A Bay Area native, Olivia Goodwin was born and raised in a small city called Brentwood in California. She grew up singing songs such as the National Anthem and Ave Maria with her sisters at local events at a very young age, and she joined her childhood Catholic church children’s choir when she was just 4 years old. There, she learned how to read music, sing in a choral ensemble, and sing solo as a psalmist and cantor. Although voice has always been her focus, she also took piano lessons when she was in elementary school and played the flute, tenor saxophone, and clarinet in wind ensembles and jazz bands from 5th grade through her senior year at Heritage High School. She was also heavily involved in her school theatre programs, playing in the pit band for The Drowsy Chaperone on saxophone and clarinet, acting as an ensemble member in Big Fish, holding various lead roles in plays and musicals such as Aida and Rock of Ages, and becoming a member of the International Thespian Society. She even won 1st Place Solo Musical and 2nd Place Scenefest at the California State Thespian Festival in Spring 2019. This is Mrs. Goodwin's third year teaching, and she has always felt a calling to be a teacher. She decided to mix that career path with her musical and theatrical passions in an effort to help students grow their abilities and develop a deep love for music as she did. She graduated from The University of Arizona with a Bachelor of Music in Music Education with an emphasis in voice, where she went on to serve as a Soprano Section Leader, Secretary, and President of Symphonic Choir, Choral Intern, and AzACDA Undergraduate Chapter President. She also served as the Assistant Director for the Ladybug and Hummingbird choirs of the Tucson Girls Chorus from Fall of 2021 to Spring of 2023. Olivia Goodwin has always been involved in the musical ensemble process in various ways that combined have made her a well-rounded and highly experienced musician who is more than ready to share her knowledge and have such experiences with students of her own.