Who is Miss Mary?

Miss Mary is Mary Wachter, local teacher and island musician. Mary has been teaching group music classes at The Funhouse since 2009. She started with Music Together®, a well renowned and internationally practiced early childhood music program, and continues today, still teaching classes for the little ones and their parents in her own iteration called Music with Miss Mary. Mary has been with the Funhouse for a while now, in many roles - as teacher, member of the board of directors, volunteer, and parent (her son, Elijah, was born and raised on Orcas and is now in college!).  Through Miss Mary’s Island Music, Mary teaches private lessons for students of all ages in violin, guitar, ukulele, and beginner piano.  She has been in several bands over the years, and is currently in two bands, The Swellz and Feral Mary & the Mother Electrix, both of which are releasing albums in 2024.  She is a multi-instrumentalist who plays violin, guitar, bass, drums, banjo, ukulele, and piano (and harmonica- ha ha!). Mary graduated from Boston College in 2002 after spending her high school years in Baltimore, MD where she is from, at Carver Center for the Arts and Technology. Mary loves all things music - You can find her at the Funhouse on Fridays at 4:30 for the much loved Funhouse Dance Party:-) If you have a question or would like to be involved in the new Funhouse Music Program, email Mary, the Music Facilitator at Mary@thefunhouse.org.