About this ClassMerrimac’s population is just the right size so just about all our students get to share the same music teacher. Brothers, sisters, cousins and friends can compare and discuss what they are doing in music class, what they did the year before, and what they have to look forward to. We are still awaiting the new guidelines re: 4th and 5th Grade Chorus. In the meantime check out the virtual performances created last year, and can be viewed in our student Google Classrooms. “Yay! It's time for Music!”
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About Ms. Degenhardt |
Here are the many credentials held by Merrimac's music teacher, Ms. Degenhardt. She has been with us since September 2003 and continues to hone her skills for our children's heightened musical experiences:
NAME: Ms. Debra Degenhardt-Grizzél POSITION: Merrimac General Music and Chorus Teacher Adjunct Professor at Five Towns College since 2018 EDUCATION: Doctoral Student in Music Education at Five Towns College Masters Degree: Manhattan School of Music (Jazz/Commercial Performance) Bachelor’s Degree: SUNY at Fredonia (Music Education) CERTIFICATIONS: NY State Music Teacher (Permanent) Orff-Schulwerk Pedagogy (Master Level) World Music Drumming (Level III) COMPOSER ARRANGER LYRICIST MEMBERSHIPS: A PAST PRESIDENT of LIAOSA: Long Island Chapter of the American Orff-Schulwerk Association AOSA - American Orff Schulwerk Association (Signage Chair for National Conference, Atlantic City, 2016) SCMEA - Suffolk County Music Educators’ Association (Present Member, former All-County Co-Chair) NYSSMA - New York State School Music Association (Occasional Adjudicator, Presenter/Lecturer) NAFME - National Association for Music Educators - (formerly MENC, Music Educators' National Conference) (Member, Presenter/Lecturer) SMPC - Society for Music Perception and Cognition ASCAP - American Song Composers, Arrangers and Publishers LIPS - Long Island Parrot Society CLINICIAN: Workshops in Music Education taught at venues such as:
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“You don’t have to play all the notes, just the pretty ones.” - Miles Davis PETS: George, Marley, and Freddy! (Patagonian Conure, Sun Conure, and a Dog, respectively). FAVORITE ARTISTS
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