I am passionate about children and their musical development. One of the things I love most about Music Together^® is that it has a solid research base. My degree is in Psychology, with a research emphasis. While in college, I also had a strong interest in anthropology and sociology as well.

Because Music Together is engaged in ongoing research, it's Directors and Teachers are so fortunate to have access to so much of the latest research from the fields of neuroscience, psychology, anthropology and even archaeology about how and why humans are wired to make music and the discovery that the ability to make music is naturally selected. Music Together has had an active interest in what is happening to our community music making in Western Culture. I am absolutely committed to reversing the trend we are seeing in our communities in which we have lost our cultural music making, instead leaving music making to the "professionals"- perhaps buying an "appropriate" CD, rather than actively making music.

As a Music Together Center Director and teacher, I work to create a fun, informal, social setting that spurs engagement and supports each child's musical development.

My background includes piano, voice, musical theatre and dance. I bring world music, energy and all around goofy fun to Music Together classes.

As Director of Little Woodstock Music Together, I regularly attend Songs and Skills Workshops with my fellow directors and teachers from all over the state of Washington. This August, I was thrilled to have spent three days at a workshop conducted by one of the co-founders of Music Together, Dr. Lili Levinowitz. (She's the "research" half of the dynamic duo, and I was also fortunate to receive my initial training from her as well!)

In addition to a full Music Together center, I am also excited to be teaching a music program at Voyager Montessori School on Bainbridge Island.

Heather Scott Director of Little Woodstock Music Together