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Mrs. Sandor
E.J. Russell Elementary School
Music, Pre-K -through 5th Grade,
4th & 5th Grade Choruses
845-744-2031 x 4200 (EJR)
doreen.sandor@pinebushschools.org
Mrs. Sandor
E.J. Russell Elementary School
Music, Pre-K -through 5th Grade,
4th & 5th Grade Choruses
845-744-2031 x 4200 (EJR)
doreen.sandor@pinebushschools.org
ABOUT MRS. SANDOR
ABOUT MRS. SANDOR
This is Mrs. Sandor's 18th year teaching music in Pine Bush School District. She has taught at Pine Bush Elementary School for seven years, taught 8th grade music classes in the
2009-2010 school year, and this will be her 11th year at E.J. Russell Elementary School. Previously, she taught one year in a local middle school, where she taught Music Exploratory (General Music) classes as well as the 6th Grade, 7th & 8th Grade, and Select Choruses.
She has directed 1st, 2nd and 3rd Grade Musicals as well as teaching 4th and 5th grade Choruses. It has been an honor to prepare 5th Grade OCMEA All County Singers for the annual concert.
This is Mrs. Sandor's 18th year teaching music in Pine Bush School District. She has taught at Pine Bush Elementary School for seven years, taught 8th grade music classes in the
2009-2010 school year, and this will be her 11th year at E.J. Russell Elementary School. Previously, she taught one year in a local middle school, where she taught Music Exploratory (General Music) classes as well as the 6th Grade, 7th & 8th Grade, and Select Choruses.
She has directed 1st, 2nd and 3rd Grade Musicals as well as teaching 4th and 5th grade Choruses. It has been an honor to prepare 5th Grade OCMEA All County Singers for the annual concert.
At the Aaron Copland School of Music at Queens College (CUNY - Flushing, NY), Mrs. Sandor studied Vocal Pedagogy with Dr. Robert White, Jr., and conducting with Professor Lawrence Eisman and Dr. Paul Maynard. She sang in choruses directed by Dr. Robert White, Jr. and Dr. Paul Maynard, and performed at Avery Fischer Hall in Lincoln Square with the Queens College Choir.
Mrs. Sandor earned a Masters of Science Degree with Distinction in Instructional Technology from the New York Institute of Technology in 2007.
At the Aaron Copland School of Music at Queens College (CUNY - Flushing, NY), Mrs. Sandor studied Vocal Pedagogy with Dr. Robert White, Jr., and conducting with Professor Lawrence Eisman and Dr. Paul Maynard. She sang in choruses directed by Dr. Robert White, Jr. and Dr. Paul Maynard, and performed at Avery Fischer Hall in Lincoln Square with the Queens College Choir.
Mrs. Sandor earned a Masters of Science Degree with Distinction in Instructional Technology from the New York Institute of Technology in 2007.
Mrs. Sandor has also studied:
Mrs. Sandor has also studied:
- "Child's Voice" with Joan Gregoryk, Founder and Director of The Children's Chorus of Washington (CCW) (Summer 2004)
- "Child's Voice" with Joan Gregoryk, Founder and Director of The Children's Chorus of Washington (CCW) (Summer 2004)
- "Multiple Intelligences in the Music Classroom" course with Lillie Feierabend Summer of 2008 at the Hartt College of Music (Summer 2008)
- "Multiple Intelligences in the Music Classroom" course with Lillie Feierabend Summer of 2008 at the Hartt College of Music (Summer 2008)
- Graduate-level "First Steps of Music" and "Conversational Solfege 1" with Prof. John Feierabend, Director of Hartt School of Music of the University of Hartford, CT. (Summer 2011)
- Graduate-level "First Steps of Music" and "Conversational Solfege 1" with Prof. John Feierabend, Director of Hartt School of Music of the University of Hartford, CT. (Summer 2011)
- Graduate-level "Solfege I" with Professor Gábor Viragh at Hartt School of Music (Summer 2011)
- Graduate-level "Solfege I" with Professor Gábor Viragh at Hartt School of Music (Summer 2011)
- Choreography Workshop with John Jacobson, and School Music Reading session with Mac Huff and Audrey Snyder at 2011 New England Choral Magic Workshops in Nashua, NH. (Summer 2011)
- Choreography Workshop with John Jacobson, and School Music Reading session with Mac Huff and Audrey Snyder at 2011 New England Choral Magic Workshops in Nashua, NH. (Summer 2011)
- "Finale & Smartboard 21st Century Skills" Graduate Class at Hartt School of Music (Summer 2014)
- "Finale & Smartboard 21st Century Skills" Graduate Class at Hartt School of Music (Summer 2014)
- "Blending Pedagogy: Incorporating General Music Methods in Children's Choir" Graduate Class at Hartt School of Music (Summer 2014)
- "Blending Pedagogy: Incorporating General Music Methods in Children's Choir" Graduate Class at Hartt School of Music (Summer 2014)
- "Around the World with Music & Dance" Graduate Class with Lillie Feierabend at Hartt School of Music (Summer 2016)
- "Around the World with Music & Dance" Graduate Class with Lillie Feierabend at Hartt School of Music (Summer 2016)
- "Revised NYS Arts Standards for Music" (Summer 2019) at OUBOCES
- "Revised NYS Arts Standards for Music" (Summer 2019) at OUBOCES
- "Using Music, Dance, and Theater Methods to Engage ENL Students (and All Students)" (Summer 2019) at OUBOCES
- "Using Music, Dance, and Theater Methods to Engage ENL Students (and All Students)" (Summer 2019) at OUBOCES
- "Artie and Denise's Music Education Online Odyssey 2020 " - (Musicplayonline) - (Summer 2020)
- "Artie and Denise's Music Education Online Odyssey 2020 " - (Musicplayonline) - (Summer 2020)
- "Artie and Denise's Music Education Extravaganza Online Conference" - (Musicplayonline) - (Summer 2021)
- "Artie and Denise's Music Education Extravaganza Online Conference" - (Musicplayonline) - (Summer 2021)
- Mrs. Sandor attended a Saturday in-service with Dr. John Feierabend held by the CNJOASA - the Central New Jersey American Orff-Schulwerk Association.
