| Leyla Sanyer
Oregon High School
Ph. 608-835-4403 | Email me
Oregon High School Music Page
Teaching Since: 1976
At Oregon High School Since: 1987
Courses Taught: Orchestras - Concert Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra, Philharmonic Orchestra, Symphony Orchestra, Music Composition, Independent Study in Music
Duties: Leyla is the Oregon High School Music Department Head and the Fall Musical Pit Orchestra Director
Education: Bachelors (1976) and Masters (1987) Degrees in Music Education from UW-Madison
Awards/Honors: Channel 15 WMTV Crystal Apple Award (2011), American String Teachers Association-Elizabeth A.H.Green Award for Public School String Teaching (2004), Lawrence University (Appleton)-Excellence in Secondary Teaching (2002), Scott Klug Award for Teacher Excellence in Wisconsin (1995), Manitowoc, WI Teacher of the Year (1983)
Professional Organizations: President of the Wisconsin Music Educators Association, Journal reveiwer for the American String Teacher Magazine - ASTA, Violinist - Oakwood Chamber Players, and Violinist - Camerata String Quartet |
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| Tom Elmer
Oregon Middle School
Ph. 608-835-4819 | Email me
At Oregon School District: Since 2009
Places Taught: Tom has been teaching in Oregon for the past three years including positions at Prairie View Elementary, Rome Corners and the Middle School. Prior teaching experience includes 5th-12th grade strings at several schools in Oconomowoc Area School District.
Tom has also run a private violin and viola studio for many years out of his home and also serves as a conductor at the UW-Whitewater Strings Camp held each summer.
Professional Organizations: Member of the American String Teachers Association and the National Association for Music Education
Other Interests: Tom's other interests include sports (mostly the Milwaukee Brewers and Green Bay Packers), building and keeping fish aquariums, composing and arranging music, languages, and cycling. |
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| Kay Black
Rome Corners Intermediate School
Ph. 608-835-4721 | Email me
Teaching Since: 1995
At Rome Corners Since: 2012
Courses Taught: Kay has taught 4th-12th graders and prior to coming to Oregon, taught at the New Berlin School District for 11 years and the Janesville School District for 6 years. She has served as violin coach for the Kenosha Public School Middle School Orchestra Retreat, and the UW-Whitewater Strings Camp and Chamber Retreat on many occasions, as well as serving as an orchestra director at the UW-Whitewater Strings Camp.
Duties: Kay is the Director of Orchestras for Rome Corners Intermediate School
Education: Bachelors Degree in Music Education from UW-Whitewater and a Masters Degree in Music (2005) from Northwestern University with an emphasis on Orchestral Development
Awards/Honors: Kay was named the Public School String Teacher of the Year in 2012 by Wi-ASTA (Wisconsin Chapter-American String Teachers Association)
Professional Organizations: Kay is currently a violinist and violist with the Kenosha Symphony Orchestra and a freelance performer. |
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