Creator and Instructor for SingFirst: Sara Bonner

Sara Bonner is a lifelong music-maker, lover of singing and ukulele strumming and master teacher. She has become legendary as an elementary-school music teacher, teaching in the Lawrence school system since 1991. She has a specialty in preschool music as well, having created and taught the S.M.I.L.E curriculum (Singing and Movement in a Literature-Based Environment) and the 3-to 5-year-old Capo choir (a division of the esteemed Lawrence Children's Choir organization). In addition, she has served as an adjunct professor on the faculties of both The University of Kansas and Baker University, teaching classroom methods courses for music education majors and is a presenter for local and state music teacher conferences and workshops. Currently she teaches weekly music classes at Kennedy Early Childhood Center and Raintree Early Elementary Music in addition to her studio lessons. Sara sings with the Tall Grass Chamber Choir and is a member of NAfME, KMEA and ECMMA.