Steve and Carrie Jo Mangle founded the Cantate Home School Choirs is 2007.
Carrie Jo Mangle graduated from Central Washington University in 1994 with a Bachelors of Music in Education. After receiving endorsements in K-12 Choral, Instrumental, and General Music, she taught music in the Federal Way School District for several years and worked with the Northwest Girlchoir of Seattle for three years directing their “Choir Clubs”. Carrie Jo and her husband Steve met at Christ’s Church in Federal Way, WA where Carrie Jo has worked in a variety of creative outlets including children’s choir, puppet team, VBS, and adult drama and choir. Carrie Jo is the part-time music teacher as Seattle Classical Christian School. The Mangles enjoy making music with the Cantate Home School Choir families, homeschooling their children and teaching private piano lessons.
Steve Mangle majored in church music at Western Baptist College in Salem, OR where he directed and accompanied a touring ensemble After college, Steve served as the principle accompanist at the Evangelical Free Church of Walnut Creek for several years and as interim music director for 2 years. Steve is currently working as the Children’s Pastor at Christ’s Church at Federal Way in Federal Way, WA. He previously worked more than 20 years as the Pastor of Worship Arts Ministries. As a father of four, he loves spending time with his family.
GROUP COACHES
Hello, My name is Mrs. Lynch! I have a Bachelors in Elementary Education with a minor in Music. I have been in choirs since I was 7 starting in our church’s kids choir all the way up to Choir of the West at Pacific Lutheran University! I taught kindergarten and first grade in public school for 7 years and then was a substitute teacher for another six years. I have a passion for educating children, for music and for the Lord and I’m so excited to see all three of these passions come together as an instructor for Cantate Homeschool Choirs! When I’m not teaching music lessons my favorite thing is making weekly brunch with my husband and our two girls on Saturday mornings.
Hello! My name is Mrs. Wiebersch (WEE-bursh). I have a Bachelors in Music Education with endorsements in K-12 General Music and K-12 Choral Music from Pacific Lutheran University. I currently teach music at two local homeschool co-ops, as well as private lessons in voice, clarinet, and beginning piano. I have directed various church and community children’s and youth choirs since 2005. I have also taught music and substitute taught at both public and private schools. My biggest passions in life are God, family, and music. I feel so blessed to have the incredible opportunity to teach for such a high caliber program such as the Cantate Homeschool Choirs! I have been married to my wonderful husband Erik for 25 years and together we operate a small construction company. We have two young adult children, Elizabeth who is a full time nanny, and Thomas (a recent Cantate alum) who works
part-time for our family business and part-time as a plumbing apprentice. We love singing, family game nights, camping, grilling, and hanging out with family and friends.
Hello! My name is Lola Green, I started Piano and Music Theory when I was eight-years-old, and I have been learning new things and advancing ever since! I started with Cantate Choirs four years ago last spring and have loved every second of it! In the past years I have worked with many different ages of kids in many different scenarios from playing with toddlers in VBS, to teaching school-age children how to sail and handle a boat properly, to a 9 year old girls sewing camp! In addition, for the last 15+ years I have constantly had little siblings in every stage of childhood 😉 when I’m not playing the piano, or belting out show-tunes, you can find me working on whatever puzzle I can get my hands on next!
Aria Mangle