Meet Your Director

Ms. Brown grew up playing cello in her public school orchestra in Iowa, and studied music education at the University of Central Florida. She has taught orchestras in the North Texas area for 23 years. Ms. Brown was the recipient of the TexASTA "Young String Teacher of the Year" award (2005) and the TODA "Director of Distinction" award (2022). Prior to founding the Cheek Middle School Orchestra, she taught in Plano, McKinney, and Irving. She is a frequent clinician and adjudicator for TMEA and UIL events, and her students are consistent top award and scholarship winners. 

Ms. Brown is excited to build new traditions of excellence at Cheek Middle School! She will also be teaching 5th grade Orchestra at Sandbrock Elementary and Savannah Elementary schools. 

When Ms. Brown is not teaching or playing, she can be found biking, roller skating, reading, painting, and having lazy Netfilx marathons with her partner Paul and their pitbulls Maggie and Louie.