Elementary Music

LaRue Miller Elementary 
Amber_Perez@misd.gs

Degrees & Certifications
Bachelors in Music Education from Southwestern Assemblies of God University
Masters in Music Education from the University of Texas in Arlington

I began teaching at Miller Elementary School in 2011.  I am the proud dog mom of a chihuahua named Kevin Bacon and a black lab named Stella.  A Fun fact about me?  I am a member of the Waxahachie Community Theater where I perform in musicals each season!  I am very passionate about the value of Music and the way it shapes us into who we are meant to be! 

T.E. Baxter Elementary
Lindsay_Bass@misd.gs

Degrees and Certifications
Bachelors Degree in Music Education from Southwestern Assembles of God University. 

I began teaching elementary music in 2007.   I am the proud mother of two boys and two cats.  I love to travel and have been to almost all 50 states.  I love assisting Baxter students in discovering their musical passions and learning to work together as a team.

J.A. Vitovsky Elementary
Justin_Griffith@misd.gs

Degrees and Certifications
Bachelors in Music Education from the University of North Texas in Denton

I began my teaching career in 2005 at Vitovsky Elementary.  Since picking up a guitar at 12, music has been the focus of my entire life.  A few of my defining passions are songwriting, audio engineering, performing, exercising, photography, and motorcycles.

"As in music, so in life."

J.R. Irvin Elementary
Josh_Marek@misd.gs

Degrees and Certifications
Bachelors in Music Education from the University of North Texas

I began teaching music in 2014.  After some time teaching in the high school and middle school settings, I soon found my home at J.R. Irvin Elementary in 2015. I am a saltwater hobbyist and Pokemon enthusiast. 

Dolores W. McClatchey Elementary
Ashley.Darby@misd.gs

Degrees and Certifications
Bachelors Degree in Music Education from Tarleton State University in Stephenville

I began teaching at Brock Elementary school in Brock, Tx. This is my third year of teaching elementary music. A fun fact about me is that I am a lover of all things Disney, coffee and dog related. 

Mt. Peak Elementary
Kerry_Newman@misd.gs

Degrees and Certifications
Bachelor Degree in Elementary Classroom with a Minor in Music from Oklahoma Baptist University
Masters Degree in  Diagnostic Reading from NTSU. 

Even though I initially taught elementary classroom for 5 years, I soon found that teaching music and directing choir were my real passion. As a youth, I was blessed to be in many performing choral groups and then in college, a USO Tour group. Most rewarding across my years of teaching music and directing choirs has been awakening the JOY of MUSIC within children, as it was within me by caring teachers. Likewise, fostering the researched connection between music and reading, as well as math, has been especially inspiring to me. For fun, I enjoy yard work, water sports, and my dog Banjo and cat Marty.

Longbranch Elementary
Lindley.Cameron@misd.gs

Degrees and Certifications:
Bachelors in Music Education from Arlington Baptist University 

I began my music teaching career in Midlothian in 2008 at Miller Elementary. Eight years and 2 children later I am now teaching again at Longbranch Elementary. I strongly believe when words fail, music speaks. Music has the power to unify and bring us together. It empowers students to be creative, expressing themselves in a fresh, new way. A few of my favorite things are all things Disney, Groot, and lots and lots of coffee. :)I began my music teaching career in Midlothian in 2008 at Miller Elementary. Eight years and 2 children later I am now teaching again at Longbranch Elementary. I strongly believe when words fail, music speaks. Music has the power to unify and bring us together. It empowers students to be creative, expressing themselves in a fresh, new way. A few of my favorite things are all things Disney, Groot, and lots and lots of coffee. :)