Mrs. Joy was born into a family that sings together. A close family friend has said that being with her family is like being in a musical, one person starts a song and everyone else joins in. She received a degree in music education from Angelo State University and has taught students from preschool to high school. She loves teaching Kindermusik because it provides all the most wonderful aspects of early learning for children through the framework of music but without the pressures of performance, so children and adults are free to grow in their own unique ways. Joy shares music at home with her husband and their 3 children. C.S. Lewis said, “It’s not the load that breaks you down, it’s the way you carry it.” Her hope is to carry every load she may have in her life with a song in her heart, and to share that music with others.