Aric Bieganek - Family Rock
he/him
Aric attended the Berklee College of Music in Boston, MA where he obtained a Bachelor of Music degree in Songwriting in 2002. Upon receiving his degree, Aric built a career as an early childhood music educator in New York City, Western Massachusetts, and the Twin Cities. Aric is the founder of kindie rock band “The Royal Order of Chords and Keys” (R.O.C.K.) and received the New England Public Radio WFCR Arts and Humanities Award for Emerging Talent (2011) for his commitment to the community as a performer and educator in Western Massachusetts. Aric has performed as an indie-folk multi-instrumentalist in Oweihops, Northernly, Matthew Larsen and the Documents, and is currently a lead guitarist/vocalist in local indie horror/punk band The Very Bad Days.
Aric has been at Sarah Jane's Music School since 2015 and rocks out with local families in our Family Rock classes, creating songs and designing curriculum based upon the interests of the kids and families who attend class. Outside of music, Aric works with data in higher education, plays lots of disc golf, enjoys local sports and craft beverages, and loves reciting dad jokes to his family in Richfield, MN.
Dr. Rosita Tendall - Sing, Play, Move
she/her
Rosita Tendall has a BME from Wartburg College and holds MA, and PhD degrees in music education from the University of Iowa. She taught music education and supervised elementary music student teachers at Augustana College in Rock Island, IL for 10 years after teaching elementary classroom music for over 30 years. She has directed both children’s and adult choirs throughout her career, and she enjoys teaching both children and adults. Rosita was a singer with both the Plymouth Ensemble Singers (currently Vocalessence) and the Dale Warland Singers and has performed in operas, choral, and jazz performances. Teaching preschool and elementary music courses and private piano lessons have informed her that working with young children is her favorite! She has extensive training in Orff, Kodaly, and Dalcroze philosophies which informs and enhances her teaching.
Rosita and her husband, Stephen, currently live in Saint Anthony, MN, (super close to her daughter, Sarah Jane and her family) where she enjoys gardening, biking, hiking, reading, and spending time with all of her 8 grandchildren.