Meet Your Teacher

Full Name: Mercedes Cunningham   Place of Birth: Havana, Cuba   Years Teaching: 10

Education: BA of Music in Music Education  Major: Voice / Choral Music

Cool Facts:

• Sang for Simon Cowell on NBC's "America's Got Talent" 2006
  

• Sang for Pope John Paul II at St. Peter's Sqaure in Rome, Italy in
  

  1994.

• 2nd Runner Up in Star Search competition in 2003.
  

• Recorded first CD entitled "You Inspire Me" in 1999.
  

• Traveled the U.S. and abroad as a National Youth Delegate speaking to young people about issues like Peer Pressure, Dangers of Drugs, Community Involvment and more.
  

• Did voice over work for the Walt Disney Motion Pictures animated film "Mother Earth" in 1998.
  

Favorite Color: Changes with the seasons : )

Favorite Artist(s):

Meika

KT Tunstall

India Arie

U2

Sting

James Blunt

Andrea Bocelli

Celine Dion

Elton John

Hobbies:

Traveling

Shopping

Having fun

Being Creative

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Welcome to our Music Program at Dobson Academy!

I believe that music is a crucial element in providing a comprehensive education to our students. It is my goal to bring both the musical and non-musical benefits of music study alive in the classroom.

Yes, music teaches discipline, concentration, cooperation, being "part of a team," and helps to develop higher order thinking skills, as well as many other characteristics that I want to instill in my students.

But music is also worth studying for its own aesthetic values. Just think of the power that music can have over the human spirit: to calm or energize, to comfort or anger, to celebrate or mourn.

It is my goal to teach students to become good musicians, but also to help them understand why and how music is and has been so important to our existence as a human culture.

I invite you to visit our site frequently and feel free to contact me at anytime. My door is always open to students and parents alike.

Sincerely,

Mrs. Cunningham

Music Teacher

Dobson Academy

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