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¡Hola!Mi nombre es Miss Casales, profesora de Educación Física.Hello! I am Ms. De Leon, your music teacher!
I was born into a family who inspired me to begin playing music at a young age.
I am also a native to Guadalupe, Tempe, and Phoenix, Arizona. I began my journey in music as a percussionist for my middle school band.
I started as a drummer on Tenor Drums for my High School marching band’s drumline and played in the percussion section with my school’s symphony orchestra, concert band, jazz band, and percussion ensemble.
I wanted to pursue Music after high school, so I attended Arizona State University to perfect my craft, be a part of a musical community, and expand my knowledge in music to share with others.
I enjoy playing keyboard instruments like the Marimba, Vibraphone, Xylophone, and Piano. I also love to fall into a groove on drums and percussion instruments in various genres such as Jazz, Rock, Pop, Latinx, etc.
Music has brought happiness into my life, and continues to bring resilience in times of adversity. I believe Music is a privilege, not a luxury, and rather a necessity to a child’s development.
My goal is to introduce and teach music as a universal language and deliver a variety of ways to express it as an emotion.