It was official in the fall of 1997! Wendy Ensz and I established a partnership in owning a Kindermusik business. It was called Kindermusik at USF. It actually got its roots with Sandra Landry, the former owner. Wendy and I took it over when she moved away from Sioux Falls. We each taught several classes for newborn to nine years of age. We also split up the administrative duties and decided to swim or sink. I’m proud to say, we have been swimming ever since.
Wendy is the best partner anyone could ever have. She handles many responsibilities in a very efficient and thorough manner. She creates superb brochures and makes sure we have a pay check each month along with many other responsibilities.
Her first love will always be the children and sharing the gift of music with them and their families. Miss Wendy has done a great job teaching and administrating for 13 years now! She is very proud of all of her Kindermusik graduates as many of them have gone on to private lessons for vocal, instrumental, and piano instruction.
Myra Katherine Fritz learned of our program at USF and, fortunate for us, she joined our team when she moved to Sioux Falls ten years ago. The families have become very attached to her. She is known by her students as Miss Myra. They are very fond of her and want to stay with her for many years. She is currently teaching newborn-preschool age children. Myra Katherine is quite the writer and inspired us to start this blog.
As our program began to grow and grow, we were blessed to have found our next teacher, Becky Schaefer. She was teaching at a school full time but was looking for more part-time work since her children were young. Miss Becky is loved by all her Kindermusik families. She is teaching newborn-preschool age children also. Becky is super organized and is quite creative. She has generously shared these gifts along with her quality teaching for several years now.
The next teacher to join us was Tarina Stroh. Thanks to her, we have an eastside location at Hillcrest Church. Miss Tarina is a firm believer in the value of Kindermusik not only for her own children but for all the young families she meets. Tarina teaches newborn-early elementary students. She is amazing at creating things for young children that are fun, educational, and very inexpensive. We appreciate the ideas she brings to us from being a preschool teacher.
Kristi Prouty is our newest team member. She joined us a few years ago willing to teach keyboard classes since I was ready to retire from teaching Kindermusik and keyboard. Not only do the keyboard families love Kristi, the families of younger children love having Miss Kristi for their teacher. Kristi goes above and beyond to help out wherever she is needed. Her flexibility and love for teaching is enjoyed by all.
We have recently changed our name to Kindermusik by Bright Beginnings Studios. You have probably discovered from reading this blog that we have the best Kindermusik team possible. That is why we do not list who teaches specific classes on our website because we are confident that our families are in good hands no matter who their teacher is. Our team is strong because of the networking and support we give each other. We consider all of our families to be “One Big Kindermusik Family”. If you are not part of that family, and would like to be, please contact us by phone 605-728-6782 or by email kindermusik.brightbeginnings@gmail.com. You can also check us out at our website: brightbeginnings.kindermusik.net.
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