DID YOU KNOW WE DO MUSICAL BIRTHDAY PARTIES?

Gila Vinokur was born, raised and educated in South Africa. Gila has been involved with every aspect of musical theater, from performing to production to directing. She is well-known in the Dallas area for her superb direction of "Fiddler on the Roof," "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" 'Shushan Rock", "I Believe", "Alice in Wonderland" and "Annie."

Gila is a Registered Music Together Teacher and is also the owner of the very successful Center Stage Drama, offering drama classes to children ages 3-18 years.

Gila lives in North Dallas with her 10-year-old red head, Ariella. Children and adults love her fun-loving, silly, South African style! Gila also does Musical Birthday Parties.

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Karen began playing the piano at the age of six she also trained vocally through highschool and college while pursuing a degree in Animation and minoring in Piano Performance. After returning to Dallas, she started to teach Suzuki piano and received a Masters in Music Education from Southern Methodist University. Karen designed and ran a study involving children’s response to music when given visual stimulae, directed a children’s bell choir, and started her own piano studio in the Dallas area. She now directs most of her time to teaching piano privately and making concept art for comics and video games.

All of this may sound lofty and accomplished, but let’s face it: Karen mostly likes to get down on the kids level and sing and dance. She loves to make silly faces and nothing makes her happier than making kids laugh and have fun while learning. When one of her new piano parents told her about Music Together, she went to one of Gila’s classes and was sold on the program immediately! Now she can’t wait to roll around on the floor and sing with all of her new friends!

Julia Geffen Rogers has been surrounded by music her whole life as the daughter and granddaughter of professional musicians. She played the piano starting in elementary school and then switched to the string bass, followed by the guitar. Julia studied under the principal bass player of the Dallas Opera as well as obtained classical training from the University of North Texas. Julia graduated from Texas Woman’s University in Denton, Texas with at degree in music therapy. She completed her music therapy clinical internship at The Children’s Center for Neurodevelopmental Studies in Glendale, Arizona and received her board certification (“MT-BC”) in 2003. Ms. Rogers has worked as an early childhood teacher, an early childhood music specialist, and has conducted music therapy sessions with people diagnosed with autism, multiple handicaps, developmental disabilities, learning disabilities, as well as patients receiving hospice care.

Julia is currently the music specialist at Temple Emanu-El preschool in Dallas. She has a husband, Brooks, an almost 3 year old son, Aaron, one dog and two cats!

Jennie’s adventures in music began with piano lessons at the age of four followed by the cello in fifth grade and accompanying choirs. She performed piano and cello solo work, and of course, singing! Jennie went on to start her college career at Kansas State University with a major in Vocal Performance and after redirecting her major toward her other passion, teaching, Jennie received her degree in Elementary Education with a minor in Special Education.

Jennie was introduced to Music Together while working as the Director of Group Exercise at Nortel. Jennie fell in love with the principles of the program and completed the Music Together curriculum training offered by the Center for Music and Young Children in Princeton in May of 2003. Jennie is beyond excited to explore the beauty and connection she feels only through music with other moms and their children. Jennie currently sings alto with the Arts District Chorale and plays her piano often for pleasure.