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Ruth Ann Coy
Orchestra
ruth.coy@jeffco.k12.co.us / 303.982.0605
Mrs. Ruth Ann Coy has been a passionate music educator in Colorado public schools for over a decade. She holds degrees in Violin Performance and Music Education with an emphasis on instrumental music. Currently, Mrs. Coy teaches full-time at Drake Middle School, where she instructs 6th through 8th grade orchestra. In just three years, she has grown the program to include over 200 students across five classes, effectively doubling its size.
Her orchestras consistently perform at notable events such as Jeffco’s Middle School Art Show and have earned Superior and Excellent ratings at the Colorado ASTA Festival. In 2025, 104 of her 7th and 8th grade students participated in the CASTA Regionals, achieving straight Superior Ratings and qualifying for CASTA State.
Mrs. Coy has also made significant contributions outside of the classroom. She has served as a violin coach at Camp Con Brio for the past two years and has acted as a Solo and Ensemble Adjudicator for middle and high school students on multiple occasions over the last decade. She was named Jeffco Talented Teacher in 2023 and the Jeffco Thrives Award in 2025. She was nominated for Teacher of the Year by the Front Range Youth Symphony in both 2019 and 2023. Additionally, she presented at the Colorado State Music Educators Conference in 2023.
In her performance career, Mrs. Coy has played with several local groups, including the Jefferson County Symphony Orchestra, Lakewood Symphony Orchestra, Broomfield Chamber Orchestra, and Evergreen Chamber Orchestra. She has been the paid first violinist of the Stratus Chamber Orchestra for the past ten years, touring with them in Prague, Czech Republic in 2017.
Outside of her school and performance work, Mrs. Coy also runs a private string studio, where she continues to foster the next generation of musicians.
Grants, Awards, and Professional Honors:
Violin Instructor for Camp Con Brio
Summer 2025
Jeffco Thrives Award
for Excellence 2025
Colorado ASTA State Competition
Intermezzo Orchestra 2025
Superior Rating
Dragon Orchestra 2025
Excellent Rating
Colorado ASTA Orchestra Regional Competition
Intermezzo Orchestra 2025
Superior Rating
Dragon Orchestra 2025
Superior Rating
Jeffco Schools Foundation Grant Recipient
2024-2025
Violin Instructor for Camp Con Brio
Summer 2024
Colorado ASTA Orchestra Competition
Excellent Rating 2024
Jeffco Talented Teacher 2023
Front Range Youth Symphony
Teacher of the Year Nominee 2023
Colorado ASTA Orchestra Competition
Superior Rating 2023
Selected Presenter
at the Colorado Music Educators Conference 2023
Westerra Credit Union Grant Recipient
Award Winner 2021-2022
Front Range Youth Symphony
Teacher of the Year Nominee 2019
Colorado ASTA Orchestra Competition
Superior Rating 2017
Colorado ASTA Orchestra Competition
Superior Rating 2016
Colorado ASTA Orchestra Competition
Superior Rating 2015
Mrs. Coy's Playing Experience:
Stratus Chamber Orchestra
(First Violinist), 2015-Present
Evergreen Chorale Musical Pit
2012-2014
Evergreen Chamber Orchestra
2011-2013
Jefferson County Symphony Orchestra
2010
Lakewood Symphony Orchestra
2010
Metropolitan State Symphonic Band/Wind Ensemble
2008-2010
Metropolitan State Symphony Orchestra
Concertmistress 2006- 2010
Metropolitan State Chamber Ensemble
2006-2010
Metropolitan State Early Music Ensemble
2009
Denver Young Artists Orchestra
2008-2009
Mendelssohn Octet Chamber Ensemble
Summer of 2007
Music at Rocky Ridge
(Principal 2nd Violinist) Summer of 2007
Broomfield Civic Orchestra
(appeared as a Soloist) 2007-2008
Colorado All-state Orchestra
2004
UNC Western State Weekend for Strings
2001-2003
JCPS Honors Orchestra
(Assistant Principal 2002 / 2003) 2001-2003
Adams All-County Orchestra
2000
Front Range Youth Symphony
1994-2004
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