Meryl is a certified Music Together Teacher and licensed Signing Smart teacher. Being raised by professional musicians, Meryl has been involved in music all her life. She has participated in music performance including various choirs, solos, and musical theater. On the college level, Meryl studied vocal music and minored in piano. Having completed her Music Together teacher training in November 2002, she is now bringing this wonderfully enriching program to the lives of Cape Cod families. She is the proud mother of Peter (7) and Russell (10).

Meryl is a member of the Early Childhood Music and Movement Association and the Children's Music Network.  She enjoys playing the djembe with the Cape Cod African Dance and Drum Ensemble and sings and plays various percussion with The Beach Plums.

In 2005, the Center for Music and Young Children in Princeton, NJ, awarded Meryl Music Together Certification Level I status for outstanding acheivement in teaching, musicianship, program philosophy, and parent education. In 2010 she completed her certification level II, the highest level of certification Music Together offers.

She teaches Music Together, Beginning Signing Smart, Music Together Preschool and Music Together Big Kids^®.

Rachel started teaching piano to young children while in high school. Throughout her education she participated in choirs and solo performance, even having the opportunity to perform in Venice and Florence, Italy. She studied piano and voice while at Smith College and continued her vocal study at Boston Conservatory while working in Boston. Currently, she performs at weddings, funerals, diaper changes and bath time. Rachel has been participating in Music Together as a parent since January 2004. Her daughter Cordelia (born July 2003) just loves the music and attending classes with her mom.

The Center of Music and Young Children in Princeton NJ, awarded Rachel Music Together Certification Level I status in 2007 for outstanding acheivement in teaching, musicianship, program philosophy, and parent education.  In 2010 she was also awarded Certification Level II, the highest level of excellence in a Music Together teacher.

You will find Rachel teaching Music Together in our Sandwich, S. Yarmouth and Harwich locations and Piano Transitions in our Sandwich and Harwich studios.  She also teaches many of our Cape Cod Child Development Music Together Preschool classes on the mid-cape.

Courtenay is a transplant from New York City where she worked as a professional actress for many years. A member of
Actor's Equity Association, she holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Music and Theatre Arts and has performed for audiences across the U.S., Canada, and
Europe.   In February of 2012 her original play, "Death-It Happens" (co-writer and performer) won the highly coveted "Audience Choice" award for theNew
York City Frigid Festivalof new plays. 

Jan Allen Melikan began singing and playing the guitar professionally at the age of 13. Throughout her 47 year career Jan has directed and performed in theater productions and music festivals. She has composed for and sung in radio and television commercials and industrial shows for major corporations. Together with her husband, Dale, Jan entertained in clubs, restaurants and private events for over 35 years. She taught music for several years in a private elementary school in Connecticut. Most recently, having moved to Cape Cod, Jan and Dale owned and operated a B&B in Brewster for 6 years, where they performed for their guests on Saturday evenings.

Jan's love of music and her enthusiastic belief that everyone should have music in their lives (besides being Meryl's mother!), make Jan a great addition to our Music Together team.

Jan teaches our outer cape classes including our popular Intergenerational Music Together class.

Alicia Mathewson is a composer, lyricist, playwright, singer, healer, and teacher. Her song Deliver Me was premiered at Carnegie Hall in December 2006 and her independent musical production of Love According to Luc (Greenwich Street Theater) received a 2004 nomination for best off-off Broadway play from GLAAD. She holds an MFA in musical theatre writing from NYU'S Tisch School of the Arts and has taught music and theater internationally for the past 15 years. Winds of Sinai an album of original songs was released in 2008 and can be heard on itunes, cdbaby, and in a variety of yoga classes and healing workshops. She is grateful to be back on Cape Cod (BHS 88) and working with Meryl's Music and Arts to share the wonderful program of Music Together. To learn more about her and Sounding Still Wellness please visit www.aliciamathewson.com.

John is a registered Music Together teacher and has been inspired by music his entire life. His Grandfather was a drummer that started teaching him how to play different instruments at the age of two. John earned a Bachelor's degree from Northeastern University in 2004 where he studied music and art. He is a singer, songwriter, guitarist, drummer and occasionally plays piano. He is currently the drummer in a band which plays all over New England and he has worked in several other projects on the Cape Cod music scene since 1998. He has a one year old daughter Siena, and four nephews who he always encourages musically.

John's current ambition is to inspire children through music like he was at an early age. He fully appreciates the importance and necessity of music to the development of young children.

John will be teaching teaching in our newest Falmouth location as well as in Bourne occasionally.

Maren is new to the Cape, having just moved from NYC, and is so excited to be joining the Music Together family here this summer as a guest teacher. She became a Music Together teacher in April 2011 and over the past year has taught many classes in Brooklyn and on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. Originally from Minnesota, Maren is also a licensed Elementary Education teacher as well as a professional singer. She spent 3 years out at sea working for Carnival Cruise Lines as a Production Singer in their shows. Since living on the East Coast, she landed a wonderful singing job with the Sultans of Swing, a Martha's Vineyard based wedding/corporate band. Besides singing, Maren loves working with children and Music Together has been an amazing way for her to bridge these two passions.

Not only is Courtney Meryl's sister, but she is also a Music Together Director in Udine, Italy! Courtney has been teaching and directing Music Together for almost 3 years. Courtney has a Bachelor of Arts from the School of Visual Arts in NYC but decided she also could teach Music Together after taking classes with her twins when they were little. Courtney will be teaching our Eastham class this summer (2012) as a guest teacher. Come try her class, she may even teach you a little Italian!

Emily comes to Meryl’s Music and Arts after having attended Music Together classes with her children for the past five years. She has been teaching Spanish to students of all ages since being selected to pilot a kindergarten Spanish program during her sophomore year in college. She obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Spanish and Elementary Education and completed a study abroad program in Sevilla, Spain. She holds a Master’s degree in Education and is licensed to teach both Spanish and Elementary Education through the MA Department of Education. She taught Spanish in the Plymouth Public Schools for eight years before becoming a stay-at-home mom to her two children, now 5 and 2. Emily now teaches Spanish at West Falmouth Preschool and offers private tutoring to struggling students in various grades. She is very excited to be able to offer language exposure to young children and to share her love of Latin culture. Click here for more info.