All of our teachers are passionate about music and the development of children.
They create a fun, informal, social setting that spurs engagement and supports each child's musical development.
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Robin Robinson, Director
Robin is thrilled to be in her favorite state of Michigan to own and operate Robinsongs For Kids. Though raised in Ohio and Michigan, she spent most of her adult life in New York City, where she was both a performer and teacher of music. She has been teaching Music Together® for twenty-four years - the first eight in NYC, at some of Manhattan's premiere centers. During that time, she also taught music for a Head Start program in the Bronx. Prior to teaching she was a musical theater actress, performing on Broadway and around the world. Robin is a singer-songwriter who performed with her band in venues throughout New York City and who released an album, "Copacetic", on an independent label. She holds a B.F.A. in Musical Theater from the University of Michigan, and has a wonderful dog named Bodhi. Robin brings her musical skills and performing experience to her teaching, as well as her profound love of children. She believes whole heartedly in the Music Together principle that "everyone is musical", and is very grateful to be a licensed Music Together Center Director!
Robin has recently been awarded Music Together Certification Level I status, having demonstrated outstanding achievment in teaching, musicianship, program philosophy, and parent education. The "Cert 1" training was done by Dr. Lili Levinowitz, one of the co-founders of Music Together, and the award was granted by the Center for Music And Young Children in Princeton, NJ, Kenneth K. Guilmartin, Co-Founder/Director.
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Jennifer Campbell
After more than six years (and counting!) as a Music Together parent, Jennifer is excited to be teaching for Robinsongs.
Jennifer's teaching is informed by her experiences as a performer, teacher, clinical social worker, and mother of four. She holds a BMA from the University of Michigan and an MM from Northwestern University, both in oboe performance, as well as an MSW from the University of Michigan. Her professional roles have included freelance musician, private instructor, arts administrator, and medical social worker. She has also completed training as a postpartum doula and is pursuing certification through DONA International.
Jennifer is passionate about synthesizing her diverse professional experiences to nurture strong parent-child attachments and playful, musical families. She firmly believes in the power of music to build relationships, and in the power of relationships to change the world.
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Leah Fox
Leah has always enjoyed music, starting piano lessons when she was four and earning her B.A. in Music from Huntington College and her M.M. in Piano Performance from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. She began her Music Together journey as a parent when her son was nine months old, then became certified to teach and has been singing Music Together songs ever since. She works locally as an accompanist, actor, and music director with theaters and schools including The Encore Musical Theatre Company, Croswell Opera House, Eastern Michigan University, The Rudolf Steiner School of Ann Arbor, Skyline High School, and the University of Michigan. Leah truly enjoys connecting with parents and kids through Music Together, as well as the rich variety of musical styles that it offers to our growing musicians!
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Zack Tanenbaum
Zachary grew up around Music Together® as his mother, Julie, founded East Bay Music Together in 1996 when Zachary was just 4 years old. Zachary was inspired to work within Music Together after seeing the positive impact that the program had on his local community throughout his life. He began to do admin work for his mom's center in 2015 and in 2017 became a trained Music Together teacher and opened his own center, Music Together Little Melodies. He is thrilled to be joining Robinsongs for Kids and their excellent program!
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Emily Hollen
As an avid lover and maker of music since she was a child, Emily is absolutely ecstatic to be rekindling that childhood wonder by joining the Robinsongs for Kids crew! She participated in her school district choral group(s) for over a decade growing up, and spent six years of her life doing musical/non-musical theatre. Emily is also teaching herself how to play the ukulele for her classes! Music, choir, and theatre made Emily into the person she is today, especially when it comes to her teaching. She enjoys seeing how children interact with music in differing manners: singing, dancing, playing instruments, or just observing their pure peace when engaged in musical activities.
Emily originally attended WCC for Elementary Education, where she achieved her Associate’s degree. However, she applied for a job at a local daycare in Ypsi, which completely changed the course of her educational desires. She adored - and still adores - those first pivotal stages of life. So, she went back to WCC to get her Associate’s in Early Childhood Education.
After working at the daycare, primarily in the infant room, for almost eight years, Emily decided to take a different childcare route and became a nanny. The children she nannied for participated in a Robinsongs for Kids class, which is where her interest in music education peaked. She is SO ready to take on this new and exciting adventure of being a Robinsongs/Music Together teacher, and she hopes you’ll be making music with her soon!
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