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Welcome to Afternoon Ti!  My name is Jessica Grant.  I am the middle school music educator at Good Shepherd Episcopal School in Dallas, Texas.  I taught elementary music for fourteen years in public schools in Michigan and Texas before teaching grades 5-8 at GSES for the past six years.

In terms of education work, I completed my Orff-Schulwerk certification and took an Orff Master Class with Werner Beidinger and Christa Coogan.  In the summer of 2019 I completed Kodály III with Lenké Igo at SMU and became certified in the approach after submitting my final videos and work in the late winter of 2020.  I have also had training in Dalcroze Eurythmics from the University of Maryland.

I earned my Bachelor Degree in Music Education from Lee University, Cleveland, TN and a Masters of Music in Music Education from Southern Methodist University from Dallas, TX.

I am currently the Co-Hospitality Chair for the North Texas Orff Chapter and was the Hospitality Chair for the 2018 National AOSA Conference in Dallas, Texas.  I am a member of AOSA (the American Orff-Schulwerk Association), OAKE (The Organization of American Kodály Educators), ARS (American Recorder Society), and TMEA (Texas Music Educators Association).

When I'm not working with students, creating content, or making music, you can find me spending time with my two girls, my husband, and our maltipoo Val.  I love making goals and going after them - seeing what can happen when I put my focus into the things I love.  This includes running through the neighborhood a lot (thanks Peloton app for the amazing sessions!), cooking each week from the Magnolia Table Cookbook (grateful for the running because our family is consuming so much good food as a result of my baking - highly recommend the chocolate cola cake), and spending time growing in my faith in Jesus.

In February 2021 I published my first book called The Afternoon Ti Guide to Teaching Music.  You can purchase the pdf versions at F-Flat Books or the paperback copies on Amazon.  And the best part is that there's an accompanying journal that allows you to personalize what you're reading and use what you learn  in your classroom!

F-flat Books:  

Amazon:
Paperback Journal

I'm so glad you're here and I look forward to getting to know you better, as well as sharing ideas for music education, teacher life, and how we can live life to the brim.  We've got this!






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