Betsy Greene has been teaching general music in Burlington City Schools since 1990. She has been working at Champlain Elementary School since 1993.
Betsy holds a Bachelor of Music Education from the Crane School of Music, SUNY Potsdam (1985). She also holds a Master's Degree in Music Education from the Hartt School, University of Hartford, CT (1990). She also is both Orff-Schulwerk certified (all three levels) and Kodaly certified (all three levels).
In addition to teaching children, Betsy is a frequent clinician for general music and music literacy workshops in Vermont School Districts and local music education conferences. She is also a teacher of graduate courses for music educators in the summer. She is a certified teacher trainer in both First Steps in Music and Conversational Solfege of the Feierabend Approach. Visit www.feierabendmusic.org to learn more.
Ms. Greene is a member of the Vermont Music Educators Association, the National Association for Music Education, the American Orff-Schulwerk Association (national), and a founding member and President-Elect of the Feierabend Association of Music Education (national).
In 1998, Betsy was awarded Outstanding Arts Advocate by the Vermont Alliance for Education and the Burlington City Schools. She received the honor of Vermont Music Teacher of the Year (2008-2009 school year) by the Vermont Music Educators Association.
Betsy sings with the Vermont Symphony Orchestra Chorus as well as plays clarinet regularly with the Hinesburg Artists Series and the Hinesburg Community Band in Hinesburg, Vermont. In her spare time, she loves to garden in the summer, play ice hockey in the winter, and cook anytime!
Betsy holds a Bachelor of Music Education from the Crane School of Music, SUNY Potsdam (1985). She also holds a Master's Degree in Music Education from the Hartt School, University of Hartford, CT (1990). She also is both Orff-Schulwerk certified (all three levels) and Kodaly certified (all three levels).
In addition to teaching children, Betsy is a frequent clinician for general music and music literacy workshops in Vermont School Districts and local music education conferences. She is also a teacher of graduate courses for music educators in the summer. She is a certified teacher trainer in both First Steps in Music and Conversational Solfege of the Feierabend Approach. Visit www.feierabendmusic.org to learn more.
Ms. Greene is a member of the Vermont Music Educators Association, the National Association for Music Education, the American Orff-Schulwerk Association (national), and a founding member and President-Elect of the Feierabend Association of Music Education (national).
In 1998, Betsy was awarded Outstanding Arts Advocate by the Vermont Alliance for Education and the Burlington City Schools. She received the honor of Vermont Music Teacher of the Year (2008-2009 school year) by the Vermont Music Educators Association.
Betsy sings with the Vermont Symphony Orchestra Chorus as well as plays clarinet regularly with the Hinesburg Artists Series and the Hinesburg Community Band in Hinesburg, Vermont. In her spare time, she loves to garden in the summer, play ice hockey in the winter, and cook anytime!