Jennifer Boyd - Art
Miss Jen - I have a B.A. in Art from Northeast Missouri State University, and additional course work in Education from Northwest Missouri State University. I have a K-12 teaching certificate in art from the State of Missouri. I taught elementary art in Eldon, MO for 5 years before I became a stay at home mom. Now that my children are all in school full time, I have returned to teaching. I teach elementary art at Moreau Heights Elementary School here in Jefferson City. I live in Jefferson City with my husband and three children.
Jennifer Fults - Vocal Music
Miss Jeni - I have a B.M.E. in Vocal Music and Education from Culver-Stockton College, and I am certified in the State of Missouri as a K-12 Music Educator. I taught in Jefferson City for 4 years as a K-8 Music and PE teacher at St. Francis Xavier. I currently teach K-2 Music at he School of the Osage. I have directed several children's musicals, including excerpts from The Polar Express; children's church, and choir. As a collegiate and community member, I have performed in various productions of operas and musicals, including The Magic Flute, and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. I am a member of MMEA and MENC, and I currently live at the Lake with my wonderful husband and two beautiful daughters..
Helen Haynes - Musikgarten
Miss Helen - I am the owner of Jefferson City Music Academy, and Haynes Music Studio. Jefferson City Music Academy offers private lessons in piano, voice, guitar, and most band and orchestra instrument. I teach Musikgarten classes to ages 0-7, and private and class piano lessons to ages 7 through adult. I have a B.S. in Music Education from McPherson College, with additional course work in Early Childhood Education and Special Education from the University of Missouri, Columbia. I have a lifetime teaching certificate in Vocal Music K-12 from the State of Missouri, and have taught vocal music K-8. I am also a licensed Musikgarten instructor, with over 110 hours of Musikgarten training. I am a member of the Early Childhood Music and Motion Association, Mid-Missouri Area Music Teachers Association, and MTNA, and have over 40 years' experience teaching private piano lessons and 15 years teaching Musikgarten classes. I currently teach in Jefferson City, and I'm a church pianist. I have 2 grown children, 3 grandchildren, 1 great-grandchild, and a wonderfully supportive husband of over 45 years.
Kay Webb - Music
Miss Kay - enjoys instructing students in singing! Because of her passion for singing, Kay went to college and received her Bachelor's and Master's in Vocal Performance and Pedagogy, 2000 and 2003, respectively. Over the past 25 years, she has taught many to sing. She and her husband are now operating their full-time studio, Webb Vocal Arts, while continuing to raise and support 6 very musically and otherwise talented children.
As a child, her mother, Tracy Wells, a sought-after singer and profound pianist, took Kay to sing with her at professional venues since Kay was 5. Kay's mother was also her first piano teacher. Kay's dad saw her singing "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" sitting on the back gate of his chicken yard; her mother saw her singing "The Sun'll Come Out Tomorrow" at the top of her lungs in front of a department store mirror.
Kay loves to perform and share her voice, and help others find their talent for music. In the past, Kay has sung extensively as soloist, choir member, pianist, music organizer, choir director, and composer -- in countless Church, school, and community productions, and life events. She continues her dream of performance, pedagogy, and composition, along with her husband Glen.
Some of her favorite musical experiences are: 1) As a youth: leading youth ensembles at Church and school as a youth, composing the theme song “All for the Love of a Friend” for her Church youth conference, 2) in College -- opera scenes, musicals, and a lead in the opera Carmen, 3) Jefferson City experiences - assisting direct the Jefferson City Cantorum, organizing a children’s Camp S.H.A.R.E. for nursing homes, and teaching singing at M.A.D. camp and Itsy Bitsy Broadway.
Other interests: Kay is happy to work with her husband in their Medicine Meadows, which sells medicinal plants. You may see them Saturdays at Lincoln University Farmer's Market. She also is working to become an herbal consult in her Vital Herbs, and to later sell delicious organic food in the formation of Organic Fiesta Catering -- all these with the hopes to increase others' awareness for health. Finally, Kay and Glen are very excited to establish The Oratorio Society of Jefferson City! This special non-profit is designed to put wonderful, classical music for Jefferson City, and provide scholarships for aspiring musicians.
Music is a special gift that gives joy. Kay hopes her family will all sing together again. She delights in the music they make.