Educators

Philosophy of Music Education

Music education is an important part of the curriculum that is needed to help the student grow as a whole. Not only is music education needed to grow academically, it is also needed to help develop life long learning, making connections to cultures, application and backgrounds, and growing both socially and emotionally.

Why choose education specifically music education

Paul Umberger has always had a strong connection to the performing arts from a young age. He has always been involved with school and community performance opportunities. Paul has greatly enjoyed these opportunities and has a duty on passing the joy he has had with performing to the next generation. Additionally, his time in the United States Air Force gave him solidarity in serving his nation. Educator's specifically also have an obligation to upholding their duty to serving their country by preparing the next generation to be ready. Having now done both is what gives him the drive and passion to be the best educator possible.

What makes for an educator to be the best in the field

Paul Umberger is a strong professional, leader and team player. He has also had multiple successes in creating a swift and successful rapport with students, parents and co-workers in a wide variety of public and private catholic schools in some locations that were severely underserved. Paul has always found it in the best interest of his students to all achieve a level of success in his classroom through a welcoming, challenging, engaging, and differentiating lesson structure. Paul is always developing an understanding of his students and will always embrace a challenge to better improve his classroom.

Professional organizations

Having been an member of the Pennsylvania Music Educator Association (PMEA) since being a student at Millersville University, Paul is always building relations with other professional educators and developing his craft through workshops and other master classes that PMEA offers. When Paul is not attending workshops through PMEA, Paul can often be found being actively involved with online educator pages that create for engaging conversations, collaborations, and resource mining.

Accomplishments

Paul Umberger has had the pleasure of working with a wide variety of instrumental students that have found successes of their own. Paul has personally coached his students and were awarded a position in both the Archdiocese of Philadelphia honor, and festival band ensembles. Additionally, Paul has given students the musical knowledge needed to have been granted a music scholarship that is only achieved through a performance audition.

Lesson plans