OMEA 2002 Conference:

Debbie Montague
Clinician

Debbie Montague is in her 12th year as the director of bands and music department chair at Kenmore Junior High in the Northshore School District, Kenmore, WA. Prior to her teaching position at Kenmore, Debbie taught elementary band, choir and general music in the Northshore School District, and instrumental music at Lakeridge Junior High in the Sumner School District, Sumner, WA. She is a graduate of Central Washington University with a B.A. in Music Education and holds a Masters of Arts in Music Education from the University of Washington.

In addition to her teaching assignments, Debbie has served as Secretary/Treasurer of the South Puget Sound League Music Educators Association, Band Representative for the Executive Board of the West Central District Music Educator Association, and is currently a board member for the Cascade Youth Symphony Orchestras.

Debbie has had outstanding groups in all areas of instrumental performance throughout her teaching career. Her symphonic band has performed at the 1993 and 2001 NW Music Educators Conferences. Debbie and the ensemble are currently preparing for their performances at the 2002 WMEA Conference and the 2002 MENC National Conference. Believing in the education of the whole child, she has served on many school improvement and curriculum development committees, and is one of 25 music educators in the United States and Canada selected to be a pilot teacher for the World Music Drumming Curriculum. She is also active as an adjudicator, clinician, and guest conductor throughout Washington and the Northwest.