Meet our talented Music Together® teachers!
Our teachers come from all sorts of backgrounds, but they’re united by a common passion: Sharing music with young children and the adults who love them.
All teachers have successfully completed the Music Together® Teacher Training, which is created through research in early childhood and music development. We keep our skills fresh through workshops every semester and advanced trainings offered by Music Together Worldwide.
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Ashley Herron Scott
Ashley Herron Scott is the founder and managing partner of Little Steps Music. She holds an M.A. degree in music therapy from New York University, where the subject of her master’s thesis was sensory integration dysfunction and its treatment through music therapy. She also holds a B.S. degree in psychology from the University of Mary Washington. While in graduate school, Ashley completed internships at Step By Step Child Developmental Center and Downstate Medical Hospital in Brooklyn, specializing in early intervention for toddlers with developmental delays.
After graduating from NYU, Ashley successfully completed the Music Together Teaching Training Workshop, developed by the Center for Music and Young Children in Princeton, New Jersey. There she became a licensed director of Music Together, an internationally-based music education program for young children. Ashley has been leading Music Together classes in the Washington, DC area since 1996.
When she's not teaching infants, toddlers, pre-schoolers and their families how to love music, Ashley conducts a private practice in music therapy in Arlington, Virginia, where she treats children with developmental delays, specializing in those on the autism spectrum. She spends any of her free time singing in her church choir, cooking meals for friends and family, and cheering for the West Virginia University Mountaineers, where her younger son attends.
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Amber Boyd Vincent
Amber Boyd Vincent holds an undergraduate degree in vocal performance from SUNY Fredonia and a Masters in Elementary Education from Fordham University. A mom of four, Amber lived all over the United States until settling in Northern Virginia with her family. Before teaching Music Together, she taught third and fourth grade in New York City and DC public schools, and served as an instructional coach with a focus on literacy.
Amber was a Music Together parent for eleven years before deciding to complete the teacher training program and jumping in to teach classes herself. A talented vocalist, you can find Amber as a lead singer for the Praise Band at Clarendon United Methodist Church and is a former member of the Washington Chorus. She spends any of her free time volunteering with her church's Cherub Choir and Children's Church, and singing and dancing with her own children at home.
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No classes are currently scheduled.
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Anne Whitten
Before coming to Music Together, Anne Whitten earned a BS in Computer Science from The College of William and Mary, and then worked as a Systems Analyst for 20 years. She then began teaching music at her daughter’s preschool, which led her to pursue the teacher training program at Music Together.
A lifelong musician, Anne studied piano and bassoon in childhood, performing in bands, orchestras, choirs and plays throughout her school years. As an adult, Anne sings in church choirs, and has led children’s choirs and Vacation Bible School music programs. Anne and her ukulele have been leading Music Together classes since 2015 in Vienna and Fairfax. She hopes to sing with your family soon!
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Kathleen Cobucci
Kathleen Cobucci will be the first to tell you that singing and dancing are her favorite things to do. A lifetime musical learner, including ballet, piano, voice, and guitar, Kathleen trained with the Carnegie Mellon University School of Music, the Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh, the Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera institute, the Peabody Institute, and Ballet Nova. She also performed in an international performing arts troop in Pennsylvania, where her love of Irish dance and music was fostered.
Kathleen earned a Bachelors in Science of Nursing from Pennsylvania State University and a Masters of Science in Women's and Infant health from the University of Maryland. She worked in hospital Labor and Delivery and as an educator in maternal child programs for many years. She is a longtime resident of Falls Church City, where she began taking her three children to Music Together classes. She fell in love with the program, and completed the Music Together teacher training program in 2017. Kathleen's sparkling personality and immense musical talent, along with her magnetic connection to families and children, make her a wonderful leader of Music Together classes.
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No classes are currently scheduled.
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Libby Wiebel
Libby Wiebel is a private piano/voice/ukulele/guitar/songwriting/theory teacher in the Washington DC area. She teaches students in their own homes in Alexandria and Arlington, Virginia. A native Wisconsinite, and graduate of the College of William and Mary, Libby has over 25 years of teaching experience and is passionate about giving students the tools they will need to be lifelong musicians.
A talented organist and choral composer, Libby is the Music Minister at Ravensworth Baptist Church in Annandale, Virginia. When she’s not sharing her love for music with her students and choir, you can often find her spending time with her family, including her young daughter and lovable rescue mutt Martin.
