Our Teachers

All of our teachers are highly skilled, loving, fun & silly musicians and parents, who are passionate about music and who look forward to making music with you and your children!

They each create a fun, informal, social setting that inspires interest and supports each child's musical development.

photo Kelly Grant

is the Director and a registered Music Together® Instructor, who has been a part of the Music Together world for the past 18 years !! She was thrilled and honored to take over the Director's position for Music Together Of Staten Island back in Spring of 2018 !!. Kelly started as a mother in the program but soon realized she felt a deep connection to the community of families and this amazing program, and she just knew this was something she needed to be a part of. Kelly has now been teaching in our community for over 17 years and absolutely loves that this is what is considered her "job". Kelly studied Early Childhood Education in college and worked as a children's photographer for 10 years prior to attending MT. She is happy to be able to be apart of all the families she comes in counter with and truly is grateful to get to experience all the growth & milestones the children make along the way. Kelly does her absolute best to make everyone feel at home in our school all while also juggling her role as "MOM" at home to her two boys, Justin and Corey. 

 

     
photo Matthew Savage

is a registered Music Together teacher since 2014. Matthew is a drummer/percussionist in the NY/NJ area, and holds a BA in Music from Kean University, and a MA in Music Education from Hunter College. Matthew has performed with notable groups such as GOOD NOISE, the Staten Island Philharmonic, the Giglio Band, and many more. Matthew has a significant amount of experience with the developmental disability population. For 6 years, Matthew served numerous roles for On Your Mark, a non-profit dedicated to serving people with developmental disabilities, including running a music program for adults. Currently, Matthew serves as the music teacher at PS52 on Staten Island, teaching PreK-5 music lessons for over 500 students, including band, chorus, recorder , and general music. Matthew is excited to teach music to his students during the week at PS52, and on the weekends here at Music Together :)

     
photo Jennie Valentin

Is the newest GEM to our staff and fits in so perfectly like a missing piece to the puzzle. Before becoming a registered teacher, Jennie is what we consider the "FUN Mom" in class to her daughters Aria & Audrey. You can easily be drawn in by her beautiful voice and extremly animated personality. Her vibe in class is both fun and contagious. We are lucky to have her share her love of this program with not only her daughters but with all of our Musical family. 

     
  Teresa Picciallo Bivings