Elective Teachers

I have been teaching band since 1993 and joined Gilbert Public Schools in 2012. Previously I taught both band and Spanish at Grace Community Christian School in Tempe. I also spent four years as a junior high band teacher for Mesa Public Schools. Although I have been trained in all the band instruments, my main instrument is the trombone. I am fortunate to be a graduate of the Oberlin College Conservatory of Music. I have a Master of Music degree from Arizona State University and completed a Doctor of Musical Arts degree at ASU in 2009. Most importantly, I love being a teacher and working with young band students! This IS my dream job!

Mrs. Seagraves has been teaching orchestra at all levels since 1992. She is entering her 7th year as the orchestra teacher at Highland Park, Mesquite Elementary and Neely Traditional. She is also a professional violinist & violist, and plays for weddings, parties and events in the Phoenix area. Mrs. Seagraves is married to her husband, Brad, and they have 2 children: Ben, who is a junior at Campo Verde HS, and Megan, who is an 8th grader at South Valley High School. In her free time, Mrs. Seagraves enjoys spending time with her family (and cat, Gidget), traveling, scrapbooking, and gardening.

Mrs. Feidler-Aguilar, also known as Mrs. F, is the Art Teacher for Mesquite Elementary & Performance Academy. She teaches Art to students Pre-K through 6th grade, alternating weeks between Mesquite and Gilbert Elementary. Mrs. F is an Arizona native, but has lived in and traveled to many other countries in the world. She is a published illustrator, YouTube creator, and practicing artist. She believes strongly that anyone can make their dreams come true if they work hard and persist, and loves to instill this confidence in her students.

Andy Gonzalez is a multi-instrumentalist and music educator in the Phoenix metro area. Mr. Gonzalez is known for his work performing on guitar and banjo with Phoenix Theatre, Arizona Broadway Theatre, Spotlight Youth Theatre in various productions including Chicago, Scottsboro Boys, Always…Patsy Cline, and Hair. In addition to musical theatre, Mr. Gonzalez has appeared on stage supporting other musicians including the award winning Dolly Parton tribute show Karen Hester as Dolly, The Band tribute Ophelia, The Harvest Grateful Dead tribute, in world famous venues such as Last Exit Live, The Rhythm Room, St. Elmos’ in Bisbee and ASU’s Gammage auditorium. Mr. Gonzalez also performs his own original music with his band Benja and as a solo artist.

Mr. Gonzalez is also an award winning educator and has been teaching music and private lessons specializing in fretted instruments, brass instruments, songwriting and recording techniques for over 10 years. Mr. Gonzalez graduated from Arizona State University with a Bachelors in Music, Learning and Teaching in 2020 and was the winner of the Outstanding Resident Achievement Award selected Mary Fulton Teacher’s College Dean Carole Bastille for having “maintained the highest academic standards and professionalism, created and maintained positive learning communities, and implemented instruction with skill”.