About

Meet the Director

My name is Carrianne Bernatis and I have been teaching music for 22 years. I come from a musical family and have been singing before I knew how to walk. I am passionate about music making and my goal is to instill a love of music inside YOU!

My family and I moved to New Braunfels in July 2020. Lily is in 8th grade here at SVMS, Audrey is a senior at SVHS and my husband, Mr. Dierschke (a.k.a. Mr. Music Teacher) works in commercial construction. 

I am a 2001 Baylor University graduate (B.S.E) and completed my graduate work in 2013 at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (M.M.E.). I specialize in an approach to music education called Orff Schulwerk which is speech and movement based music making. 

I am looking forward to a fantastic year with you!