Tiffany Unarce Barry
Tiffany Unarce Barry is a performer, educator, presenter, and published author in Northern California. A second-generation Filipino-American, Tiffany has sung and played violin in ensembles all her life. She earned her BA in Vocal Performance at SJSU in 2001 and received a Single-Subject Teaching Credential in 2005. In 2008, she became Orff-certified through the San Francisco International Orff Course, and in 2017, she earned her MA in Music Education at SJSU with a focus on providing more Orff Schulwerk Teacher Education to music teachers in the Bay Area.
Tiffany taught general music and a variety of instrumental and choral ensembles for 14 years at Cambrian School District in San Jose, CA, where she was voted “Teacher of the Year ” in both 2010 and 2017 for her expertise in arts
integrations, STEAM education, and Project-Based Learning. She also received CMEA Bay Section’s Outstanding Classroom/General Music Educator Award for 2017-2018. Tiffany has held board positions for Resounding Achord Productions, Northern California’s American Orff Schulwerk Association Chapter, CMEA Bay Section, and the American Orff Schulwerk Association’s Board Restructuring Ad-Hoc Committee. She is currently serving on the board of the Filipino American National Historical Society (FANHS) Museum in Stockton, CA. Over the last ten years, Tiffany has published articles in the San José Mercury News, AOSA’s The Orff Echo & Reverberations, Buck Institute for Education’s PBL Blog, Teaching with Orff, and NAfME’s Teaching Music Magazine. In February 2021, she published her first music education resource book, Songs of the Sun: Filipino Folk Songs for the Musical Classroom. Tiffany has presented Orff sessions and workshops nationally and is a Basic Orff Teacher Educator for Level 1. She is an adjunct lecturer at SJSU and is also lead female vocalist for the dance orchestra and swing band, Symphonia Phonotone
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Research to Practice: Standards-Based Instruction
Consider what we are intentionally or unintentionally saying we value based on what we cover with our students throughout their time in our classrooms. And, just like that, a conversation about standards-based instruction has entered the chat.
Affirmation and Celebration: the F-flat Grammy Nominees
The Grammys have long been associated with all the [...]
Research to Practice: Self-Care is More Than Finding Your “Why”
I was speaking with a student teacher about experiencing burnout symptoms and why finding their preferred self-care practices is important. In our discussion, I had mentioned that the most commonly stated piece of advice (whether given as real advice or delivered with an eye roll) is to remember your “why.” Our discussion was helpful, but I realized that the field of teaching can be just as rewarding as it is prickly.
Let’s Play! Supporting the Creative Process in Music Class
Change and Growth I'm back. It has been a while. [...]
Three Ways to Build Connection with Students During the First Month of School
What do you do during the first month of [...]
Setting the Stage: Using Technology to Give Every Student a Voice
The start of a new school year is the perfect [...]