Profile - Melissa Bergstrom
Instructor Profile
Master of Music (MM) in Choral Conducting, University of Minnesota; Bachelor of Music (BM) in Voice Performance, Augsburg College
Question and Answer
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Would you list some recent accomplishments?
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I'm an active performer, teacher, conductor, composer and author with professional experience in a wide variety of musical styles, performing and teaching contexts and age groups/abilities.
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What is your approach to teaching?
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Education is my investment in the future of music as a pastime, as a profession and as a vital part of our human experience. Whether I am in a classroom or a choir room, a concert hall or a sanctuary, the power of music and the awesome responsibility that comes in teaching music continues to take my breath away.
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How do you help your students get the most out of your class?
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Always be relevant. Always. How will this information/history/theory affect YOU in your work and art YOU want to create? Let's find that connection and then learn the material.