Greetings!

I am very excited to be the music specialist at Stone Elementary!  This is my 25th year as a teacher, and I love using all the wonderful materials and instruments at Stone to have new music experiences with the students.  

A little information about me: I grew up in the western suburbs of Chicago, where both my parents were music teachers for 35 years before they retired.  I taught in southern Wisconsin for a while before moving to Asia to teach at international schools in China, Vietnam, and Hong Kong.  I moved back to Chicago in 2018 to be close to my family.  I love watching movies, cuddling with my 2 cats Nox and Lumos, baking, growing plants, spending time at the family cottage in Wisconsin, and traveling.  My daughter, Cora, is a Junior at the University of Iowa where she is studying Environmental Sciences, and my youngest, Roman is a Senior in high school.

Please find the updated Illinois Music Standards here.

And the CPS Skyline Curriculum here.

Every grade level will be: 

• Creating, Performing, Responding to, and Connecting with Music, and 

• Finding ways to make music-making a part of their everyday lives.

Our Classroom Agreements: