Linda Coral Slater is a licensed Kindermusik Teacher and has devoted the majority of her life to music. A lifelong love of and active participation in many realms of ethnic music and dance has led her to teaching Kindermusik to children ages birth to 7 years as well as privately teaching beginning piano and banjo and performing with whatever band she might be with on banjo, acoustic bass, and vocal harmonies. As a member of Puget Sound Kindermusik Teachers Association (PSKTA), Kindermusik Educators Association (KEA), and National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC), Linda attends seminars, workshops and conventions to keep current with teaching methods, ideas and technology. Linda feels particularily honored to be involved in enriching the lives of her young friends and their families and enjoys watching students grow musically and in their overall development. One of her favorite events in a day is to run into one of her students and their families at the local grocery store and have a bit of peek-a-boo! Her goal is to help others explore their musical environment with the essence of sheer "fun". Linda lives on her "Chockablock Farm" on Bainbridge Island, Washington, with her family, horses, miniature goats, cats, Australian Shepherds, chickens, and musical instruments galore. In addition to playing music, she enjoys raising her three children, playing music in bands, gardening, tending to her animals, taking Dressage riding lessons, kyaking, having big family dinners, and exploring many other hobbies.