Kathy Manese, director of Music To My Ears, LLC is an experienced kids' party entertainer & musician. She is in her fifth year of entertaining at children's parties & she has performed her children's music show for thousands of children.

Her program is quite popular for first birthday parties as it can be difficult to find appropriate entertainment for children as young as one and for the big mix of ages of the children who usually attend first birthday parties. "Miss Kathy" is is quite comfortable engaging children of varying ages all at once from her experience not only as a children's entertainer, but from her background as a children's music educator.

"Miss Kathy's" children's music show is also popular for toddler parties & fifth birthday parties. The kids have a blast singing, dancing & playing children's musical instruments. The "older" children can be quite a lot of fun with all of their creativity and energy & "Miss Kathy" enjoys encouraging them to express themselves through song & dance.

In addition to being a children's entertainer Kathy Manese is a professionally trained vocalist who enjoys all styles of music. Kathy plays both guitar & piano. She has loved playing music & singing since she was a little girl.

Kathy has a diverse musical background. She was the lead singer for the Sam Ash Big Band & has enjoyed singing jazz, pop, R&B, folk, musical theater & even classical music. She has performed on television & in Greenwich Village as well as other venues in New Jersey, New York City, and Pennsylvania. She is an experienced cantor & has had the pleasure of singing at wedding ceremonies & receptions.

Kathy has written articles about her experience as an early childhood music educator for the Mommy & Me Association. She believes in a playful, hands on approach to music & encourages even young babies to strum the guitar when performing at children's birthday parties.

Kathy has the pleasure of working with her husband, Jerry, during the children's music shows. He not only sets up the professional Bose(R) soundsystem, but also helps with passing out & gathering the many children's musical instruments that we bring to the children's birthday parties & special events. In addition he is there to bring out special surprises during the music show (the bubble machine, Carribbean Steel Drum & our huge bag of instruments -- & he is a really great guy -- but he stays very busy during the show!). Since he is there to support Kathy during the show she is able to spend extra time with the children before & after the show & keep her focus on just giving them the best show possible!