teachers posing
Left to Right: Miss M&M (former teacher), Miss Crystal, Miss Erin, Miss Emma, and Miss Becca (former teacher).
Crystal DeMey "Miss Crystal"
Teacher: Thursdays
crystal@themusicplayhouseofchicago.com
Crystal is thrilled to be joining The Music Playhouse team! She grew up in a very musical family, her grandfather was a well known Calypsonian artist from the Caribbean island of Grenada and her father is a singer and has been managing reggae artists since she was born. Crystal has been playing the piano since the age of 5 and has also been in a few NYC Off-Broadway productions such as Songs of the New World and Hair. She ran the music and theater program for her local YMCA summer camps for 3 years. She is so happy she gets to share her passion for music with children again! Crystal has her B.A. in Theater Arts from Marymount Manhattan College in NYC. She now resides in the Lakeview neighborhood in Chicago with her daughters, Aaliyah and Ella, and husband.
Erin Watt "Miss Erin"
Teacher: Fridays, Advanced Music Class, Center Director
erin@themusicplayhouseofchicago.com
After four amazing years performing and working in New York City, Erin is back in her hometown of Chicago! While in NYC, Erin performed in operas, concerts, short films, cabarets, and a web series. In addition, Erin taught afterschool music classes and private voice and piano lessons to students of all ages while producing and directing recitals and showcases. She will always treasure her time on the east coast bringing the joy and power of music to children, and is very excited to continue here at The Music Playhouse! Ms. Erin has a Master of Music degree in Vocal Performance, and a BA in Theater. She now lives in Lakeview with her husband, and son, Harrison.
Emma Schreibman "Miss Emma"
Teacher: Monday and Tuesday mornings
emma@themusicplayhouseofchicago.com
Emma Schreibman originally found her love of music and theatre at a very young age in Cleveland, Ohio in various regional, summerstock, and community production companies. She moved to Chicago to receive her BFA in Musical Theatre from Roosevelt University at the Chicago College of Performing Arts. Music is her life and she doesn't spend a day without singing. She is a nanny for various families around the city and also performs. Emma is thrilled to combine her love for children and music as a teacher at The Music Playhouse, inspiring young minds to find joy in their own love of music.
Katarina Spungen "Miss Kat"
Teacher: Tuesday afternoons, Wednesday and Saturday mornings
katarina@themusicplayhouseofchicago.com
Katarina is ecstatic to join The Music Playhouse as a teacher after falling in love with the program with the kids she nannies! Her mother loves to say that she was singing before she could talk, and consequently grew up studying voice, flute, and piano. She left the suburbs of New York City to study acting at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, and graduated with a BFA. She has been in Chicago ever since. In addition to nannying, Katarina has taught youth acting classes and started a custom dessert business, Pardine Pastries. She is so excited to share her love of music with the new generation of artists!
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(updated November 2019)