Maggie Polk Olivo is a music director, composer, and collaborator. Olivo holds degrees from IU Jacobs in music composition and music education. She has training in Kodály, Orff/Keetman, Feierabend, and Musikgarten methodologies. She directs IU Musical Beginnings, teaches at Fairview Elementary and Rocky Ridge Music Center, and directs Bridges MAYO.

Danielle Kjar Priest began as a flutist, completing a B.M. in flute performance at the University of North Texas and a M.M. in flute performance at Brigham Young University. During her second flute degree she developed a love for working with younger children, which led to her pursuing all of her Kodály levels and working part time teaching elementary general music in Provo, UT. After moving to Bloomington with her husband, she completed an M.S. in Music Education at Indiana University and has worked with Musical Beginnings since 2015. Danielle has two sons and when not chasing them or teaching music, can be found behind a sewing machine with a costume project.

Tracey Shi is a Ph.D. student in music education at IU. She teaches BloomingSongs classes at IU Musical Beginnings and is a teaching assistant for the IU Children’s Choir. Tracey completed her Kodály Level II training at IU in 2021. Her previous teaching experiences with children include leading San Diego Children’s Choir summer program, teaching early childhood music classes at Bloomington Developmental Learning Center, and teaching elementary general music classes in China.

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Mary Stees graduated from James Madison University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Music Education. She is currently the music specialist at Rogers Elementary School, marking her 6th year of teaching music in Indiana public schools. She is also an instructor for IU Children's Choir. Mary is passionate about including all learners and is pursuing a Master's in Special Education at Indiana University.