Playnotes at Appletree
Resources for the Appletree Team
Contact Information:
Haley@playnotes.org
724-882-5511
Creating a Great Music Experience Together
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Group size & safety
We aim for 25 children or fewer per group, always in alignment with your school’s policies and safety guidelines.
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Space needs and Location Flexibility
We appreciate a space that allows children to sit on the floor, move safely, and dance, supporting active participation throughout the session. Our program is fully mobile — we can remain in one room or travel from classroom to classroom, depending on what works best for your site.
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Session length & scheduling
Sessions are typically 30 minutes, with flexibility to work within your school’s daily schedule and routines.
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Sound sensitivity
Some instruments (especially drums) can be louder in volume. Please let us know if any children are sensitive to sound so we can make adjustments.
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Staff involvement
Teachers and staff are welcome to participate in or observe sessions. Music sessions provide a meaningful opportunity to connect with your little learners while staff support engagement and help address challenging behaviors as they arise.
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Photos & documentation
You are more than welcome to take photos or videos during sessions in accordance with your school’s media and privacy policies.
Music Session Schedule
​Each participating AppleTree location is scheduled for a 15-week visit series. To help keep everyone informed and aligned, we’ve created a shared schedule document for each school.
👉 Playnotes Schedule at Appletree Spring 2026
This document includes:
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Projected session dates that carry us through the 15th and final visit
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A clear view of where we are in the visit series at any given time
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Ongoing updates as sessions are completed or adjusted
The schedule is a live document, so it will always reflect the most up-to-date information for your center.
Meet The Team
Precious
She/Her
Music Leader
Precious is a Music Leader who attended Full Sail University for Music Business and Media Communications, and currently working towards a Master’s at Berklee College of Music with a concentration of Interdisciplinary Music Studies. She has vast in-school experience providing music education for children ages 6 months to high-school, and runs a private practice that specializes in professional music development for both children and adults. Precious’s goal is to help raise a generation of healthy, fearless, educated creatives. Aside from music education, Precious is a professional singer, songwriter, musician, and music producer who performs both nationally and internationally
Haley Welsh
She/Her
Owner of Playnotes
Music Therapist
Haley is the proud founder and owner of Playnotes and a board-certified Music Therapist with a deep passion for working with children. Her work centers on using music as a powerful tool to support connection, learning, and emotional growth for children of all abilities, including those with intellectual disabilities and in behavioral health settings. Haley’s humanistic approach emphasizes meeting each child where they are, using music to support regulation, communication, and joyful engagement.
Inspired by the curiosity and creativity of her three young children, Haley created Playnotes’ children’s music program to bring meaningful, developmentally supportive music experiences into early learning environments. Alongside her talented team, she provides individualized and engaging music sessions to learning centers throughout the Pittsburgh area, thoughtfully designed to foster cognitive, social, and emotional development in young learners.
When she’s not leading music sessions, Haley enjoys spending time outdoors with her family, camping, and embracing everyday moments of play and creativity.
Allyssa Heitzenrater
She/Her
Onboarding Director
Music Therapist
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Allyssa Heitzenrater is the Internship Director and a Music Therapist at Playnotes. Since receiving her Bachelor of Science in Music Therapy with a minor in Psychology from Duquesne University, Allyssa has been dedicated to using a person-centered approach to help people increase their quality of life, practice coping skills, and achieve their social/emotional goals. Allyssa is passionate about sharing joyful music experiences with people, especially young children. Their curiosity and creativity continues to inspire her every day! As the Internship Director at Playnotes, Allyssa loves helping future Music Therapists learn and hone their skills, so that they can enter the wonderful world of Music Therapy with confidence. When Allyssais not working you’ll find her caring for her large collection of plants, playing outside, and making as much art and music as possible.
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