Our Year of the Teacher is all about supporting YOU in the amazing work that you do. That’s why we’re so excited to share our Community Bridges initiatives, designed to:
Here’s an overview of the initiatives you’ll see over the next year:
Virtual Boston Chapter STUDENT AUDITIONS
With our return to Student Auditions this past May, NATS Boston is committed to offering this beloved NATS student-focused program on a regular basis. In years of the NATS Mentorship Program, our Boston Chapter Student Auditions will be virtual, occurring before the NATS Regional online auditions. This will support the NSA/Regional process by providing the opportunity for feedback and re-recording, if desired.
We are pleased to welcome Stephanie Morey-Barry as our Student Auditions Coordinator for Fall 2024. You may remember seeing her enthusiastic smile at the Student Auditions registration table in May! Keep an eye out for an email with the full details and website links in the coming weeks!
Friday Toolkits
Join us once a month for a virtual Lunch & Learn as we invite expert members in our community to share the tools behind their success! Upcoming topics include Innovation in the Music Business, How to Organize Your Business, Resources on Finances/Taxes for Teachers, and more.
Member COMMITTEES
Our NATS Boston community is full of ideas & insights, and we want to hear them! Our Board now has two committees that are open to all members to participate.
For more information on how to join these committees, email Director of Communications Lyndsee Bell at [email protected].
Featured Teacher of the Month!
Let’s celebrate the people who make this vibrant community so amazing - YOU! Every month, we will spotlight an incredible NATS Boston teacher and their vital work.
Interested in being featured, or know someone whose work deserves the spotlight? Fill out our Featured Teacher form!
Community News
Our NATS Boston teacher network is one of our greatest, and perhaps most under-utilized, strengths. We’d like to create more ways to share knowledge, ask questions, recommend studios, meet new friends, promote opportunities, and stay informed on what’s happening across our community.
Summer Book Club & Picnic
In Summer 2025, we are excited to launch our first ever Book Club. Spend the summer soaking up new knowledge and discovering a shared passion for pedagogy! Send your Book Recommendations HERE - we will send out a final vote in the Spring.
At the end of the summer/start of the academic year, we will be bringing back the NATS Boston End-of-Summer BBQ, re-envisioned as a Potluck Picnic! This gathering will cement and celebrate the learnings and friendships brought about from the Year of the Teacher.
More details to come!
- Build and strengthen the connective tissues across our membership
- Equip members with tools, resources, and support in elevating their pedagogy skills and overall well-being
Here’s an overview of the initiatives you’ll see over the next year:
Virtual Boston Chapter STUDENT AUDITIONS
With our return to Student Auditions this past May, NATS Boston is committed to offering this beloved NATS student-focused program on a regular basis. In years of the NATS Mentorship Program, our Boston Chapter Student Auditions will be virtual, occurring before the NATS Regional online auditions. This will support the NSA/Regional process by providing the opportunity for feedback and re-recording, if desired.
We are pleased to welcome Stephanie Morey-Barry as our Student Auditions Coordinator for Fall 2024. You may remember seeing her enthusiastic smile at the Student Auditions registration table in May! Keep an eye out for an email with the full details and website links in the coming weeks!
Friday Toolkits
Join us once a month for a virtual Lunch & Learn as we invite expert members in our community to share the tools behind their success! Upcoming topics include Innovation in the Music Business, How to Organize Your Business, Resources on Finances/Taxes for Teachers, and more.
Member COMMITTEES
Our NATS Boston community is full of ideas & insights, and we want to hear them! Our Board now has two committees that are open to all members to participate.
- Our Membership Committee, led by Director of Membership Emily Siar, works on creating connections within our NATS community - the NATS Boston Mentorship Program, SNATS Boston, new member gatherings, etc. are all housed here.
- Our Innovation Committee, led by Director of Commercial Music & Innovation LaMarcus Miller, aims to thread culture and music from a melange of backgrounds and present them to the greater Boston ecosystem. The commercial music arena does not discriminate against genre; "popular music" constantly shifts and chameleonizes, and we're here to surface and celebrate the interstitial moments of its transformation. We aim to illuminate and support those shifts by creating empathy through education, inclusivity of all genres and people groups, and shepherding new ideas and relationships for all who choose to engage.
For more information on how to join these committees, email Director of Communications Lyndsee Bell at [email protected].
Featured Teacher of the Month!
Let’s celebrate the people who make this vibrant community so amazing - YOU! Every month, we will spotlight an incredible NATS Boston teacher and their vital work.
Interested in being featured, or know someone whose work deserves the spotlight? Fill out our Featured Teacher form!
Community News
Our NATS Boston teacher network is one of our greatest, and perhaps most under-utilized, strengths. We’d like to create more ways to share knowledge, ask questions, recommend studios, meet new friends, promote opportunities, and stay informed on what’s happening across our community.
- NEWSLETTER: We welcome back our NATS Boston newsletter! Arriving in your inboxes 2x/month, this will highlight our upcoming NATS Boston events, feature one of you in our Featured Teacher of the Month section, and give Community News. Starting now!! If you have an event to share, please email your event details to Director of Communications, Lyndsee Bell at [email protected] or tag us on Instagram @natsboston!
- DIRECTORY: Are you looking for new students? Do you have a student who is ready for a specialist in a particular genre? Are you a specialist in a particular area? Are they in Newton, or Andover, or happy to do virtual lessons? What great teaching is happening outside of our immediate circles? All of this begs the question - other than FB and its limitations, how do we find these answers? Our hope is that this opt-in, internal NATS Boston Directory will help answer some of these questions. Stay tuned for more details!
Summer Book Club & Picnic
In Summer 2025, we are excited to launch our first ever Book Club. Spend the summer soaking up new knowledge and discovering a shared passion for pedagogy! Send your Book Recommendations HERE - we will send out a final vote in the Spring.
At the end of the summer/start of the academic year, we will be bringing back the NATS Boston End-of-Summer BBQ, re-envisioned as a Potluck Picnic! This gathering will cement and celebrate the learnings and friendships brought about from the Year of the Teacher.
More details to come!
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DECEMBER FEATURED TEACHER OF THE MONTH!

We are thrilled to introduce...
Stephanie Morey-Barry
SMB Lessons, The Misfit Artist Company, First Baptist Church of Reading
Student Auditions Coordinator, NATS Boston
Why did you join the NATS Boston Board?
I am extremely passionate about NATS and particularly Student Auditions. I believe there is nothing more valuable for a singer than collaboration, opportunities for feedback, and experiences that empower an artist's growth through short and long-term goals. Student auditions allow for my students to do all of those things! I am thrilled to help support NATS Boston in this capacity as Student Auditions Coordinator.
What's your favorite memory or aspect of NATS?
Last summer, I had the honor of attending the NATS National Conference in Knoxville. My student, Abinaya, placed 3rd in the Upper High School Classical Division of National Student Auditions! It was such a special moment that I will never forget for the rest of my teaching career. The love and support of my colleagues paired with the pride I felt for Abinaya made for a beautiful experience.
Why do you teach voice?
I have always known that I wanted to be a teacher. I believe that is my calling. When I was in 5th grade, I asked for a white board for Christmas so that I could play school with my stuffed animals. As I started to take my music-making more seriously in middle and high school, I found myself coaching my peers, helping them choose repertoire, and more. I realized very quickly that these two interests, singing and teaching, could very easily become my career!
Where can you also be seen?
Playing The Sims, listening to a good audio book, going to the movies with my husband, Michael, or hitting the beach with my daughter, Julia.
What song do you have on repeat?
Freedom by Kim Walker-Smith
www.smblessons.com
www.misfitartists.org