Peyton Beebe
Peyton Beebe is an aspiring music educator. Peyton grew up in Bethany Beach, DE, coming from the Indian River School District. Since the 5th grade, she has shown her passion and love of music all throughout her schooling career. She is currently in her fourth year at West Chester University, studying Music Education with a concentration in Oboe. Peyton is finishing up her last semester of classes and is preparing to enter student teaching next semester. Peyton is involved in WCU’s NAfME-C Chapter serving as Community Outreach Chair, and is a Brother of the honorary band fraternity Kappa Kappa Psi, serving as their Assistant Vice President of Membership. She is on the Dean’s List and has been involved in the Incomparable Golden Rams Marching Band, Symphony Orchestra, Wind Symphony, Concert Band, Basketball Band, and more. Peyton interns for Music Service Learning, and has taught for Windish Productions and the Advanced Music Network. Peyton couldn’t be more excited to enter the music education field, and cannot wait to bring her SEL and empathetic approach to the classroom. Peyton has loved being able to intern for F-Flat this semester!
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Rethinking Professional Belonging and Creative Renewal
by José Valentino Ruiz, Ph.D. Rethinking Professional Belonging and Creative Renewal In the arc of any meaningful career, there comes a moment when the drive to achieve and contribute collides with a quiet but undeniable truth: [...]
Re-Centering Expressivity and Creativity in MUISC
by José Valentino Ruiz, Ph.D. & Shane Colquhoun, Ph.D. Abstract This article argues for re-centering expressivity and creativity in music education through a unified lens called Muisc. Derived from a misspelling that reimagines error as artistry, [...]
The Fellowship Factor: Why a Social Life Outside Your Discipline Matters
Abstract Balancing professional dedication with friendships beyond one’s field is more than leisure—it is an essential strategy for renewal and perspective. This editorial explores why cultivating relationships outside one’s discipline fosters creativity, prevents fixation, contextualizes priorities, [...]
Planning for Possibility: Building Lessons that Invite Student Input
When I was a new teacher, I approached lesson planning this way: 1- Identify concepts to teach 2 - Select song material to teach concepts 3 - Consider what materials and instruments were needed My lessons [...]
I Believe, I Belong: Elevating Student Artists through the MNPS Songwriting Summit
Connecting Kids Through Songwriting I am writing this on the eve of our Metro Nashville Public School EP release, I Believe, I Belong, featuring our incredible educators and talented students. I feel so blessed to lead [...]
Balancing Friendship and Business
In the creative arts, some of the best partnerships are born out of mutual passion. You meet someone who speaks the same artistic language, and suddenly you’re collaborating late into the night, trading ideas, and making [...]