B.A. (Baldwin College Conservatory of Music) Music, emphases on flute
performance and arts management
Personal Background:
Peggy Jo has taught music for 23 years. She has taught choral music, humanities, instrumental music and general music from pre-school through university graduate students. She began her career as the middle school humanities teacher at Park School in Baltimore, Maryland. She then served as Head of the Music program for middle school and high school students at TASIS in Lugano, Switzerland. She then moved to Wisconsin, where she served as head of the fine arts program at Wayland Academy. While there, she directed the choral and instrumental programs, created innovative student inquiry initiatives, and was director of special programs. She also ran her own Yamaha music school for pre-school and elementary students. In the last nine years, Peggy Jo has been involved in teacher training, teacher research and music
pedagogy at the University of Maine and Boise State University.
Peggy Jo is a professional flautist and organist. She has given recitals in America and Europe. Peggy Jo has been the member of various performing groups, including the Bangor Symphony and the Flautissimo Four, with whom she collaborated on several recordings. She is the author of numerous articles and The Guide to Curriculum Building in Music, published by MMEA in 2002. She has presented nationally and internationally on the topics of musical
literacy, integration of the fine arts, and inquiry learning.
Peggy Jo enjoys performing, traveling, hiking, cross country skiing, reading, making music,
gardening, knitting, and spending time with her family.
Personal Statement:
“I believe that music is a vital part of any education. The arts are essential to exploring our identity and the context of our lives and to assigning and expressing meaning to these. I believe that music and the arts should be integrated across the curriculum and be integrated into the inquiry projects we pursue here at Foothills. I believe that it is especially important that students be put at the center of the music curriculum through composing, performing, and understanding various forms of musicality. I appreciate the incredible support and encouragement that Foothills has for the arts. It is
exciting to be a part of such a progressive educational community.”
email address:
pwilhelm@foothillsschool.org
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