•About the Gurus
Kayliegh and John teach at Calkins Road Middle School in Pittsford, NY. As PLC partners, they developed a series of lessons melding composition and music history using Chrome Songmaker. Part of the free Chrome Music Lab, the graphic interface of Songmaker helps students of all levels to understand theory and to create music in a variety of styles that sounds great.
Kayleigh is a third-generation music teacher. She has taught instrumental and general music in the Rochester area for five years. Kayleigh holds a Bachelors of Music in Music Education from the Eastman School of Music and a Masters of Music in Music Education from The Crane School of Music. She plays horn in the Rochester Music Educators' Wind Ensemble. When not making music, Kayleigh enjoys sewing and dancing.
John has taught general music at Calkins Road Middle School since it opened in 2006. His 3 decades of experience includes teaching just about every area of music including beginning orchestra, elementary general music, middle school chorus, and jr/sr band. John holds a BME from Otterbein University and an MAH in Music Education and Computers in the Classroom from the University at Buffalo. He enjoys fishing, Wii golf, Lasertron, and singing with his family.