General Music Teacher for 15+ years in public and private schools/colleges Professional Working Musician in jazz, rock, folk, musicals Composer of original music - children's, rock, jazz, musicals
Hands on, experiential learning in music. Students sing in every class as well as read and play music notation. Often, students integrate movement within music activities. Students are given ample opportunity to create music on many levels from improvising and composing, to participating in small/large group musical games and activities.
Best Elementary Teacher of the Year Award - Westerly Sun - 2013
B.S. in Music Ed. - Rhode Island College Master's Degree in Music Ed. - University of Rhode Island Orff Schulwerk Level I
Member of the Rhode Island Music Educator's Association and contributing member to the General Music Council Links: http://tinyurl.com/mrjohnsonvideos http://bit.ly/MakingtheNCASWork-Johnson http://bit.ly/MakingtheNCASWork2-Johnson
PreK, Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
Specialty, Arts & Music, Other (Art), Music, Music Composition, Vocal Music, Instrumental Music, Other (Performing Arts), Life Skills, Oral Communication, Classroom Community