Green Lakes Music Together

Rebbecca Oppedisano, B.A. in music education, M.A. in education, is a mother of three boys under the age of six, and an experienced elementary school music teacher. She studied at the Crane School of Music (SUNY Potsdam) and taught elementary general music and chorus for several years. She received her Masters in General Education at LeMoyne College. Rebbecca stays at home with her children and is a soloist with and member of the Syracuse Chorale.

Co-director Alina Plourde, D.M.A., is a mother, a professional oboist, and an award-winning music educator who has been teaching music to young children since 1995. She studied at the Eastman School of Music and the University of Illinois and has completed Orff level II training. Before moving to Syracuse in 2005, she taught oboe and music education in the School of Music and Dance at San Francisco State University. She also taught preschool music classes at San Francisco State, and toddler music classes in Oakland. As an oboist, Alina performed throughout the San Francisco Bay area in orchestras including the Berkeley Symphony, the Santa Rosa Symphony, and the New Century Chamber Orchestra. With her son Xavier, she enrolled in Music Together classes in California, and loved them so much that she took the Music Together teacher training course in 2004. Alina is very excited to have brought this excellent music program to the Syracuse area.

Co-director Emily Barrett, B.A., M.S., is the mother of one daughter. She received her Master's in Special Education at Syracuse University and she is certified in both Elementary and Special Education. She currently teaches preschoolers at The Jowonio School, an inclusive educational setting, and has been integrating music into her daily classroom routines and activities for many years. Emily plays the oboe and has sung in several choirs, the most recent being the Syracuse Chorale. She has been a church cantor and soloist.

Stephanie Arnold, B.A., M.M., is a horn player who received her undergraduate degree from Syracuse University in music performance and geology and studied at the University of Arizona, here she completed her graduate work in music performance. While living in Arizona, Stephanie taught music to elementary and middle school students and performed in a professional woodwind quintet. Currently, she is a stay-at-home mom to her toddler daughter and a church choir director.