Registered Music Together®️ Teacher, Certification I, Certification II

Wendy's vision for Music Together with Music and  Me founded in 2003 as Mommy, Music & Me, inc., is to provide a nurturing place for families to participate and support their children's musical, creative, social and academic journey of learning, in developmentally appropriate and fantastic ways. We all share Music Together's mission to "Make the world a better place...by making it more musical". So many babies making music since 2003 have a deep love of music making and many have continued their love of music by participating in formal music education; school choirs, bands, and orchestras.

Wendy's journey to early childhood music education and exploration is a natural progression from all of her experience prior to motherhood. Every Mom wants the best for their child, and I want the best for your child as well.

After graduating S.U.N.Y. Binghamton with a B.A. in Theater Arts, with honors, she spent the next sixteen years performing professionally as an actress and singer internationally, nationally, in six New York Off-Broadway shows, in Cabarets, countless new musicals, commercials and voice-overs.  During her professional acting career she continued to study voice, acting and dance in New York. "Wendy Baila" DeAngelis is a member of AEA (Actor's Equity Association), SAG-AFTRA (Screen Actors Guild/ American Federation of Television and Radio Actors).

In addition to founding Mommy, Music, & Me, inc. and making Music Together with thousands of families throughout Queens, Wendy has been privileged to be a Music Educator in Queens and Long Island, NY at B'Above Head Start, Flushing Town Hall, The Samuel Field YM & YWHA, Countryside Montessori Day School, Not Just Art, Inc., and Beth Sholom Day Camp. Since teaching Music Together she has learned to play the guitar for her classes.

Awards: Music Together Certification Level II, having demonstrated outstanding achievement in teaching, musicianship, program philosophy and parent education. The certificate was granted by the Center for Music and Young Children in Princeton, NJ, Kenneth K. Guilmartin, Founder/Director.

Recordings: "Chasing Rainbows", written by Nadine Scharman. This multicultural storybook and CD, is about a young girl and her flute, who travels around the world (with her Aunt), to find her own inner voice.  You may hear Wendy's voice as storyteller and singer as she narrates the book and plays every character the young girl meets on her worldwide musical journey .

Wendy currently teaches our online morning Music Together classes, and continually delights in the musical growth and development of your children!

Wendy: Center Director/Owner/Certified II Teacher

Registered Music Together ®️ Teacher, Certification I

Nini Reid‘s passion for music started at a very early age and was fortunate to be born into a family of music lovers who nurtured her talents. Music is now and always has been a huge part of her life.

Throughout high school and college she sang and played with different recreational groups. Whether it was marching band, jazz band, chorus ect., she loved it all.

She is currently a member of the Queens College Choral Society and on her "off" time she participates in Community Theater. Nini is very versatile and no stranger to the theater whether it's on stage or behind the scenes. She has performed in, assisted the director of, and has stage managed for many different community theatre programs around Queens, NY. In 2000 she graduated from Mount Saint Vincent and holds a B.S. degree in Allied Health with a minor in Psychology.

Nini became a registered Music Together teacher in March 2007 and has been teaching ever since. She was awarded Music Together Certification Level I status and is very proud to be a member of this wonderful and inspirational program. Nini hopes the families that attend have a musically rich and playful experience.

Alexandra is a registered Music Together® teacher, as well as Graduate, Summa Cum Laude of Wagner College, Theatre Performance B.A. 2020.  

Alexandra currently subs for classes as she is in rehearsals for numerous projects!

She is an actress and mezzo-soprano who enjoys dancing and playing her guitar and ukulele in and out of class. 

She has been involved in many aspects of theatre, on and off stage; in educational, community, and concert venues. She has worked with elemetary school children as the Assistant Director of  Beauty and the Beast Jr.,  and before teaching Music Together she had extensive interaction with babies and toddlers as a Red Cross Certified Caretaker. 

Her first intoduction to Music Together® was when she was three years old, which instilled in her a lifelong love of music and learning, and she is honored to share it with you and your children.

Caryn is a registered Music Together^® teacher, and will be substituting for our classes as needed. Her background is in musical theatre and her love of children and the arts extend to all corners of her daily life. She is a lead teacher in Jewelry and Mixed Media at Usdan Summer Camp for the Arts, a part time nanny, and will be a teaching assistant with the pre-2’s at The Community Synagogue ECC starting in September. Hello Everybody!
 

Melina Pineda is a mentor and guest registered Music Together teacher for Music Together with Music and Me.  Melina brought Music Together to Honduras, as the Center Director of Musicalia, after having been a beloved teacher here with us for numerous years. Ms.Pineda is a renowned Mezzo Soprano and has performed lead roles in Opera houses across the United States and in Europe.  She just appeared June 2019 at The Green Room 42 in NYC.  We are very excited that she and her son Leo, a Music Together alumni, are here with us for our annual Concert in Flushing Meadows Park!