Candidate for Member-at-Large, Stephanie Schall-Brazee

Stephanie Schall-Brazee is an elementary general music teacher for the Traverse City Area Public Schools where she also directs the select Women’s Choir, Bella Voce. As a choral director, Stephanie’s choirs have consistently earned first degree ratings at festivals, and have been invited to sing at the Michigan Music Conference in Grand Rapids, Michigan. In addition to her public school teaching, Stephanie is on the faculty of the Northwest Michigan College Children’s Choirs where she directs the Lyric and Prelude Choirs.

Stephanie’s training includes a Bachelor of Music Education Degree from Central Michigan University, and a Master of Music Education from The Hartt School, where she was a graduate assistant to Dr. John Feierabend. Stephanie’s master’s thesis, entitled “The Effects of Song Accompaniment on First Grade Children’s Ability to Sing Songs from Memory”, required an experimental study that continues to be a clear contribution to the knowledge base in song acquisition among children.

In addition to her teaching, Stephanie has served as a clinician presenting sessions on “Singing Development in Young Children”, “Music and Movement in Preschool” , First Steps in Music”, and “Conversational Solfege“. She is also an endorsed Teacher Trainer for First Steps in Music, and Conversational Solfege Levels 1 and 2.

Stephanie has spent 22 years spreading the word and training new teachers and colleagues in the methods of Dr. Feierabend. For the past 2 years, she as served as a Member at Large for FAME, and would be honored to continue her work for another term! During her time on the FAME board, Stephanie has specifically worked to establish a Membership Committee charged to find new ways to increase FAME membership. Stephanie wants to continue this important work so the good news about the Feierabend philosophy continues to spread, helping teachers and students throughout the United States and abroad.