- Mrs. Sandor attended a Saturday in-service with Dr. John Feierabend held by the CNJOASA - the Central New Jersey American Orff-Schulwerk Association.
Mrs. Sandor brings to the Pine Bush School District a wealth of almost 50 years of non-academic teaching experience - teaching piano, brass, and theory privately, and teaching drum and bugle corps and bands in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, and England. She has arranged music for and taught Championship groups at every level in the U.S.A. and abroad.
Mrs. Sandor brings to the Pine Bush School District a wealth of almost 50 years of non-academic teaching experience - teaching piano, brass, and theory privately, and teaching drum and bugle corps and bands in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, and England. She has arranged music for and taught Championship groups at every level in the U.S.A. and abroad.
Mrs. Sandor's entire family is musical! In her spare time, Mrs. Sandor likes to write or arrange music, write poetry and stories, read, travel, enjoy the country, and teach music!
Mrs. Sandor's entire family is musical! In her spare time, Mrs. Sandor likes to write or arrange music, write poetry and stories, read, travel, enjoy the country, and teach music!
CERTIFICATIONS
CERTIFICATIONS
New York State Teaching License, Vocal & Instrumental Music, Permanent Certification, K - 12.
New York State Teaching License, Vocal & Instrumental Music, Permanent Certification, K - 12.
New York State Teaching License, Professional Instructional Technology Certification.
New York State Teaching License, Professional Instructional Technology Certification.
New York State Teaching License, Provisional English 7 - 12 Certification.
New York State Teaching License, Provisional English 7 - 12 Certification.
Orff-Schulwerk Level 1 Certification - Summer 2005 at Westminster Choir College
Orff-Schulwerk Level 1 Certification - Summer 2005 at Westminster Choir College
DEGREES
Master of Science, Instructional Technology - Summa Cum Laude. New York Institute of Technology, May 2007.
DEGREES
Master of Science, Instructional Technology - Summa Cum Laude. New York Institute of Technology, May 2007.
Bachelor of Arts Degree in Music Education and English Writing, Queens College of the City University of New York, June 1980. (Aaron Copland School Of Music). English Honors Student.
Bachelor of Arts Degree in Music Education and English Writing, Queens College of the City University of New York, June 1980. (Aaron Copland School Of Music). English Honors Student.
MEMBERSHIPS:
Member, MENC – The National Association for Music Education
MEMBERSHIPS:
Member, MENC – The National Association for Music Education
Member, NYSSMA – New York State School Music Association
Member, NYSSMA – New York State School Music Association
Member, OCMEA – Orange County Music Educator’s Association
Member, OCMEA – Orange County Music Educator’s Association
Member, AOSA - American Orff-Schulwerk Association
Member, AOSA - American Orff-Schulwerk Association
Past Member, CNJAOSA - Central New Jersey American Orff-Schulwerk Association
Past Member, CNJAOSA - Central New Jersey American Orff-Schulwerk Association
HONORS:
Recipient of Pine Bush Central School District's 2019 Christopher Bement Award for Outstanding Service to Children.
HONORS:
Recipient of Pine Bush Central School District's 2019 Christopher Bement Award for Outstanding Service to Children.
Associate Member, World Drum Corps Hall of Fame (WDCHOF) - Summer 2018
Lifetime Member, New York Skyliners Drum & Bugle Corps, 2005
Associate Member, World Drum Corps Hall of Fame (WDCHOF) - Summer 2018
Lifetime Member, New York Skyliners Drum & Bugle Corps, 2005
MIDDLE SCHOOL MUSIC WEBSITE:
http://teacherweb.com/NY/CrispellMiddleSchool/Sandor-Music
MIDDLE SCHOOL MUSIC WEBSITE:
http://teacherweb.com/NY/CrispellMiddleSchool/Sandor-Music
MISSION STATEMENT
MISSION STATEMENT
- To provide students with training in the discipline of music that meets the New York State, Federal, and District Standards for Music.
- To assist students in developing personal musicianship skills and promoting life-long learning skills for a generation of citizens who will be moved by quality music literature.
- To provide a nurturing environment in which to engage students in music making and developing their personal skills.
- To prepare children to become musical in three ways: to be Tuneful, Beatful, and Artful.
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