Elementary Music Specialist - 28 years; Middle School Choral Teacher -6 years
My favorite elementary teaching technique is the Orff method. The students LOVE it and so do I! It engages my students and is so creative!
Teacher of the Year Award, 1997; Teacher of the Year Award, 2002
Bachelor of Music Degree, Simpson College, 1988; Orff Certification, George Mason University
In 2022, I retired as an elementary music specialist, after 34 years of teaching elementary and middle school choral music. I am loving having the time to create music for the elementary music classroom! I am a huge baseball fan and work in a local ballpark for fun! I am currently working to prepare a professional development course in composition for elementary music teachers. In my spare time, I love to volunteer in my church and sing in the choir. I am blessed to be married to my husband, Mark, and have two adult children.
Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th
English Language Arts, Reading, Social Studies, Arts & Music, Music, Music Composition, Vocal Music, Instrumental Music, Holidays/Seasonal, Back to School, Thanksgiving, Christmas-Chanukah-Kwanzaa, Autumn, Halloween, Winter, The New Year, Valentine's Day, Martin Luther King Day, Presidents' Day, Black History Month, St. Patrick's Day, Easter, Spring, Summer