“Whatever you can do or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it.”
— Goethe
Education
Molly is a trauma-informed certified teaching artist through the Los Angeles Music Center. She also has training in Early Childhood Education, Music Together, Music Mind Games, Kaleidoscopes, Mindful Schools, Fiddle School, and Suzuki training through level 4 for violin & guitar. She has a BA in Latin American and Latino Studies, and a Master's in Ethnomusicology.
Early Childhood Teaching
Molly has taught classes for children (ages 1-7) all over LA including: Valley Cat Music, UCLA Summer Camps, UCLA Family Student Housing, Palisades Pre-school, Gillybean Pre-school, and Santa Monica Blvd. Charter Elementary Pre-School. She also teaches private lessons to this age children (and older) to help them get ready for learning the violin and guitar in the Suzuki method. As an artist in residence for the College of the Canyons Performing Arts Center for PreK, TK and Kindergarten, she designed a curriculum, Peach & Spoon Adventure, based on the music from the first Peach & Spoon album.
Teacher Training
Molly has conducted teacher-training workshops for preschool teachers and aids in classrooms through the non-profit organization Create Now, and Palisades Preschool. Workshops include songs, exercises and games, along with their VAPA standard affiliation, and a breakdown of components toward acquisition of skills within the fundamentals of music: Steady Beat, Rhythm, Pitch and Melody.
Summer Camp
Molly (fiddle, guitar & ukulele) & Rebecca (flat-foot dancing) team up with Ruby (art) for a week-long summer program at Big Sur Fiddle Camp (other locations coming soon). Rooted in the old-time music traditions of the United States, our program uses an immersive, ear-based approach to learning that engages the whole student. Through fiddle tunes, songs, dancing, visual art, and storytelling, students develop music fundamentals of rhythm, melody and pitch, while discovering the history, creativity, community, and cultural traditions that make this music so special.
Performance
Molly joins with Steve Werner, Afton Coombs and Rebecca Stout to perform the music of Peach & Spoon at preschools, libraries and festivals! Get in touch for booking.
