
Connected communities create meaningful music. Meaningful music connects communities.

DCYC Staff

DCYC Staff

DCYC Administrative Director
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Denton ISD Elementary Music Specialist
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Early Childhood Music
co-teacher

DCYC Associate Director, Denton Lead
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Denton ISD Elementary Music Specialist
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DCYC Artistic Director, 380 lead
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DCYC Founder
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Denton ISD Elementary Music Specialist
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OU Kodály Institute Pedagogy Instructor

DCYC Collaborative Pianist
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Liberty Christian School Choir Director
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DCYC Board of Directors

Melissa R. Bates, M.Ed.
DCYC Vice-President and Secretary
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Denton ISD Principal

Michael Munywoki, CPA, CMA
DCYC Treasurer
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UNT Reporting Analyst

Czarina Matthews
Licensed Realtor
Creator of Peace Czarinaty Lifestyle Brand
iCreate Peace Foundation Founder

Jorge Adrian Gonzalez Aguirre
B.Sc.
Financial Systems Administrator
Savage Services Corp.
Esther Ilagan-Javier
Board Member

Guest Musicians

Samanthat Udondem
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Taught DCYC Music and Musical Games from Ghana

Ursula Purcell
Private Piano Instructor
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Taught DCYC Music and Musical Games from Germany

Dr. Adalvan Martins
Laboratory Supervisor, Texas Woman's University
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Taught DCYC Music and Dances from Brazil

Chika Matsumoto
Elementary Music Educator, Lewisville ISD
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Taught DCYC Music and Musical Games from Japan

Dr. Paul Thomas
Associate Professor of Music Theory and Composition, Texas Woman's University
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Led DCYC in Composition Project