Meet the Instructors

Teah Mazzoni was trained at the Sherry Gold Studios and at 18 was Miss Dance Olympus, 1998.  She was a teacher and choreographer at Kathy Medina’s Studio in Rochester before attending UMass Amherst where she graduated Magna Cum Laude with a B.S. degree.  She holds a Master of Education degree from Bridgewater State College and currently is a second grade teacher at Rochester Memorial School.  She choreographed MAC’s production of “Annie” last spring.

Nancy Sparklin has been teaching private piano lessons for over 20 years. She specializes in young beginners and teaches through the intermediate level.  She strongly believes the secret to a successful and enjoyable musical experience is to offer students a large variety of musical styles which include everything from classical to contemporary.  She is a choral accompanist for several schools in the area.

Annie Giddings has been the director of Young People’s Theater at MAC for the past eight years and is head of theater at MAC’s summer ARTSTART. A graduate of Wheelock College, she teaches pre-school in Newton.  Annie has been involved in many activities at MAC since she was five. She has written and directed numerous children’s plays.

Joyce Jacobsen  is a graduate of UMass Amherst with a major in music & vocal performance.  She has been teaching and coaching in the Southcoast area for over 20 years in her studio and other venues.