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Jennifer Horn is very excited to be back in the classroom again full-time teaching elementary and middle school music at Boston P-8 in Aurora. Jennifer is a former High School Music Director at Fairfield College Preparatory School at Fairfield University in Fairfield, CT where she taught Concert Band, Symphonic Winds, Jazz Band, Choir and Music …

Growing up in Kansas, I always knew I wanted to be a singer. I have pursued this passion of music for my entire life and I am incredibly grateful for the opportunity to share this magical art form with others. As a music educator, I believe everybody has a voice. That voice may be heard …

Jamie Hellwig is thrilled and thankful to be working through ETM-CO as the music teacher at Colfax this year. This is Jamie’s first year in the classroom as a full time teacher. Jamie grew up in the foothills of Yosemite National Park in Oakhurst, California but moved to Denver, Colorado in the summer of 2021. …

Michael Williams was born in Tennessee. He graduated from the University of North Alabama in 2019, before relocating to Colorado. He spent some time teaching financial education, before finally making his way back to music. Being a 2nd generation John Mack student, he has performed as a soloist in multiple ensembles on both Oboe & English …

Ronnie Ortiz is a music teacher with a concentration Viola of Colombian nationality, born in Barranquilla, Atlántico. D.T. & I. He used to live in Cartagena de Indias, a city where he began his musical studies at the INEM middle and high school, being part of the youth symphony orchestra of that institution and city. …

This is Madison’s first year teaching in the music classroom. She has loved getting to bring a love of music and creation into the classroom. She has loved seeing so many of her students learn to find their own love of music. Outside of the classroom Madison loves baking, hiking and making music with friends.

After spending the last seven years going back and forth between teaching English in China and early childhood education here in Denver I was ecstatic to hear about ETM-CO.  Music has always been my main passion and I have brought it into every school and classroom I’ve been a part of, whether by playing guitar …