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Lubber Run Community Center Arlington
300 N Park Drive
Arlington, VA 22203
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Jun 29, 2026 |
8 weeks |
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Jun 29, 2026 |
8 weeks |
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Jul 02, 2026 |
8 weeks |
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Jul 02, 2026 |
8 weeks |
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Jun 29, 2026 |
8 weeks |
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Mari Carlson
Mari Carlson, a native of Rockville, Maryland, holds a Bachelors degree in Religion from St. Olaf College in Minnesota, and a Masters in Pastoral Studies from Saint Paul's Seminary in Minneapolis. Having studied violin since the age of three, she worked professionally as a violinist and instructor for over twenty years in Minnesota and Wisconsin. Along with private teaching, she enjoys playing in bluegrass and folk groups as well as classical chamber settings.
Mari came to Music Together as first a mom, and then an aunt, enjoying classes with family members for over five years. She has been teaching MT in the DC area since 2019, and loves sharing music with young families to establish a foundation for lifelong musicality.
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Chevy Chase Baptist Church
5671 Western Avenue
Washington, District of Columbia 20015
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Jun 25, 2026 |
7 weeks |
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$ 175.00 |
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Jun 26, 2026 |
7 weeks |
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$ 175.00 |
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Patti Papworth
Patti Papworth has been involved in music throughout her life. She holds a B.A. degree in vocal performance from Utah State University, is an accomplished classical and jazz musician, and frequently performs in musical theater. Patti has been teaching Music Together since 1999 and enjoys working with young children. In addition to teaching Music Together, Patti maintains a private piano and voice studio.
Families who participate in Music Together classes with Patti really enjoy her energy and style. One parent commented, "We have been fortunate enough to have Miss Patti as Sophia’s instructor for both sessions. She is a true natural at teaching and working with young children. Her beautiful voice, great attitude and warm smile make every child in the room truly enjoy this program and ultimately have a love for the art of music. Since beginning the class several months ago, my husband and I cannot get into a vehicle without Sophia asking us to put in her favorite Music Together CD. We cannot ignore her attempts at singing songs before and after her naps or when playing. This just makes us smile."
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McLean Community Center
1234 Ingleside Avenue
McLean, VA 22101
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Jun 09, 2026 |
8 weeks |
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Jun 09, 2026 |
8 weeks |
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Jun 09, 2026 |
8 weeks |
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Jun 11, 2026 |
8 weeks |
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Jun 11, 2026 |
8 weeks |
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Jun 11, 2026 |
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Ruth Abramovitch
Ruth Abramovitch, known as "Miss Ruty" to her young students, holds a Bachelor of Arts in Education from the University of Buenos Aires, Argentina, a Bachelor of Arts in Hebrew Education from Machon Greenberg College in Jerusalem, Israel; and a Master of Social Work from the University of Law and Social Studies, Buenos Aires Argentina. Before coming to Music Together, Ruth has worked as a foreign language, drama, and classroom pre-kindergarten teacher in pre-schools located in Argentina, Israel, and Fairfax, Virginia. A creative and talented educator, Ruth is fluent in both Spanish and Hebrew, as well as English. She uses her language and musical skills to inspire and encourage learning in each child she encounters.
What do her students say about her? "My daughter started attending Music Together classes shortly after she turned two years old. She was initially hesitant about the new class environment, but quickly became comfortable with her peers and surroundings and transitioned to an active class participant. I am confident that Ms. Ruty deserves much of the credit for this transformation! Her ability to read students and respond to them in a way that fosters a warm and welcoming environment enables them to thrive. I also appreciated Ms. Ruty’s willingness to include some Spanish language, and consider it a major bonus."
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Lubber Run Community Center Arlington
300 N Park Drive
Arlington, VA 22203
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Jun 30, 2026 |
8 weeks |
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Jun 30, 2026 |
8 weeks |
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Fairlington Community Center
3308 S Stafford Street
Arlington, VA 22206
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Jun 27, 2026 |
8 weeks |
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Jun 27, 2026 |
8 weeks |
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Jun 27, 2026 |
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Sheralie Broadbent
Sheralie grew up in a very musical family, spending time singing around the piano and guitar as a child. Music Together feels like an extension of that happy time! She started playing the piano at age 4, and also studied violin, voice, conducting and organ. She graduated with a BA in Music from BYU in 2001, where she studied organ and elementary music education. Sheralie has worked as a church organist for 25 years, and as a choral director for children and adults around the world, including El Salvador, Canada, India and Perú.
Sheralie came to Music Together as a parent in 2004, when she found it to be the best way to provide a musical foundation for her own large family. When she's not teaching Music Together or sharing her musical talents with the community, Sheralie coaches her own children at home who study the cello, guitar and violin. Sheralie believes music is truly the universal language that unites us all, and makes the world a beautiful place.
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McLean Community Center
1234 Ingleside Avenue
McLean, VA 22101
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Jun 08, 2026 |
8 weeks |
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Jun 08, 2026 |
8 weeks |
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Jun 08, 2026 |
8 weeks |
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Jun 12, 2026 |
10 weeks |
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Jun 12, 2026 |
10 weeks |
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