Jo Kirk, Director

Jo Kirk, nationally known Kodály and early childhood music educator, holds a master’s in music education from the University of Akron, her Kodály Music Education Certificate from Silver Lake College, and has completed early childhood studies at Hartt School of Music and Westminster Choir College. Her teaching experience spans from “little ones” to undergraduate classes to Kodály graduate level at Nebraska Wesleyan, Colorado State, Wichita State, Morehead State, and California State Universities.
Kirk is founder of WeJoySing, Inc. which provides early childhood music and movement-based learning programs for childcare centers, parent/child classes, and in the elementary school setting. She is the author of Hal Leonard’s PreK EEMC lesson plan curriculum. Kirk maintains an active conference and public speaking schedule and has authored “A Kodaly Approach,” Spotlight on Early Childhood Music Education: Selected Articles from State MEA Journals, published by The National Association for Music Education, 2000, and “Super Food for Developing Brains,” Southwestern Musician. February 2020, published by Texas Music Educators Association, and has authored Lullabies to Circle Games-An Early Childhood Music and Movement Curriculum. She will be publishing WeJoySing’s Curriculum Birth Through Early Childhood in the near future. This publication will include: Lesson Plans, Curriculum, Visuals, Training Videos, and more!!

Rachel Amidon
Mindful Music and Movement

I was fortunate to teach WeJoySing classes the past 8 years. I have started Mindful Music & Movement, which offers early childhood music and movement virtual classes based on my instructional experience with WeJoySing. We will sing, move, dance, play instruments, and SO MUCH MORE all while learning together! These classes are a wonderful bonding time for families at home or a special addition to classrooms in child-care centers, Montessori schools, or preschools.
There are 3 different class levels for infants as young as 1 month up to 6-year-olds, in quarterly 8-week video class sessions. Each class is about 30 minutes long, emailed weekly with a password-protected link to Vimeo. All you need is a reliable internet connection. You can watch at your convenience, and even pause, rewind, fast forward, or watch multiple times!

Visit https://mindfulmumo.com and our page on Facebook for more info or to sign up online. Hope to play and learn together with you soon!

Lynnette Kline
The JOY of Muzic

When WeJoySing closed its doors, I was heartbroken.  I taught with the amazing Mrs. Jo Kirk for almost 25 years.  I grew to love all the families that came into my life and I am glad to say those friendships continued through the years even after the children were grown.  So, the thought of not teaching was not an option for me!  The legacy that Mrs. Jo began many decades ago needed to continue!  I am thrilled to announce that "The JOY of Muzic" has been born!  It is an early childhood music and movement program based on the curriculum of WeJoySing.  I began having ZOOM classes in January and it has been so rewarding to see and play with all my friends, even those from different parts of the country.   It has touched me to rekindle old friendships and begin new ones at a time when we all needed it the most!  It is very similar to our previous WeJoySing classes, only we are in our own homes!  We can talk, sing and play with each other just like the "old" times!  We even sing goodbye with our "la-las!"  

If you are interested in registering or have questions about the program, you may email me at mrslynnette@thejoyofmuzic.com or visit our website at www.thejoyofmuzic.com  You may also visit our page on Facebook (The Joy of Muzic), We are a family at "The JOY of Muzic" and we would love to have you join us!   

Kelly Smith-Armstrong
In Person after COVID 

Email: kelly.smith.armstrong@outlook.com
Phone: 614-286-8762
Classes: Special Events & “in-person” classes are available.