Linda O'Reilly, Instructor, received her BA in Theater and Music from Lehigh University and her MFA in Theater from the University of South Carolina. A classically trained vocalist and actor, Linda has performed and taught professionally up and down the East Coast, locally at The Shakespeare Theater, Little Theater of Alexandria, George Washington University and for private groups in both Maryland and the District of Columbia. At home, Linda loves to make music with her husband and her two daughters.

Susan Taylor, Instructor, has two B.S. degrees from Towson University in Theatre and History (honors). She's a movement professional, a Certified Movement Analyst through the Laban/Bartenieff Institute of Movement Studies in New York. Susan is a nationally known dance caller, bringing her exuberant style of traditional boogie to barns, weddings, school and church halls, elegant ballrooms and airplane hangers. An actress, dancer, and singer, Susan has been teaching for ten years at the Baltimore School for the Arts, and has been teaching Music Together since January 2003. Among her many other accomplishments, Susan has a teenage daughter.

Ellie Schuchman, Instructor, has a BA in Psychology and Master’s in
Social Work, and has worked with children and their families for 15 years.
She has lead community singing as a camp counselor for many years and currently volunteers leading some children services at her synagogue. She
has been enthusiastically taking Music Together classes with Nancy for three
years with her twin boys and has thoroughly enjoyed infusing her love of
children with making music. Ellie successfully completed her Music Together training in March of 2006.

We do not have a teacher for this class at this time. Once a teacher is assigned we will post the name and bio on the web.

Lia Crompton, Instructor, earned her bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering at Princeton University but infinitely preferred her music classes. She began singing at home, in church, and on long car rides with her parents and seven siblings. Since then she has sung in many choirs and ensembles, including the Hawaii Opera Theatre chorus and Tanglewood Festival Chorus. She currently enjoys leading the music for the children’s Sunday school at her church. Lia loves making music with her husband and two daughters and has taken Music Together classes with both girls. She successfully completed her Music Together training in March 2006.

Meryl Cullom has a BA in Theatre from SUNY Binghamton. As an educator she has taught Kindergarten, 3rd grade, 5th grade, Theatre, and general music. As a performer she has toured around the world with musical theatre productions, cruise ships and Tokyo Disneyland. She is a registered Music Together teacher, a member of Actors' Equity Association, and performs with Doc Scantlin and his Imperial Palms Orchestra.

Jennifer Silber, Instructor, has a BA in Psychology and Masters Degree in Social Work, and has worked with children and families for over 10 years. Jen was a camp song leader for many years and performed with a women’s a capella group in the Washington DC area for four years. Music brings joy to Jen in her everyday life, whether she is singing with her daughter (age 4) and husband or playing guitar. She completed the Music Together Teaching Training in Vancouver BC, in March 2007 and is thrilled to have the chance to share her love of music.

Lora Fegley, Instructor, was Youth Services Coordinator and children’s librarian for a public library system in south Florida for 16 years. A passionate advocate for encouraging emergent literacy, she enjoyed mixing music with books to create lively story times. She has a B. A. in Arts and Humanities and will soon complete a Master’s Degree in Library and Information Science. Lora and her two college-age daughters love belting out show tunes together.