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Alison S. Barr, Music Teachers National Association 2024 Teacher of the Year
Please find below a sample of what we’ve studied and accomplished this year so far! Our theme is “Music of the Americas,” so we’re playing music of and researching cultures of Bolivia, Costa Rica, United States, Mexico, Canada, Brazil, Puerto Rico, Guatemala, Argentina, and others. We’ve also particitpaed in several South Shore Music Teachers Events. More updates coming!
TWO Playathons to benefit Father Bill’s/MainSpring Centers, which include housing, meals, emplyment and financial counseling, medical services! We raised nearly $3000.00. Thanks to South Shore Music Teachers Association, First Parishes in Norwell and Scituate, and all who played: Micah, Eliza, Amara, Matt, Linux, Thisbe, Allie, Christian, Naomi, Clayton, Lauren, Winter, and Liam!
South Shore Music Teachers Association
This fall, our theme is “The Americas – Energy, Hope, and Joy!
We’ll be exploring music, history, and cultures from all over America — North, South, Central and The Islands! There’s a wealth of music which we’ve never heard.
We’ll also think about social and political issues, geography, natural resources, challenges and triumphs – all as they contribute to the music we are studying and performing.
A very creative and unique contribution from each student, including a QR code scan of Allie’s improv and Liam’s pieces, being guided by Composer, Kevin Michael Sullivan!
Alison S. Barr has been named Music Teachers National Association’s “2024 Teacher of the Year.” This award was conferred on March 20, 2024, at the MTNA National Conference in Atlanta. Ms. Barr is thrilled to share this award with her current and former students and her dear colleagues in MTNA and Massachusetts Music Teachers Association! This is Alison pictured in Beirut, Lebanon, where she volunteers as a piano teacher in a cultural exchange program, American Voices.