Schmittle Bio
Ms. Schmittle holds a masters degree in music education from University of Illinois and a bachelors from Temple University in Philadelphia with degrees in music education and Spanish language and literature. She is certified in all three levels of Orff Schulwurk. She is dedicated to public school education and arts integration. She has been teaching at Decatur since 2015. Her favorite way to teach music is through active music making and utilizing student created performances. When she is not teaching, she enjoys cooking, singing in many choirs in the city, and being outdoors.
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3rd Grade musicians have been learning about the blues! We have learned about where the blues came from, how Chicago affected the blues and how Chicago blues musician Muddy Waters influenced the music styles we hear today. Students are playing Blues on xylophones, learning to improvise, and will create their own performances for the winter show on January 30th. See you there!
Visit each of the Essentials teachers during Report Card Pickup by dropping in to our spaces listed below.
PE (Cherry) - Gymnasium | [email protected]
Dance (Branch) - Dance Studio 101 | [email protected]
Music (Schmittle) - Music Room 114 | [email protected]
Art (Koreman) - Art Room 111 | [email protected]
Makerspace (Petropoulos) - Please reach out if a conference is needed | [email protected]
Latin (Loris) - Room 111 - [email protected]
The Latin room will be occupied with voting, so you can find Ms. Loris in the Art room, 111. Ms. Branch and Ms. Schmittle will be working with students until 2:30pm. Ms. Petropoulos is conferencing with her homeroom so you can email for a conference for a different time. If you'd like to make an appointment for any of the Essentials teachers outside of the conference day, please send them an email. We look forward to connecting with you!
5th Grade Percussion Compositions
Composing + Creativity
Join after school modern band on Thursdays!
Please check out this flyer and the "modern band" tab on my website to learn more about how to audition for this ensemble!
