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Erika Batten Meeker

K-8 Music Specialist

Room 25

I'm very excited for the challenge of this new year, and look forward to a great year of music making, creating, and performing!  This will be my fifteenth year at Ross School.  I grew up in Danville, CA, but now make Rohnert Park my home.  I love the North Bay, and try to take advantage of it's hiking trails, beaches, and waterways as often as possible!  I have two little boys, and I love introducing our beautiful world to them!

I graduated from Colgate University in Hamilton, NY with a degree in music and a focus in trombone performance. As a student, I was fortunate to get lots of experience as I member of the Symphony Orchestra, Jazz Ensemble, and several brass ensembles.  I was also able to spend a semester in Venice, Italy, studying opera, art, Italian, and teaching myself to cook!  I received my Master of Music in Music Education from the Conservatory of Music at University of the Pacific, where I assisted with research relating to effective practice and the use of technology in music learning, and played in the jazz ensemble.  In my free time, I love hiking, yoga, running, stand up paddle boarding, gardening, and reading. I love to listen to bluegrass, jazz, folk, pop, rock, country, Broadway soundtracks....pretty much everything!

Working within the music department at Ross has been an absolute joy, and I love being involved with all of the classroom musicals and productions. This year I will be teaching all General Music classes in grades K-3, 4th and 5th grade Beginning/Intermediate Bands, Middle School Concert Band, Middle School Guitar, and directing the Spring Musical.

I try to stay engaged with all of the music educators throughout Marin county, and I have served as the Marin County Office of Education Music Professional Learning Community chairperson.  I was honored to serve as the 2020 Marin County Teacher of the Year and was named as a California State Teacher of the Year finalist.  I have served as the Secretary of the Marin Music Educator's Association Board of Directors, and the Area I Representative (Marin, Sonoma, and Mendocino counties) on the California Music Educator's Association Bay Section Board of Directors.  Additionally, in  2020 I earned my National Board Certification in Early and Middle Childhood Music.  I love having the opportunity to work closely with other music teachers in the area and to organize local festivals, events, and professional development opportunities for our school music communities!

Email: emeeker@rossbears.org

Office phone: (415) 457-2705 x 4325