Michele has been a musician and performer most of her life. During the 1970’s she played and sang in bands in the San Francisco Bay area and Cancun Mexico as a solo artist. On returning to California she eventually obtain a California teaching credential, working with mostly immigrants or children of immigrants, always embedded music into the classroom. She became associated with Guitars in the Classroom (GITC), an organization that seeks to train teachers to use music as a tool for engagement and literacy. She also joined the Santa Barbara Chapter of Orff-Schulwerk and became a trainer for GITC, presenting workshops at California Association for Bilingual Education (CABE) as well as working with teachers. Now retired, she has rededicated herself to singing and playing. She performs with a former colleague as the Sweet Strings Sisters also. You may see them at Camino Real Marketplace at times, especially during the Holidays!