About Glen DeGeorge
Glen DeGeorge is an active music educator and performer throughout the Philadelphia area. Glen currently serves as the Music Department Chair for Lower Moreland Township School District and oversees the instrumental music program at Pine Road Elementary School, which includes daily band and orchestra lessons and performing ensembles for close to three-hundred third, fourth, and fifth grade students. Mr. DeGeorge also serves as the ensemble director for the 3rd Grade Orchestra, 4th and 5th Grade Orchestra, 4th Grade Band, 5th Grade Band, Lower Moreland High School Jazz Lab Band, and helps produce both the elementary and high school musical productions.
As both a conductor and musician, Glen has had the privilege of performing at some of Philadelphia’s premier performance venues such as the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts and the Academy of Music. He has also toured with groups internationally, including performances at the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London. He has performed with some of the music industry’s top musicians including Liberty DeVitto (Billy Joel), Will Lee (Tonight Show), Jeff Coffin (Dave Matthews Band), and members of the Philadelphia Orchestra. Glen also records and performs as a singer-songwriter, with 88.5 WXPN’s The Key noting his projects as “an honest and unique take on the indie folk-rock genre...worthy of repeated listenings.”
Glen is a graduate of Mansfield University of Pennsylvania with a Bachelor of Music Education and is currently pursuing his Masters of Music Education from The University of the Arts. Glen currently resides just outside of Philadelphia with his family, dog, and a dangerous amount of vinyl records and guitars.
As both a conductor and musician, Glen has had the privilege of performing at some of Philadelphia’s premier performance venues such as the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts and the Academy of Music. He has also toured with groups internationally, including performances at the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London. He has performed with some of the music industry’s top musicians including Liberty DeVitto (Billy Joel), Will Lee (Tonight Show), Jeff Coffin (Dave Matthews Band), and members of the Philadelphia Orchestra. Glen also records and performs as a singer-songwriter, with 88.5 WXPN’s The Key noting his projects as “an honest and unique take on the indie folk-rock genre...worthy of repeated listenings.”
Glen is a graduate of Mansfield University of Pennsylvania with a Bachelor of Music Education and is currently pursuing his Masters of Music Education from The University of the Arts. Glen currently resides just outside of Philadelphia with his family, dog, and a dangerous amount of vinyl records and guitars.
I encourage you to explore my professional portfolio. My teaching portfolio is structured using Charlotte Danielson's Framework for Teaching and is categorized by each of her four domains. I have also included sections that highlight my experience as a professional musician and work in various realms of technology.
Music Education, Distance Learning, and Virtual Teaching
As our educational landscapes continue to change, embracing virtual teaching experiences has highlighted refreshing ways to connect with students. Throughout the onset of school closures in March 2020, I developed a number of instructional videos for beginning band and orchestra students to guide them through some of the fundamental ideas we cover in our courses. My philosophy in creating materials for virtual teaching is that I want them to be entertaining, informational, and personable. Because the content creation takes hours to put together, it is also important that it is usable in a multitude of teaching models and relevant for years to come. I'm thrilled that students and teachers across the country have had a chance to utilize these videos in their own learning. Since their publication, these videos have collectively massed over 45,000 views and 2,000 hours of viewership.
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Adapting Literature for Online Learning
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One of the biggest struggles as an elementary music teacher is figuring out a way to reduce the amount of clicks needed for students to get done online assignments. We tried, unsuccessfully, to have our elementary students use certain "smart" software tools for their at home practice but it proved to be clunky and prohibitive. This year I've discovered the power of Google Slides as a "design tool" rather than a presentation tool. Drawing on my graphic design experience (pun intended), I've been able to make interactive lesson book pages and worksheets that house ALL of the necessary materials in one spot. This is an example of some exercises we use in our band classes to develop note reading skills. I added in my own backing tracks to these etudes to make them particularly entertaining for the kids to jam to.
Google Slides Features Used:
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Enhanced Guided Practice Materials
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I created this practice material that combines a play along track and visual guide for practice in-class and at home. This is a Suzuki inspired original song that helps introduce students to a D Major Scale finger pattern.
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Dive deeper into my professional portfolio by clicking on one of the four domains below:
A Snapshot of Teaching Artifacts and Student Work:
Teaching Resume
My official resume and documents are available upon request. Please explore my portfolio or music discography for detailed examples of my other professional work.