Licensed Music Together^® Center Director, Registered Music Together Teacher, Certification Level 2

Center Director Amanda Munice brings a wealth of knowledge to Music Together, with a background including more than 12 years as a certified elementary school teacher and over 30 years of musical theater experience. 

Amanda grew up in Ocean Township, NJ and is thrilled to be bringing the joy of Music Together to her hometown and the surrounding Monmouth County area! She is a graduate of the Performing Arts Program at Red Bank Regional High School, where she was a vocal music and drama major. Amanda continued her education at Wagner College as a student in their prestigious musical theater program. Upon her graduation, she received a B.A in Theater/Speech and then continued on to recevive a Master's Degree in Elementary Education.

Before finding Music Together, Amanda spent eight years as the director of a successful children's theater program, offering after school classes and a summer day camp. Prior to opening Manda's Music Together (now Music Together Coastal Melodies), Amanda apprenticed with Sarah Orfe, Director of the Princeton Lab School. She returned to the Music Together headquarters to receive her Certification Level 1 for Music Together teaching mastery with Lili Levinowitz, PhD, Director of Research and Co-Author of the Music Together program in September 2014 and again in August of 2018 to receive her Certification Level 2 training. While she has played many roles on stage throughout her musical theater career, her favorite roles of all time are "mommy" to Music Together student Mariella and "wife" to Justin!  

Registered Music Together Teacher 

J'ney has a varied background in music and theater which extends back to her childhood, when she began singing at age 7. Born in Brooklyn, NY, J'ney attended Cheney University in Pennsylvania and minored in music. She continued her musical training under the direction of Donald Read, Julliard professor and director of the United Nations Singers in New York City. Later, J'ney joined the Clydn Performance Theater Group in Pennsylvania. Since moving to New Jersey, J'ney has rekindled her passion for theater and music. Recent performances include "Ragtime" with Phoenix Productions (Red Bank), "Smokey Joe's Cafe" at the Monmouth University's Pollak Theater (Long Branch) and "Dreamgirls" at the Axelrod Performing Arts Center (Deal). Some of her favorite roles include Dynamites in "Hairspray", Nettie Fowler in "Carousel" and Maud Dunlap in "The Music Man." As an educator, J'ney has taught preschool and kindergarten, and she has over 18 years of experience as a Sunday school teacher. J'ney is married and a mother of four. She completed her Music Together teacher training during 2015 and is excited about this opportunity to bring together two things she loves: children and music! As a Music Together teacher, J'ney can share her passion for music with families. She feels that getting to experience music in different ways each day is a dream come true!

Registered Music Together Teacher

Joy is absolutely thrilled to be part of the Coastal Melodies family! She has been singing since the age of 4 when her father would accompany her on guitar singing at church sermons. Continuing her musical journey, Joy participated in choir, small vocal jazz ensembles, solo vocal gigs, and received private voice instruction from grade school through college. She studied Vocal Jazz Performance (and Women's Studies) at Kutztown University. She was lucky enough to study private jazz voice with Grammy-nominated vocalist Janet Lawson. While living in Southern New Jersey, she sang with the Greater South Jersey Chorus for several semesters and performed solos in their Artist's Showcase and Cabaret. 

In addition to music, Joy is a self-taught jewelry artist. She sells her one-of-a-kind jewelry at local shops and vendor events and facilitates jewelry workshops through her business, Whimsical Witch. She is also a trained birth doula and Reiki Level II practitioner. 

Joy lives in an old farmhouse at the Jersey Shore with her husband, daughter, a really fluffy grey cat, and a fish.

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