Introduction and Blog Description

  

 Introduction

Hello there.  It's so nice to meet you and I'm glad you've landed on my blog.  My name is Jessica Peresta and I want to start out by letting you know a little bit about who I am.

I graduated from Oral Roberts University with my Bachelors of Music Education in 2004 and earned the top music educator award. I then went on to build a music program from scratch at a low income elementary school in Tulsa, OK, earning the Teacher of the Year and Teacher of Today awards during my second year of teaching.

Now, I've used my expertise to found The Domestic Musician, LLC where I mentor and support elementary music teachers through my membership site, The Elementary Music Teacher podcast, and my blog. I also published my first book recently called "Make A Note: What You Really Need To Know About Teaching Elementary Music."

I'm currently pursuing my Masters in Educational Technology from The University of Arkansas.  In my personal life, I enjoy spending time with my husband and 3 sons, playing piano on my church worship team, hanging out with my two dogs, and being outside in nature.

Purpose of this Blog

This blog is for elementary music teachers. The blog posts will be relevant to what you're needing as a teacher in. The topics will include ideas around integrating technology into music and tips for teaching elementary music.

In the introduction section, you'll see discussions to help you think through challenges or questions you have related to being a music teacher. Each discussion topic will help you process through what you're feeling and will help you to move forward on your music teaching journey.

In each blog post, I hope you feel supported and encouraged. Feel free to engage in the comments of the blog posts as well and let's keep the conversations going.

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