Tiny Treble Makers

B.M. in Music Therapy at West Texas A&M University
NICU-MT at Florida State University
Board Certification through CBMT #06621

Valerie grew up in a musical family surrounded by a piano, keyboards, guitars and drums.  So naturally, she learned to play the piano and loved to sing.  So of course, she did what most would expect her to do and decided to NOT do that for a living.  As a matter of fact, people assumed she would be majoring in music in college, and she made sure they knew that wasn't the case.  Well that quickily changed when a few years went by, and she struggled to figure out what to major in because none of her intro classes caught her interest.  It wasn't until Valerie took voice lessons from a professor at Amarillo College that she finally gave in and majored in music!  Throughout her career as a music therapist, she worked with babies, children & adults in many different facilities, hospitals & schools across the country.  Valerie has always enjoyed being around children because she considers herself to be like Peter Pan.  Never gonna grow up!  Because of her background filled with music and children, teaching Music Together was a natural next step for her.  She has a passion for sharing her love of music with her wonderful Music Together families and creating community within her classes!

Valerie is married to Paul, and they have a little girl who loves singing and playing the piano (and the recorder. . .) along with a pack of animals (3 dogs, 11 chickens, 2 cats) that is growing larger by the day.  She also teaches music to middle schoolers at a local private school.  When Valerie isn't singing, dancing and playing the piano, she loves cooking and baking real food from scratch, modern farm living with a flock of chickens and old fashioned hard work.