Our teachers are passionate about music and the development of children. They create a fun, informal, social setting that spurs engagement and supports each child's musical development.
Leisl Bracy
Leisl is the Director of Bracy’s Music Together. Leisl discovered her love for Music Together® after attending her first class with a friend's son, William. On that first day of class, she knew that Music Together was a wonderful fun program and that she wanted to be a part of that musical community.
Leisl is a graduate of The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad, where she received a Diploma in Early Childhood Education and is a Level 2 Preschool teacher. Leisl successfully completed the Music Together Teacher Training Program and is pursuing her dream of bringing the joy of family music to families throughout NYC.
Mia DeJesus
Mia is a contemporary vocalist. She graduated from Berklee College of Music with a degree in Professional Music. Mia was thrilled when she discovered Music Together in 2007, the program combines both of her love's which are music and teaching children.
Through Music Together, she's taught a variety of classes which include; babies, mixed ages, preschool classes and at a special needs preschool. Mia is a registered Music Together teacher, a registered Canta y Baila Conmigo teacher and plays guitar. Mia also has two daughters, Sofia and Viviana..
Jelena Karanovic
Jelena is an educator, a registered Music Together teacher, and a licensed Music Together Director. She is a formally trained pianist, clarinetist, and singer. She also plays guitar and ukulele, dances, and is passionate about music and children.
After attending Music Together with her daughter Juniper for three years, she excitedly took the plunge and became a Music Together teacher herself! In her energetic and fun classes, Jelena engages with each child while supporting their musical development.
Gabriele Tranchina
Gabriele Tranchina is an internationally recognized jazz vocalist performing within the US and Europe. Her albums, “The Old Country,” “A Song Of Love’s Color,” and “Of Sailing Ships and the Stars in your Eyes” have been critically acclaimed. The second earned Gabriele a cover feature in “Inside Jazz Magazine.” She signed with Jazzheads records in 2010. While touring, Gabriele shares her expertise as a musician and educator by holding jazz vocal clinics for adults and college students.
Since 1997, Ms. Tranchina has directed Sol La Ti’s Music Together program currently at locations in Morningside Heights and Harlem. In 2012, at the request of her German speaking families, Gabriele developed “Musikalische Mäuse,” an innovative German music program inspired by Gabriele’s heritage, her experience as an educator in Jazz and Music Together®.
Genesis Adelia Collado (She/They)
Genesis is a performer, vocal coach, and Twitch Streamer based in the Bronx, NY. She made her off-Broadway debut in "Notes From Now,” in 2022, and has since performed in concerts all around the world, including "Broadway in the Park en México,” and "To Feel A Thing: A Ritual For Emergence” for Amsterdam's Holland Festival.
Genesis has also lent her voice to audio dramas & albums, and can even be spotted singing in a RuPaul’s Drag Race commercial! Genesis has been building experience with teaching music to & taking care of children for most of her life, and when she first joined a Music Together class, she felt so at home! Along with leading families through musical experiences, Genesis intends to encourage a sense of community and camaraderie in her classes- it takes a village!