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RaeAnna Goss is a second generation homeschooler and has been involved in music education since an early teenager. She began as a piano teacher to neighborhood children and then served as assistant director in the homeschool band which developed a passion for sharing music with others. RaeAnna attended Lee University in Cleveland, TN where she was awarded various scholarships and awards, including the Departmental Award for Music Education and the esteemed Presser Scholarship awarded to one music student each year. After graduating in 2002, she spent 10 years in the public schools, led workshops for music teachers, and also served as president for the local Orff-Schulwerk association. Since having children, she has been teaching early childhood music classes, mother and baby music classes, homeschool music classes, and piano lessons. She loves sharing with fellow moms and teachers!

RaeAnna began homeschooling her own children in 2015. Through the years she has developed several music education programs and homeschool communities for her children. You can find her products online at:

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