Meet Mrs. Peck

Hello! My name is Mrs. Peck. I have been teaching K-4 general music at Prairie Elementary since Fall of 2011. I have loved being a part of the Waunakee Community and I welcome families to come and visit the music classroom throughout the year. My favorite area to teach is folk songs and circle dances to my students.

When I am not at school I enjoy spending time with my family. I enjoy traveling, photography, camping, biking, reading, playing board games, trying new restaurants and singing opera music. My favorite color is green. My favorite food is stinky cheese. My favorite band is Coldplay and my favorite classical composer is Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. I look forward to sharing my passion for music with your child.

MUSIC DEPARTMENT MISSION STATEMENT

The Waunakee Community School District Music Department, K-12, believes that music is a core part of a student’s overall education. The music program strives to establish for every student a lasting relationship with music that provides achievement in skill, knowledge, creativity and emotional growth during the school years and throughout life. Students are involved in musical experiences as listeners, performers and creators.

The learning of music is sequential. The curriculum is based on developing skills in the areas of the elements of music, performing, describing, creating and connecting with other people and cultures. We understand that students have differences in music aptitudes. We recognize that all students have the ability to express themselves through music. To accommodate these individual differences, we emphasize that our teaching and our curriculum reflect a variety of learning modes, adaptations and cognitive processes.

A comprehensive music program has many components:

• meaningful music experiences
• excellence in music literature
• opportunities to develop creative abilities of each student
• a variety of music to enhance understanding of other cultures
• strategies to achieve basic music skills
• learning opportunities that correlate with other academic areas and other arts
• performances that demonstrate musical achievement
• positive attitude toward the art of music
• encouragement to participate and appreciate music as an adult

All music teachers strive to provide a comprehensive music program within a student centered classroom. Each ensemble or class forms a community of music makers that create meaningful connections with each other and with the music.