About
Tunelittle was created in a mixed ability classroom
to help promote language. It grew into music workshops for
young people to explore their creativity through songwriting and recording. Now as a
newly established nonprofit we are embarking on an exciting journey to expand
our reach and inspire even more students across California.
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Our Mission
At Tunelittle we are committed to enhancing music education for young people through the joy of songwriting. We sing, write, record, perform and inspire one little tune at a time.
One Tune at a Time!
Meet The Team
Founder/Executive Director
Lonnie Martinez
"Miss Lonnie” as she is known to her students has been teaching visual and musical arts for 30 years most recently for P.S. arts in Santa Monica Elementary Schools. She ran the ‘Crafts Around The Corner’ after school art studio for 5 years.
She is one half of the children’s duo the Sunshine Sisters.
Lonnie specialized in music at the early childhood development center Step By Step for 5 years. Lonnie has toured the country in bands as a singer, guitarist, percussionist and songwriter. Lonnie developed Tunelittle and Tuneup songwriting workshops using special techniques fine-tuned over the years in her classes.
Director of Production
Ainjel Emme
Ainjel Emme is a songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and home recording enthusiast turned award winning music producer and audio engineer. Her credits include John Legend, Aly & AJ, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Spoon, Grace Ives, Joji, The Whitmore Sisters, and Charli XCX.
She is an esteemed facilitator and community leader for women in music production and engineering. As Tunelittle’s audio director with over 200 tunes under her belt, Ainjel has had the pleasure of introducing students and at-risk youth to the arts of songwriting and sound recording for 15+ years
Founder/Co-Director
Mona Kolodzie
Mona Kolodzie is a retired educator with a rich history in the creative arts for over 30 years. Her academic studies in children’s literature, drama, dance and visual arts have fueled her passion for nurturing young minds through storytelling and other forms of creative expression.
Mona is a co-author of many songs and song-books. Her work with the Tune-little team brought the songwriting workshops to Northern California schools and the Tune-up program to the Contra Costa Juvenile Hall in Martinez, California where she resides.
Marketing Director
Lori Zelkind
Lori Zelkind is a Creative Director and Graphic Designer, boasting 20 years of experience overseeing every facet of creative projects. She is a color expert with a background in consumer products and the interiors and exteriors of market-rate, affordable, and supportive housing.
Lori has collaborated with major companies such as Disney and Hallmark Cards, as well as smaller manufacturers like Zak Designs. She has successfully led large creative teams both on-site and remotely.
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Co-Founder
Deborah Falconer
Deborah Falconer is a singer, songwriter, model, and actress. Her first album was Untangle. She released her second album, Brave Like Me, on July 22, 2003. Her third album, Lift Your Gaze, was released on October 18, 2014.Deborah is the cofounder of Tunelittle and Tuneup and helped develop the teen songwriting workshops.
Music & Art Therapy
Consultant
Zoe Zelkind
Zoe Zelkind is in her last quarter as a graduate student studying marriage and family therapy. She is a singer songwriter with several of her songs placed in Film and Television. Zoe spent her youth teaching cello and guitar to students. She is an alumni of the SMMUSD music program. The program gave her the opportunity to perform with many artists, David Crosby, Glen Frey, America, Glenn Phillips. Zoe majored in contemporary music at Eugene Lang College where she received her Bachelor's degree. She was a mentee in the Hawaii songwriting
festival.