Band

About Mr. Szopa

Mr. Szopa is a New Hampshire native, a graduate of the Merrimack School District.  He began playing the trumpet in fifth grade and performed in various bands, marching bands, jazz bands, and orchestras throughout high school and college.  He attended the Hartt School at the University of Hartford and obtained his Masters in Instrumental Music Education at Plymouth State University.  Most of his career has been as a middle school band director, but recently he has added kindergarten, first grade, and fourth grade general music classes to his teaching repertoire.  Mr. Szopa currently teaches fifth and sixth grade at James Mastricola Upper Elementary School in Merrimack, NH. 

The main emphasis of Mr. Szopa's teaching is providing students the skills, knowledge, and experience to think musically, enjoy and be moved by music, and independently participate in musical activities that will enrich their lives.