Meet the Teachers
Mr. Austin Funkhouser
Mr. Funkhouser teaches Band and Strings at Crestview, Hamilton, and LeTort. funkhousera@carlisleschools.org
Mr. Funkhouser is a central PA local and Messiah College (now University) Graduate. He joined the Carlisle music department in 2020. He loves to play the trumpet and piano! Over the summer Mr. Funkhouser works at CSEHY Summer School of Music, and enjoys practicing photography in his free time.
Mr. Otto Kuehrmann
Mr. Kuehrmann teaches Orchestra at Bellaire and LeTort. kuehrmanno@carlisleschools.org
Mr. Kuehrmann joined the Carlisle music team in 2018 as director of elementary and high school orchestras around the district. He has earned an Associate of Arts degree from Montgomery County Community College, and Bachelor of Music Education degree with a minor in Music Technology from Penn State University. Mr. K (as his students sometimes call him) loves to emphasize the social aspects in music making, and foster a self-sustaining community of musicians. While not teaching, Mr. Kuehrmann loves playing drums and bass in bands, spending time with his two cats (Freddie and Cowbell), and playing video games.
Mrs. Christine Ream
Mrs. Ream teaches Band at Bellaire, Crestview, and Mt. Holly Springs. reamc@carlisleschools.org
Mrs. Ream graduated from Penn State with a B.S. in Music Education and from Lebanon Valley College with a Master's in Music Education and has been teaching in CASD since 2008. She has also completed post-graduate study through Lebanon Valley College, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, and other institutions. Mrs. Ream lives in Mechanicsburg with her husband, Jeff, (a drummer) and her daughter, Sadie (a mallet percussion player). Mrs. Ream's main instrument is the French Horn. You can see Mrs. Ream playing French Horn with the Greater Harrisburg Concert Band and other community ensembles.
Mrs. Emily Funkhouser
Mrs. Funkhouser teaches Band and Strings at North Dickinson and Strings at Mt. Holly Springs schaeffere1@carlisleschools.org
Miss Schaeffer graduated from Cairn University with a Bachelor of Music in Music Education. She is new to Carlisle and excited to teach Band and Strings at North Dickinson Elementary School and Strings at Mount Holly Springs Elementary School, in addition to General Music at North Dickinson. Miss Schaefer is a violinist and pianist and loves connecting with others through creating music. During the summer, she enjoys working at CSEHY Summer School of Music, and in her free time she takes pictures and explores bookstores.
Miss Victoria Visceglia
Miss Visceglia teaches Band at Mooreland. viscegliav@carlisleschools.org
Ms. Visceglia graduated from Duquesne University with her B.S. in Music Education and from the University of Maryland with her M.A. in Ethnomusicology. She also has her Level I certification in the Orff Schulwerk approach. Ms. Visceglia has taught elementary general music in Carlisle since 2021, and is looking forward to teaching instrumental lessons as well! You can see her playing her flute with the Central Pennsylvania Symphony and the Knotwork Band, a Celtic folk group.