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I am in my tenth year as a public school orchestra director. For five years I taught at the junior high/middle school level and more recently I have been teaching elementary orchestra. I am a cellist and enjoy participating in symphonic and chamber music. I also have experience teaching private lessons and leading a children's choir.
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Open String Warm-Up: Over the Rainbow
Using only open strings E, A, G, and C, string orchestra students play along with the recording or music video of this popular song. Appropriate for first-year beginners through intermediate students, elementary through high school age, this can be used as a performance piece or as a warm-up at the start of class. It is a fantastic activity to keep students excited and engaged in learning while the teacher tunes instruments or does formative assessment. The exercise can be incorporated into less
1st - 12th
Instrumental Music
National Music Standards Posters
Posters for the 2014 National Music Standards (nafme.org)
K - 12th
Instrumental Music, Music, Vocal Music
Open String Warm-Up: Something Just Like This
Using only the strings D and A, string orchestra students play along with the recording or music video of this popular song. Appropriate for first-year beginners through intermediate students, elementary through high school age, this can be used as a performance piece or as a warm-up at the start of class. It is a fantastic activity to keep students excited and engaged in learning while the teacher tunes instruments or does formative assessment. The exercise can be incorporated into lessons to
1st - 12th
Instrumental Music
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Experience
I am in my tenth year as a public school orchestra director. For five years I taught at the junior high/middle school level and more recently I have been teaching elementary orchestra. I am a cellist and enjoy participating in symphonic and chamber music. I also have experience teaching private lessons and leading a children's choir.
Teaching style
My teaching style is based on developing trusting relationships with my students. I make use of peer-sharing, self-reflection, and frequent formative assessments. I value my students' musical experiences in and out of the classroom in various genres and believe that everyone can be musical.
Awards & shining teacher moments
I am proud to have started a high school orchestra program for which I was honored as founder in 2013.
My own education history
BS in Music Education from the University of South Carolina, 2008
Master's is Music Education from Arizona State University, in progress
Additional biographical information
I live with my husband, son, and dog in sunny Tempe, Arizona.
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