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Jo Manning-Souza, MME, MMT, MMH

I have always loved being a teacher and helping students enrich and empower themselves through music and the performing arts. Music is a universal language, connecting people to one another across cultures, genres, and time.

Harp in orchestra

Education

Boston Conservatory of Music

  • Masters in Music Education, MME

Lesley University​

  • Masters in Music Therapy, MMT

  • Masters in Mental Health, MMH

 

Awards & Certifications

Extraordinary Teacher Awards 

  • Recognized nine times over the past decade

    • Crescendo International Competition

    • American Fine Arts Festival

    • Amuse the World

  • Top Teacher Award 2024​

    • Crescendo International Competition

  • Teacher Appreciation Award 2022​

Certifications

  • Orff, Levels I and II Certification​

  • PreK - 12 Certification, Orchestra, Band, and General Music​

Performances

  • Carnegie Hall, New York

  • Lincoln Center, New York

  • Symphony Hall, Boston

  • Harvard Music Association, Boston

  • Shalin Liu Performance Theater, Rockport​​

  • Charles River Hatch Shell, Boston

  • Wellesley Orchestra

  • Bach to Broadway String Quartet

Teaching Experience

  • Brookline Public Schools, MA

  • Springfield Public Schools, MA​​

  • Private Lessons (ages 3-adult)

  • Master Classes

  • Early Childhood Group Lessons

  • Suzuki Lessons

  • Chamber Ensembles

 

 

2024 Top Teacher Award

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Ms. Jo in the Wellesley Symphony Orchestra

"You Made Me Love You"

A virtual performance during the pandemic

February 14, 2021

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