Music Teaching Portfolio
of
Meredith Harley Inserra
Education
High School:
New Bern High School, ’79
Bachelor of Music:
University of North Carolina at Greensboro, ’84
(Mu Phi Epsilon: Honors Music Fraternity)
Master of Music:
East Carolina University, ’92
Postgraduate research in traditional music, (A.B.D.):
Univ. of Edinburgh, Scotland, ‘99
The National and State Standards
on display in my classroom.
Teaching Experience:
Bangert Elementary School: January ’99 to present
Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama (Glasgow, Scotland):
guest lecturer in traditional music ’97
International Council for Traditional Music:
lecturer and presenter in Durham, England ’96
J. T. Barber Elementary
Oaks Road Elementary
Trent Park Elementary
Bridgeton Elementary
F. R. Danyus Elementary
New Bern
Aug. 1988 to Jan. 1993
Blackville Elementary, Middle, and High Schools, S. C.:
Aug. 1985 to Jan. 1987
Students improvising
and composing
contrasting patterns
to perform as a
group
Student using a
pentatonic scale to
create ostinati to
accompany songs
Students creating
contrasting phrases
using a pentatonic
scale.
Movement and Dance
are important elements
of Music lessons
2nd grade students composing, reading,
writing, and playing using music notation.
Advanced Recorder Karate Ensemble
(4th and 5th graders)
Performances:
Examples from
Concerts
Musical revues
Musical plays
Paint the Town December
Musical show featuring 1st, 3rd, and 5th graders
Integrating visual art and famous artists
Bring Your Passport
Musical show featuring Kindergarten, 2nd, and 4th graders
Original script by Meredith H. Inserra
Multi-cultural trip around the world with music
Bring Your Passport
It Starts With Me
Musical revue for grades K, 2, and 4
Integrating Character Education
Original script by Meredith H. Inserra
It Starts With Me
3rd grade Spring Show
Script and characters
created by a team of
3rd grader writers:
Maggie Craze, Devan Corcoran,
Tori Eure, Brook Wheeler,
Emily Sanborn, and
Virginia Schnorenberg
Integrating writing and science
with the study of
animal habitats
December Family Night
2nd and 4th grade
student directors
Singing
At the
Farmers
Market
Trained in PDSA
Three All-County Chorus logos I designed
Technology
15
years experience
on both
Advanced
in:
Mac andWord,
PC platforms
Microsoft
Microsoft Excel,
Microsoft PowerPoint,
Finale (music notation),
Internet,
Web development,
Adobe Photoshop Elements
Workshop leader to help other music
teachers develop web sites and
use technology in their teaching
Home
My
web
site
http://bangertmu
sic.tripod.com/m
usicatbangert/
Click the link
above to go
“live” to
my web site
The Music
Classroom
Music at Bangert
Links and Games
Mystery Composer
Wish List
This Week's Link
Magic Music Word
Welcome to Parents, Students, and Visitors
Please take a few moments to browse this site. If you scroll down, the links to my
pages are on the left. You can see pictures from past shows and find cool links.
This site is updated regularly, so check back often to see what's new.
Recorder Karate
Alto Recorder
Hello from your Music Teacher,
All-County Chorus
Meredith Harley Inserra,
Why Music
Education?
still known to most students as
Click here to download the Music
Newsletter!
"Miss Harley."
On this web site you can:
NC Symphony
About Your Teacher
Composer Links
You Can Help!
What's New?
Contact "Miss
Harley"
Music Curriculum
K Curriculum
1st Curriculum
2nd Curriculum
3rd Curriculum
4th Curriculum
get news from the Music Room
find the Magic Music Word
get Recorder Karate news
find out what your child is
studying
visit some cool music links
play free music games
read interesting music quotes
find out how you can help
Special thanks to
Kyle
for his first grade portrait of
me playing my guitar.
Yearbook editor
2005 - 2006 and 2006 - 2007
(all digital)
I have traveled extensively throughout North America and Europe.
I lived in Europe for 5 years as well.
Travel and living abroad have given me a global perspective
as well as valuable experience with various cultures
Philosophy
for
Music
and
Arts Education
Students of the arts learn to think
creatively and to solve problems by
imagining various solutions, rejecting
outdated rules and assumptions.
Questions about the arts
do not have only one right answer.
A study of the arts provides children with an
internal glimpse of other cultures and teaches
them to be empathetic towards the people of
these cultures. This development of compassion
and empathy, as opposed to development of
greed and a "me first" attitude, provides a
bridge across cultural chasms that leads to
respect of other races at an early age.
“Without music, life is
a journey through
a desert.”
~Pat Conroy, author~
“Music was my refuge.
I could crawl
into the space
between the
notes and curl
my back to
loneliness.”
~Maya
Angelou~
“Music training is
a more potent
instrument than any
other because
rhythm and
harmony find their
way into the
secret places
of the soul.”
~Plato~
“If a child hears fine music
from the day of his birth,
and learns to play it
himself, he develops
sensitivity, discipline, and
endurance.
He gets a
beautiful heart.”
~Shinichi Suzuki~
“What we play is life.”
~Louis Armstrong~
Thank you for taking the time to view my portfolio.
I look forward to the opportunity to work with you.
Meredith Harley Inserra