Music with Mommie

Sara McKelvey

Instructor in Brentwood, TN

Sara McKelvey was born and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio, and has always had a passion for music, the performing arts and children. At a young age and as an adult, Sara has performed in numerous musicals and studied voice, dance and drama. In 1997, Sara moved to Nashville, TN where she attended Belmont University and obtained a Bachelor of Music Degree in Commercial Vocal Performance. Since graduation Sara has taught private voice lessons, dance, choreographed and performed in various musicals. She has worked with Belmont Church and their Children’s School of Worship program and Co-founded Belmont Children’s Center Stage, a musical theater camp for children. She has been a member of The Nashville Choir and has sung background vocals for several Christian Worship Albums.

Sara is a wife to a loving husband and mother to a beautiful baby girl. She enjoys being at home to raise her daughter and thoroughly enjoys teaching Music with Mommie. Sara finds joy in being a mother and working with young children and their mothers and encouraging them to grow and learn through song and movement.

Christina Stuible

Instructor in Murfreesboro, TN

Christina Stuible has loved singing and music since she was a toddler herself. Originally from Midland, Michigan, Christina started her musical career with a “Music for Little People” class and continued her musical journey and studied flute, piano and voice for twelve years and studied dance for seven years. Music and arts have always been a very important part of Christina’s life and she attended Central Michigan University (CMU), which afforded her the opportunity to travel throughout the United States, Europe, and China, performing with the university chamber singers. Christina graduated from CMU with a Bachelor of Music in Education degree with an emphasis in vocal music and has since taught private voice and flute lessons in addition to three years of elementary general music classes, band, and chorus. Now the mom of two beautiful little girls, she currently teaches music at Bambini Village Montessori School in Murfreesboro and continues to enjoy sharing her love of music with her daughters and others through Music with Mommie.

Kelly Hale Fiore

Instructor in Murfreesboro, TN

Kelly Hale Fiore is a lifelong resident of Murfreesboro TN.  Music has been an important part of her life since she was a small child. Growing up near Nashville, she had many musical opportunities. Kelly studied piano from the age of 5 and also studied violin for a short time. She studied voice in Nashville under the direction of Mark Perry, who also trained the Mandrell Sisters.  In addition, Kelly studied voice with many professors from Middle Tennessee State University during her childhood.  In high school she preformed in numerous musical theatre productions; Christmas on Broadway, A Chorus Line, Pippin, The Who’s Tommy, Cats, Joseph and The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, as well as many Cabaret style shows.  She also had the privilege to perform at EuroDisney in Paris as well as Ely Cathedral in Ely, England.  Kelly has performed the National Anthem at various sporting events in the Nashville area throughout the years. Having studied Elementary Education at Middle Tennessee State University with a minor in psychology, she taught 3rd and 4th grade for 8 years before taking a break to be a stay at home Mom. Kelly is married to Brent Fiore and they share one daughter Isabella. These days the her performance venues are a little different, consisting mostly of lullabies and nursery rhymes and the occasional wedding. Kelly is excited to teach with Music With Mommie to help young children find their passion and love for music at an early age.

Sherry Johnson

Instructor in Columbia and Spring Hill, TN

Sherry Mann Johnson was born and raised in Chesapeake Virginia where she studied piano for 6 years. She then went on to graduate from the Governors School for the Arts in the Performing Arts department. Since then she has performed on dinner cruise boats, theme parks, and professional theatre. She moved to Tennessee in August of 1997 to work at the Opryland Theme Park; to which they closed their doors forever. Did Sherry take the hint, no. She went on to perform at the Opryland Hotel at christmas time and Pull-tight Theatre and to her most recent lead in the play,” Scathe”, at the Tennessee Children’s Home. Sherry enjoys working with the Kidz Kompany performing group at the Spring Hill Library and in her spare time is working to build the Spring Hill Farmers Market, where there is of course live music and some veggies.
Sherry has two girls that are equally as excited to share in her love for music teaching Music with Mommie. I am thrilled to be sharing my love for music to more little ones and watch their passion’s be formed and grow.

Teresa Tally

Instructor in Surprise, AZ

Teresa Tally, or Tess as she is more commonly known, has been singing and acting her entire life. She has a B.M.E. from Belmont University in Nashville, TN, and has taught music and theater to all ages, from preschool to adult. Her performances in regional theaters, dinner theaters and touring groups has led her to perform in all 50 states, Great Britain, Canada and Asia. She is the founder and co-artistic director of Stage Struck, a musical theater workshop for kids in Cincinnati, OH which is now in its 15th year. She recently moved to Surprise AZ, married Rev. Jeff Tally and is stepmom to 9 year old Heather and mom to Claire Elise, now 18 months. As a performer/educator with a heart for children, she specializes in building self-esteem through the performing arts. Tess is excited to begin teaching Music with Mommie with her daughter Claire in Surprise, AZ.