Hello Everyone

Hi Everyone
Sorry for the late introductory blog.  Been having a few issues but they are now resolved thanks to some help from our professor:)  My name is  ShariLynn Pitifer-Minetti...long name, I know.  This is my last required course at St. Peter's to complete the Teacher Certification Program. I have a BFA in Theater from Ithaca College and a teaching assistance certificate from The Fingerlakes Community College in Canandaigua, NY. I have been teaching music full time for the past 8 years and part time for more than 15.   I also work steadily as a singer/songwriter.  My husband and I have a band called Panorama Music and we play all kinds of music from all American genres to Italian and Latin pop and classics in and around the tristate area.  Teaching in Catholic elementary school doesn't pay great but I do love it and I mean I really love it!  I teach in three.  They share me because they are all within the same diocese.  I teach at St. John The Evangelist in Leonia, The Academy of St. Therese in Cresskill and The Academy of St. Joseph in Bogota.  Prior to that I taught in NYC on the lower east side  under the Yip Harburg Foundation.  I worked in integrated classrooms where we integrated songwriting, playwriting, all academic subjects, computers and visual arts to students ranging in age from 3rd to 9th grade.  This was a great program called  C.A.P. (computers and the arts program).  It was so effective and successful.  It opened my eyes to many things but most importantly to the fact that music can be very useful in teaching all subjects, not just as a subject in and of itself.  I look forward to getting to know you all better through our blogs.  Thanks for reading!
Shari