Ms. Florence
Director/Educator
She founded The Joyful Noise of Columbus Ohio. The 1st Kindermusik in Powell, Ohio in 2002. Since then, the studio has been serving the community in Powell and surrounding suburbs (Columbus, Westerville, Marysville, Worthington, Delaware, Dublin, Lewis Center and Arlington).
It has been a blessing to see more than 600 children blossomed and grow in their development as well as their love for music throughout all these years.
Ms. Florence has an undergraduate degree in Christian Education. She played organ since she was 4 years old until she came to the U.S as an exchange student. She started teaching private organ lesson to little kids since she was 14l, back in Indonesia. She was trained vocally by Mrs. Shari Speer Ph.D for 2 years. Ms. Florence switched to piano in college and has over 5 years of college-level-piano training.
She is currently pursuing a Ph.D in Speech Language Pathology at the Ohio State University. Her research interest is in the area of bilingual language acquisition and impairments, developmental disorders specifically autism spectrum disorders in bilingual children, and the benefits of early childhood music activities to speech, language and literacy development. She is the recipient of Coca Cola Critical Differences for Women scholarship, Buckeye Women Club Scholarship, Arts & Sciences Excellence in Research Award, Social & Behavioral Science Research Award, and University Fellowship.
Ms. Florence and her family fellowship at Living Hope church in Marysville where she serves as a choir director for Soaring Singers Children Choir. Her husband is a musician who plays drum, keyboard and piano in the worship team at Living Hope.
Ms. Florence resides in Powell, Ohio with her husband of 10 years and 3 precious kiddos, Jeremy (9) , Samuel (4), and Alethia Grace (2).
On her very rare spare time, she enjoys blogging, baking, cooking, watching movie, and hanging out with dear friends.
Ms Amy
Educator
Ms. Amy is a licensed Ohio teacher for young children, Pre-K through 3rd grade. She is a graduate of The Ohio State University with a Bachelors of Science in Human Development and Family Sciences and a Masters in Early Childhood Education. She has worked several youth camps, taught in a preschool and a Kindergarten classroom, and looks forward to bringing her experience to the Kindermusik studio.
Ms. Amy’s greatest passion in life is working with children and bringing knowledge to them in a joyful and age-appropriate way. She loves music and believes that the art of singing and dancing can help children connect to information and to people in a way that helps them feel successful in their learning and growth.
Ms Rachel
Violin Teacher
Rachel’s music education started with piano at the young age of 2. At age 9, she switched to violin, and has since gained experience playing in both classical ensembles and pit orchestras for musical theater. During her time at Northwestern, she focused on Baroque music and had the honor of performing with members of the Newberry Consort. She also taught classical violin and assisted with a chamber music ensemble for two years at The Musical Offering, a music school in Evanston, Illinois. In addition to playing violin, Rachel enjoys singing, and has sung in a variety of vocal ensembles, such as the Ashland Symphonic Youth Chorus and university ensembles during college.
Rachel grew up listening to traditional Irish music due to her dad’s interest and enthusiasm about the music, and decided to start playing the fiddle herself during college. After graduating from college in 2010, she went to Ireland for a year to be an au-pair for a family of Irish musicians. Living in Ireland for a year provided an unbelievable opportunity to be immersed in the music and to focus on the stylistic elements of traditional Irish music.
Rachel received her Bachelor of Science degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders from Northwestern University and is currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Speech-Language Pathology at The Ohio State University. Her areas of interest include infant and childhood language development, literacy, and aural rehabilitation for children who are deaf or hearing-impaired. In addition to school and music, Rachel enjoys spending her time swing dancing, ice skating, knitting, and baking.
Ms Becki
Studio Manager
She resides in Dublin with her husband of 13 years, 9 year old daughter and 5 year old son. Her hobbies include running, reading, baking and spending time with her family and friends.
info@thejoyfulnoisestudio.com
614.500.3543