Music Staff
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Head of Music Department General Music grades K-2 Pete was born and raised in Long Beach, CA as the 11th of 16 children. He earned his Bachelor of Music at CSU Long Beach, and his Master of Music Education at the University of South Carolina, with a focus on early childhood music. Additionally, he completed several years of specialized training in the Music Learning Theory of Edwin Gordon, and completed three levels of training in the Orff Shulwerk approach to teaching music and movement for children. Besides performing with the local music group Tandamanzi Rhythm Ensemble, and directing the Pirate Hill African Drum Ensemble, Pete enjoys reading, hiking, biking, surfing, kayaking and following NFL and college football. Pete is ecstatic about once again teaching his favorite age group: kindergarten, first and second grade! |
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Brass Teacher Grade 5
Erika grew up in Danville, CA and just recently moved to the North Bay. She received a BA in Music from Colgate University with a focus in trombone performance, and was able to spend a semester in Italy studying art and music and teaching herself to cook. She received her Master's in Music Education from the University of the Pacific, where she assisted with research relating to effective practice and the use of technology in music learning, and played in the jazz ensemble. She loves working with beginning brass players, and can't wait to meet all the students, families, and teachers in the Ross Valley community! |
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Strings Teacher grades 4-8
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Jeremiah Jacks Director of the White Hill Bands
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General Music and Choir grades 2-8
Kristen Koenig was raised in Lucas Valley. She has a BA in
ethnomusicology from UC Santa Barabara, a Master's in Secondary
Education from San Francisco State, and Orff certification.
She has performed with the Balinese music ensemble Gamelan Sekar
Jaya. Recently she composed and performed a song for an 80 piece
choir and accompanied the group on her Native American Flute.
She has recorded on two meditation CDs. Teaching music is her
passion and has joyfully experienced 11 years of this career.
Kristen enjoys teaching, singing, dancing and playing
instruments with all the 2nd-8th graders in her program. In her
free time, Kristen loves to hike, read, sail, and spend time with
her loving partner and their 5 year old son.
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5th grade woodwinds teacher K-1 General Music at Wade Thomas
Radhika is an internationally known flutist and composer with 12
CD's released on her own label www.radhikamiller.com and150 songs
on itunes. |
Pete Santucci - 
Erika
Batten
Annabel Ibanez- aibanez@rossvalleyschools.org
Kristen
Koenig- kkoenig@rossvalleyschools.org
Radhika
Miller
