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Welcome Orchestra students and parents, 

I am looking forward for another exciting school year of musical growth and building our Orchestra family!  I started teaching in Pennsville in 2010.  This position includes teaching the PMHS Orchestra, Strolling Strings and Small Ensemble Zero Periods, 6th grade Orchestra, middle school string lessons. I was the advisor to the PMHS Tri-M Music Honor Society Chapter #2019 from 2013-2024.  During this school year, I will teach the 7th and 8th grade Orchestra as well.  Outside of the classroom, my life-long learning continues when I play violin several times a year at my church and also as a member of the violin section the Philharmonic of Southern New Jersey. I also love to play in the pit orchestra for musicals: I play for the HS musicals whenever needed and I have played in the pit for SpongeBob the Musical and The Sound of Music at the Levoy Theatre in Millville, NJ.  I graduated from The College of New Jersey with a Bachelor's of Music Education, '02 and in 2015, I earned a Master's of Music degree from Rowan University. I live in Cherry Hill with my husband, son, and cat Tux. 

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Music helps students:

-Work with others

-Respond to instruction

-Develop good study habits

-Improve coordination and dexterity

-Develop a worthwhile leisure activity to continue into adulthood

- Music study is crucial in brain development for young children. 

- Learning to play a musical instrument helps young children build confidence. They take pride in their newfound talent. 

- Music study enhances the learning experience in other subjects, engaging students’ reading, math, and scientific skills. 

- Schools with music programs generally have significantly higher attendance rates than those without them.  

- Music study helps students to develop discipline and focus, and they’re less likely to be disruptive in the classroom. 

- Music study helps students to connect socially. Performing as a group, they learn to work together toward a single goal.