FAME Teacher Spotlight – Natasha Verhulst
Name: Natasha Verhulst School District: Kiel Area School District Town/City: Kiel, Wisconsin Grades Taught & Specialty Area (previously and currently): 9-12 Band and Choir 5th-7th General Music 5th-8th Choir 5th Beginning Band Lessons Educational History: …
FAME Teacher Spotlight – John Crever
Name: John Crever School District: FAME Endorsed Teacher Trainer After almost 3 decades teaching music I had to leave the classroom because my immune system had become significantly damaged, causing me to spend many days of each school year out sick. Before leaving…
FAME Teacher Spotlight – Owen Hughes
Name: Owen Hughes School District: Bedford Central School District Town/City: Bedford State: NY Grades Taught & Specialty Area (previously and currently): K-5 General Music 4th and 5th Grade Chorus All-District Elementary Chorus Educational History:…
FAME Teacher Spotlight – Leslie Weaver
Name: Leslie Weaver School District: Hamburg Area School District Town/City: Hamburg State: PA Country (if outside the US): Grades Taught & Specialty Area (previously and currently): K-5 General Music 4-5 Chorus 7thGrade General Music Elementary Autistic Support…
FAME Teacher Spotlight – Kristen Turner
Introducing Kristen Turner who teaches General Music K-5, District Chorus Grades 2-5 and 5th Grade Band in the Medford Public Schools in Medford, MA. Kristen has been a FAME member since 2016 and during her career has also taught Early Childhood Music. Besides…
FAME Teacher Spotlight – Nobel S. Gabasan
Please meet our newest (and our first international) Teacher Spotlight, Nobel S. Gabasan, FAME member since 2013. Nobel teaches infants through Year 6 at International College in Hong Kong (Hong Lok Yuen.) In his career, Nobel has taught General Music, Choir,…
FAME Teacher Spotlight – Stephanie Morris
Meet Stephanie Morris, our newest FAME Teacher Spotlight! Our newest Teacher Spotlight focuses on FAME Treasurer Stephanie Morris, a teacher in the College Station Independent School District in College Station, Texas. She has taught Pre K-4 elementary music, Middle…
FAME Teacher Spotlight – Emily Maurek
Meet Emily Maurek our newest FAME Teacher Spotlight! Emily, a FAME member since 2014, graduated with her B.S. Music Education from Ball State University in 1995 and went on to receive her M.S. in Music Technology from Indiana University in 2004. Her primary instrument…
FAME Teacher Spotlight – Andy Himelick
Name: Andrew M. Himelick School District: Carmel Clay Schools Town/City: Carmel State: Indiana Grades Taught & Specialty Area (previously and currently): K – 5 Educational History: Bachelor of Music degree in Music Education – Butler University Kodály…
FAME Teacher Spotlight – Connie Greenwood
Name: Connie Greenwood School System: Independent Music Contractor Town/City: West Hartford/Simsbury State: Connecticut Education: Bachelor of Music from The Hartt School, University of Hartford; Master of Music Education from The Hartt School, University of Hartford…
FAME Teacher Spotlight – Stephanie Schall-Brazee
Name: Stephanie Schall-Brazee School System: Traverse City Aria Public Schools Town/City: Traverse City State: Michigan Education: Bachelor of Music Education Degree from Central Michigan University; Master of Music Education from The Hartt School of Music, University…
FAME Teacher Spotlight – Craig Knapp
Name: Craig B. Knapp School System: Rocky Point School District (Joseph A. Edgar Intermediate School) Town/City: Rocky Point State: New York Grade Taught: 3-5 School System: Hofstra University Town/City: Hempstead State: New York Grade Taught: Graduate Level Course in…
FAME Teacher Spotlight – Chris Anne Powers
Name: Chris Anne Powers School System: Greenwich Public Schools (Cos Cob School) Town/City: Greenwich State: Connecticut Grade Taught: K-5 General Music, Band, Chorus Education: Bachelor of Music from The Hartt School of Music, The University of Hartford (1995),…
FAME Teacher Spotlight – Kim Yannon
Name: Kim Yannon School System: Cheshire Public Schools Town/City: Cheshire State: Connecticut Grade Taught: 1-6 General Music, 7-8 Choral Music Education: Bachelors in Music Performance, Western Connecticut State University; Masters of Science in Music Education,…
FAME Teacher Spotlight – Lindsay Jackson
Name: Lindsay Jackson School: The Shipley School Bryn Mawr, PA Grades Taught: 2nd – 5th General Music and Chorus Education: B.M.Ed – Westminster Choir College, Rider University (2005) M.M.Ed – Hartt School, University of Hartford (2012) Served as Graduate…
FAME Teacher Spotlight: Lillie Feierabend
School System: University of Hartford Magnet School West Hartford, CT Grade Taught: PreK – 5th Grade Education: 1975 B.M. Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 1996 M.M.E. The Hartt School, University of Hartford, Hartford, CT FAME member since: Founding member…
FAME Teacher Spotlight: Betsy Greene
Name: Betsy Greene School System: Burlington School District Burlington, Vermont Grade Taught: K-5 General Music and Chorus Education: 1985 B.M. Ed Crane School of Music, SUNY Postdam 1990 M.M. Ed Hartt School of Music, University of Hartford FAME member since:…