About Your Teacher!
Mrs. Dolan
“Music expresses feeling and thought, without language; it was below and before speech, and it is above and beyond all words.” ~Robert G. Ingersoll
Family
I was born and raised in a small town in Michigan called Bad Axe. I’m the oldest of three children. I grew up living with my mom, sister, and brother, but we normally spent a couple weeks every summer in California with my dad. I also have a niece who is three.
My mom was a teacher for 33 years. When I was a 7th grader, I decided that I wanted to be a music teacher. I had started singing when I was five, playing the piano in third grade, and playing trumpet in fifth grade. I never wanted to choose between band or choir because I loved singing and playing, but until I got to college I had to choose. I always chose band because I knew that I could continue singing solos, but I didn’t have any other opportunities to play in a band.
When I was 18, I graduated from Bad Axe High School and moved to Wilmore, Kentucky. This small, private, Christian, liberal arts college is where I stopped choosing. I could finally do both, and that’s what I did!
I recently got married to a wonderful man named Mike, and we are very happy!
Education
●Educational Administration Masters from Jones International University in 2009
● Bachelor of Science in K-12 Music Education (vocal and instrumental) from Asbury College, Wilmore, KY in 2003
Fun
I would like to think that I am a fairly well-rounded person. Although being a teacher and learner takes up most of my time, I also enjoy:
● Animals: I have two cats (Shostakovitch and Vanitious Kanid) and two sugar gliders (Bach and Rach or Rachmaninoff).
● Traveling: I love going new places, seeing new things, and trying new foods.
● Reading: What are your favorite books? I am always in the mood to read a good book (when I have time) so please give me some ideas!
Teaching Experience
Osborn Middle School (2005-current) and Clarendon Elementary Schools (2005 and current):
Band, Choir, Music and Dance, Music and Media, Composition, Musical Theatre, Music and Technology, General Music
I was born and raised in a small town in Michigan called Bad Axe. I’m the oldest of three children. I grew up living with my mom, sister, and brother, but we normally spent a couple weeks every summer in California with my dad. I also have a niece who is three.
My mom was a teacher for 33 years. When I was a 7th grader, I decided that I wanted to be a music teacher. I had started singing when I was five, playing the piano in third grade, and playing trumpet in fifth grade. I never wanted to choose between band or choir because I loved singing and playing, but until I got to college I had to choose. I always chose band because I knew that I could continue singing solos, but I didn’t have any other opportunities to play in a band.
When I was 18, I graduated from Bad Axe High School and moved to Wilmore, Kentucky. This small, private, Christian, liberal arts college is where I stopped choosing. I could finally do both, and that’s what I did!
I recently got married to a wonderful man named Mike, and we are very happy!
Education
●Educational Administration Masters from Jones International University in 2009
● Bachelor of Science in K-12 Music Education (vocal and instrumental) from Asbury College, Wilmore, KY in 2003
Fun
I would like to think that I am a fairly well-rounded person. Although being a teacher and learner takes up most of my time, I also enjoy:
● Animals: I have two cats (Shostakovitch and Vanitious Kanid) and two sugar gliders (Bach and Rach or Rachmaninoff).
● Traveling: I love going new places, seeing new things, and trying new foods.
● Reading: What are your favorite books? I am always in the mood to read a good book (when I have time) so please give me some ideas!
Teaching Experience
Osborn Middle School (2005-current) and Clarendon Elementary Schools (2005 and current):
Band, Choir, Music and Dance, Music and Media, Composition, Musical Theatre, Music and Technology, General Music
