Children’s Choir Camp

Beth Anne Young, is a Choral and Classroom Music Specialist.  Recently retired from the public  schools, she was  a middle school choral and classroom music specialist for the majority of her teaching career.  Beth Anne is currently the Choral Director at Roger Williams University in Bristol, Rhode Island  Beth Anne worked at the Longy School of Music as a Choral Methods Instructor and as a  Supervisor of Student Teachers in the Master of Music Education Program. Beth Anne  is the Director and Choral Studies Instructor for the Kodály Levels Program at George Mason University in Fairfax, VA .  She has a Bachelor of Music in Music Education from Susquehanna University in Selinsgrove, PA and a Master of Music in Music Education from the University of Connecticut with an emphasis in Choral Conducting. She completed both her Orff and Kodály Certification at George Mason University. Beth Anne has presented workshops about the Kodály- Inspired Choral Setting at MMEA, and at Regional and National OAKE Conferences.  She currently serves on the OAKE Teacher Education Committee and is on the Executive Board of BAKE (Boston Area Kodály Educators) serving as the Treasurer. 

Miranda Lansberry is the choral director at Justice High School in Falls Church, VA and directs the Concert Choir with the Fairfax Choral Society. Mrs. Lansberry also teaches musicianship class for the Fairfax Choral Society.

Mrs. Lansberry is passionate about teaching choir using the Kodaly method. She is a certified Kodaly teacher through George Mason, as well as Conversational Solfege. She is a past president of Virginia Organization of Kodaly Educators.

Michelle McCarten teaches general music and chorus at Daniels Run Elementary School in Fairfax, VA. She also is the Director of Youth Education and Lyric Choir director at Fairfax Chorus Society. Originally from Falls Church, VA, she has also taught early childhood and elementary music in New York, Connecticut, Montana & Washington D.C.

Miss McCarten holds a Bachelor & Master degrees in Music Education from Indiana University and The University of Hartford. She is certified in the Kodály and Orff Schulwerk approaches to music education and is a National Board Certified Teacher. Miss McCarten is dedicated to teaching music literacy and vocal development through general and choral music programs.