Claire Petersen, Music

B.M.E., Bradley University
Orff certification levels I & II
Many hours of Music ED. Classes & workshops
30 + years of teaching!!
Time off for 2 sons, now 24 & 20
Married to a farmer, so fall & spring are extra busy!
Have a garden with herbs, tomatoes & lettuce, etc.. We feed the animals more than we eat.
Also like to read historical fiction when I can.

Vision? I’d like to have music back to 3 times a week & 45 minutes of for 3rd, 4th & 5th grades.
Right now, if there are no snow days, holidays, assemblies, illnesses, etc. your child receives about 36 hours in a year, or 6 school days. Not enough!

Making music uses all of your brain & body. Every student contributes to the end result. No one ‘sits on the bench’ in class.