from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts, and Music Together Certs, Levels One and Two. Having been a Music Together Mom, Sarah knows firsthand that the program offers families the highest quality musical experiences while providing an amazing foundation for future learning in all areas of development. She is the proud mother of two amazing grown boys, Mason, and Hudson, who can be heard singing on the Drums, Bells, and all of the Rhythm Kids^® Song Collections.

Alicia McCarther is a professional singer and church musician, with a Bachelor of Music degree in vocal performance and a Master of Music degree in church music from Baylor University. She has had the privilege of performing across the United States, Europe, and South America. She was a Music Together Mom who attended every single session for six years straight with her children Ian and Lily. Alicia loves sharing the joy of family singing!

Chris is a dedicated musician and arts administrator whose life has been shaped by a deep love of choral music. He began his journey with the American Boychoir School and The Princeton Boychoir. He went on to earn his BA in Music from St. Olaf College, where he sang with the renowned St. Olaf Choir and deepened his love for choral singing. Today, Chris serves as Choir Coordinator and Music Librarian at Westrick Music Academy and is the founder of The Albemarle Singers. A passionate advocate for music education, he believes strongly in the Kodály method and is excited to share the joy of music-making as a Music Together teacher.

Colleen Corte is a graduate of Indiana University’s School of Music, Bloomington, IN.  She holds a Bachelor of Music Education and a Bachelor of Science in Music with an Outside Field in Psychology.  As a student, Colleen was a member of the Singing Hoosiers Chorus and had the opportunity to be a soloist with the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra.  After graduation Colleen spent ten years teaching in a private preschool and spent her off hours teaching Music Together classes.  She was the Children’s Choir Director at Saint Helen’s Church in Westfield, NJ for five years.  She was the proud owner of her own studio for three years where she taught music classes to children and families.  She also gave private piano and voice lessons to students of all ages.  For the last ten years Colleen has been home raising her two daughters.  She is so excited to once again be making music with the Music Together family!

Ellen is a Certification Level II Music Together Teacher. She has sung in choruses, choirs, bands, and Fred Waring Music Workshops and plays the auto-harp and piano. In addition to teaching for the Music Together Princeton Lab School in Princeton and Hamilton, she teaches Music Together in Trenton preschools as part of the Trenton Community Music School's Music for the Very Young program. Ellen is also an In-School Program Mentor for the In-School Services Department at Music Together Headquarters. She has a B.A. in Speech Communications from West Chester University, and has worked with special-needs children for Philadelphia's National Adoption Center.

This Fall, newcomer Christopher Kopits & Director Sarah will be teaching classes together! Please see their individual bio's for more info on each of them. 

Mary Ellen Assue is a singer, pianist, and teacher with an M.A. in Voice Performance from Florida International University, an M.A. in English Literature, and minor in Spanish Language, from the University of Miami. She teaches students at the Music Together Princeton Lab School and in her private voice and piano studio. She performs internationally in a variety of styles, including classical, opera, music theater, jazz, and pop. You will hear Mary Ellen’s singing and her arrangements on a number of our collections as well as our Rhythm Kids^® music. She is the voice of “Mommy” for the Music Together Con Español recordings and also coaches our child singers. 

Norah Wasden has been sharing her love of music with young children for over a decade. She is a beloved early childhood music teacher at Princeton Montessori School and Pennington Presbyterian Nursery School where she inspires joyful, meaningful, hands-on musical experiences. As a Certification Level 1 Music Together teacher, Norah delights in making music alongside the wonderful families she teaches. She holds an M.A. in Teaching from Georgetown University and is passionate about helping children explore creative expression and connection through music. Outside the classroom, Norah is an active choral singer and soloist with Princeton Pro Musica and enjoys playing the piano and ukulele. When she’s not teaching or performing, Norah loves singing, dancing, and making memories with her three incredible boys.  

Stephanie is a Certification Level I Music Together teacher with a passion for sharing the joy of making music. She has spent her life so far in dedication to both singing and teaching. She holds a BMus from The College of New Jersey and is a NJ certified K-12 music teacher with 10 years of public and private school experience. She has sung professionally with the Philadelphia Singers, teaches private voice lessons in Pennington, NJ, conducts the North and Southampton Reformed Church Chancel Choir, and frequently works as a music director for various local musical theatre productions. Stephanie plays piano, flute, trombone and ukulele, and loves to make music of all kinds and throw dance parties at home with her husband and her children Cecilia and Thomas, who led her to find her true calling as a Music Together mom and teacher.

Yuko is a Music Together Certification Level I teacher with a lifelong love of singing and piano, and has been teaching Music Together classes at Princeton Lab School since 2012. She started as a Music Together mom in 2006, joining the program with her two daughters in Tokyo and later in Hopewell. She is thrilled to continue her Music Together experience as a teacher, where she can share the joy of music-making with children and their grownups. Born and raised in Japan, Yuko plays piano and guitar, and is bilingual in English and Japanese.