Your Music Teacher!

Hello! My name is Ms. Lori Ainsworth.  I live in Hutto with my amazing daughter and our little dog.  I love to sing, draw and have fun with my family. I taught preschool for 28 years.   During that time, I also taught music  through my former company Born Musicians.  I taught music using a blend of the Kodaly method and other methods I learned  through Lili Levinowitz, PhD former professor of Music at Rowan University of New Jersey , Glassboro and co-founder of Music Together.  I taught through Born Musicians for a total of 8 years.  I am so blessed to be the Music Teacher here at Howard Norman! I truly believe music holds a special place in everyone's life and I cannot wait to experience music with our sensational group of supersingers! 

In December of 1992, I graduated from The University of Texas at Austin with a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology.  My first year, I majored in Music.  I loved it!  Then something happened.  It was during my college career that I was bitten by the teaching bug.  After completing my first year of college, I began teaching preschool and have been teaching ever since.  I am also a life-long learner so in April of 2016, I decided to take a leap and began pursuing an Alternative Teaching Certification in Early Childhood through 6th grade.  I have passed three certification exams - EC – 6, English as a Second Language and Music EC – 12 and am now certified in all three! 

I am now living the dream as an Elementary Music teacher.  I am looking forward to a fun filled year of fine arts here at Howard Norman Elementary!