Sara Fanucchi is a music educator, teaching artist, and singer and is thrilled to be making music with all of the Guitar Shed Jaminals and their families! Sara has been teaching early childhood and preschool music for more than 15 years and finds unending joy in working with the very young. Before moving to Atlanta in 2023, she was the director and head teacher of the early childhood music program for CenterStage Stars in New York City. As a teaching artist and mezzo-soprano, Sara has been involved in opera outreach and education programs in schools and public libraries and has performed extensively in operas and concerts across the country. She has worked with organizations including Minnesota Opera, Mill City Summer Opera, Minnesota Chorale, Bronx Opera, and Opera New Jersey. In addition to her Bachelor and Masters Degrees, Sara holds an Orff Level 1 certification in music education from the Trevor Institute in New York. Outside of the music room, Sara can be found spending as much time as possible with her family, walking her dogs, planting native wildflowers, and watching birds.