Meet the Teachers of Music Together on the Charles

Our teachers come from all sorts of backgrounds, but they’re united by a common passion: Sharing the joy of music with children and families in and around Belmont, Newton, Waltham, Watertown and beyond.

All teachers have successfully completed the Music Together® Teacher Training, which is built on research in early childhood and music development. Our Canta y Baila Conmigo® teachers are trained by Maddie Welch, the creator of the program. We keep our skills fresh through workshops and advanced training offered by Music Together Worldwide every semester. 

We love to take each other's classes and we sub for each other when necessary. Demo classes are sometimes team-taught by two or even three teachers. It's a great chance for us to make music together with each other. . . which is what we love best!

photo Maddie Welch, Director

Maddie Welch is a passionate educator and lifelong musician—a singer, guitarist, and pianist—who brings her love of music and language to early childhood education. Born and raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico, she is fully bilingual in Spanish and English. After earning her degree from Princeton University and a master's degree in Bilingual Education from Boston University, Maddie spent more than a decade teaching in bilingual classrooms in Massachusetts public schools.

Maddie discovered Music Together® as a parent in 2003 and became a registered teacher in 2008. She is also the creator of Canta y Baila Conmigo®, a Spanish immersion music and movement program that was developed at this very center and is now offered by Music Together centers and language programs across the country. In addition to teaching families, she is a teacher trainer and curriculum designer, and the proud mother of two grown, musical, bilingual children. When she's not teaching, writing songs, or developing new curriculum, Maddie enjoys performing in community theater productions throughout the area.

After more than 15 years of teaching at Music Together on the Charles (formerly Music and Movement of Newton), Maddie is delighted to serve as the center director, continuing the warm, welcoming community and high-quality musical experiences that families have enjoyed here for many years.
     
photo Tatiana Castro Mejía, Teacher

Tatiana brings more than 20 years of experience as a music educator, teaching students of all ages and levels in Colombia, Argentina, and now Boston. She is passionate about creating welcoming, creative learning environments where every student can develop confidence, curiosity, and a lifelong love of music.

For 14 years, Tatiana was a professor at the Escuela de Música Contemporánea in Buenos Aires, part of the Berklee Global Partner Network. She currently teaches piano at Winsor School and Charles River School.

As a pianist and improvising musician, Tatiana has performed at festivals and concert series throughout Argentina, Colombia, and the United States. She is also deeply committed to fostering collaboration, diversity, and multiculturalism through music, having curated several community-based performance series in both Buenos Aires and Boston.

Tatiana studied music at Universidad Javeriana in Colombia, completed advanced studies at the Escuela de Música Contemporánea in Buenos Aires, and recently earned Berklee College of Music's Community Health Musician Certificate.

Tatiana is delighted to join the Canta y Baila Conmigo® teaching team after completing teacher training with program founder Maddie Welch. She looks forward to sharing the joy of music, movement, and Spanish with children and families at the center.