Music Education Alumni Discuss Preparing for College -- Loyola University New Orleans

This session will feature Music Education Alumni from Loyola University New Orleans discussing their own preparation for college and their years in our music education program at Loyola University New Orleans. These individuals are among our numerous graduates who are teaching band, chorus, orchestra, and music at schools across the United States. They will share with you about their current lives and careers, their decisions to pursue music education while in high school, and their experiences while in our music education degree program at Loyola University.
After a short welcome and introduction, this panel will discuss these topics. Here is the Panel:
•Gil Anfone, Middle School Band Teacher, Vermillion Parish School District Lafayette, Louisiana
•Renee Babin, K-5 Orff & Kodaly Music Teacher, Klein Independent School District, Houston, Texas
•Justin Blanchard, High School Choral Teacher, Liberty Magnet High School, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
•Hank Hendrix, K-8 General Music and String Teacher, International School at Gregory, Wilmington, North Carolina
•Esau Jones, Middle School Band Teacher, Philadelphia Public School District, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
•Victoria Lafitte, K-8 Music Teacher, Bridgeport Public Schools, Bridgeport Connecticut
•Michael Pizzini, K-5 Music Teacher, Boulder Valley School District, Boulder, Colorado
•Dr. Edward McClellan
Associate Professor, Coordinator of Music Education
Loyola University New Orleans
Contact Dr. Edward McClellan @ [e-mail] if you have any questions.