Hello and welcome to my website! My name is Jessie Johnson and I am so thrilled you are here!
I strongly believe that Music education, especially at the elementary age, is an essential part of building a well-rounded student throughout their time in school. Music teaches us so much! It allows students to be creative, use their imaginations, work as a team, and leads to building self-confidence. It can connect children to history, math, and literature in meaningful and memorable ways. As a general music teacher, I hope to instill a love and appreciation for music in my students while empowering them to become active participants in creating it. Students will learn to play music, but also understand the foundations behind it. I hope my students leave me with a solid base as informed music consumers and future music-makers!
I received my Bachelor’s degree in Music education from Miami University. In addition to my studies, I had a blast performing in orchestra and singing in an a cappella group! Since moving to Arizona, I have attended music education workshops through AZ Orff and AKTS. I attend these workshops to gather amazing ideas from innovative music educators to bring back to the classroom! In addition to workshops, I have spent my summers at ASU and I am now both Orff and Kodály Level One certified. I love using these two philosophies to guide my teaching! Growing professionally and extending my knowledge within the field of music education are passions of mine that I always strive to continue to work on so that I can be the best and most current teacher for my students!
I hope that you find this site helpful! I enjoy connecting with other music teachers and whole-heartedly believe we are better teachers when we are in community! Stick around and let’s chat! Music education has brought us together; I think we will get along just fine 😉
