Our Teachers

Meet our Teachers

Our teachers are passionate about sharing the joy of music with children and families in Zurich!

All teachers have successfully completed the Music Together® Teacher Training, which is built on research in early childhood and music development. We keep our skills fresh through workshops every semester and advanced trainings offered by Music Together Worldwide.

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Cezanne Winter is the Founder of Music Together Zurich. She opened the first Music Together Center outside of the US in 1999! When Music Together was first offered in Switzerland there were no programs at all for babies and toddlers. Cezanne pioneered early childhood education in the Zurich area and in doing so has brought music into the lives of thousands of families. Cezanne loves to sing and play the guitar and teaching Music Together is her passion. She received her teaching certification at the Music Together® Laboratory school in Princeton, New Jersey.

     
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Heather Holden Garcia is the Director of Music Together Zurich. She enjoys a long-standing career as a flutist and music educator for beginners through professional levels. While living in New York City, She was an Artist-in-residence and flute faculty at the esteemed Diller-Quaile School of Music. She was also a teaching assistant at Manhattan School of Music and has given master classes at several major universities and music conservatories throughout North America. She was a recipient of the Chamber Music America Residency Partnership Grant, designing and teaching a year-long Inter-generational Outreach Music Course to underprivileged communities in New York. Heather relocated to Zürich in 2007 and was a member of the Music Academy faculty at the Zürich International School for nine years before deciding to focus her attention on Early Childhood music education.  She maintains an active private flute teaching studio. Heather completed her Music Together Teacher Certification in 2015 and achieved Certification Level I in June 2018. She holds a Bachelor of Music, summa cum Laude, from Boston University, a Master of Music from Manhattan School of Music and a Master of Advanced Pedagogy from the Zürich University of the Arts (ZHdK).  When not teaching, Heather enjoys regular work as an extra flutist with the Opernhaus Zürich and spending time with her family. 

     
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Amy Nathan is very excited to be joining the Music Together Zurich team! Amy has
been in the field of music education for over 15 years. She obtained her Bachelor of
Music Education (with a focus on flute) at the University of Toronto and went on to
teach Band and Orchestras in middle and high schools in Canada, New Zealand and
the United States. After returning to school to pursue a Masters Degree in Music
Education, Amy became involved with Harmony Project, a musical outreach
program in East St. Louis, where she worked as the Program Manager. After having
her first child, Amy fell in love with early childhood music education. Since then,
Amy has never looked back and hopes to enjoy the privilege of working with young
children and their grownups for years to come.

     
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Vanessa Bischoff is thrilled to be a part of the Music Together team. She has more than twenty years of experience in music education, and holds a Bachelor of Music from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts and a Master of Music from Stony Brook University, both in Cello Performance. Vanessa has lived in Switzerland since 2008, performing and teaching cello. She specializes in baroque cello and historically informed performance. When she is not teaching or playing cello, Vanessa enjoys running, baking and spending time with her husband and three children.