Eben Miller
We welcomed Eben Miller to our Music Together center in Winter Session 2023, and he has had a great first year!
Eben has been practicing music in many forms for over 20 years. He studied Voice for three years at Contra Costa Community College, where he sang in the chamber choir, and in Jazzology, a vocal jazz group that won the prestigious DownBeat Student Music Award multiple times. He also studied at Cal State Los Angeles with professional opera singer Robert MacNeil.
More recently and most importantly, Eben has been a devoted Music Together parent. In his first four years as a father to Luie, they attended every session and hardly missed a class! Invigorated by the program's communal experience, and his long-held affinity for children, he sought Music Together training, and has become a registered teacher.
Eben loves to improvise, play-act, and be silly. He believes that live music-making provides a profound learning experience for the young, and looks forward to sharing Music Together's rich curriculum with kids and caregivers of all kinds.
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Eben and baby Luie in Music Together Babies class, spring 2018. They have attended every session since then through summer 2022!
"Leaves Are Falling" -a beautiful singalong song. Here's Eben teaching an outdoor class in December 2022.
"The Crow Song" -musical conversation! Here's Eben teaching an outdoor class in December 2022.
What people say about Eben...
“…We LOVE Eben! The boys really dig his energy, and I can see him working consistently to balance the musical joys of class while helping us stay on top of keeping kids engaged! As a boy mom, I really appreciate having a male teacher that can lead by example, and show my kiddos that’s it’s okay to be a boy AND love to dance and play and enjoy music in an unencumbered way!”
~~ Elena J, Santa Rosa
"He (Eben) was wonderful! He has a great teaching presence, is flexible with busy kids, and super kind/welcoming."
~Stephanie N, Santa Rosa
"Eben is a great teacher; we will continue to join his class."
~Yong Chun Lei, Santa Rosa
"We loved teacher Eben! On our first day of class he gave us great pointers in how to engage the little one since she was only 8 months."
~Jocelyn J, Santa Rosa
"Eben was great! I have nothing but positive things to say about him. His energy and musicality and enjoyment of the process really shines through."
~Arron M, Rohnert Park
"M. and I have enjoyed Eben as an instructor. He’s very good at explaining things and fun for the kids. This is my third grandchild I have had the pleasure of taking to Music Together. So happy to be able to bring M. to Music Together!"
~Sunoma N, Forestville
"We thoroughly enjoyed our classes with Eben during this last session. He was a great instructor, very patient, and engaging, and did a wonderful job with all of us!"
~Katie H, Santa Rosa
"Eben has been great! Flexible with toddlers being toddlers. Very happy to be in his class. Thank you!"
~Amber Y, Santa Rosa
"Eben is great! He’s very engaging with the kids and we love to sing the songs and use our bodies to dance along as well. This has been a really enjoyable activity for me and Henry to do together. I wish I had brought my older child when he was this age!"
~Nicole J, Santa Rosa