Great Falls Public Schools Elementary Music

Our outstanding faculty serves over 6000 students with a comprehensive curriculum of general and instrumental music that provides students with the skills they need to communicate musically, as well as giving them performance skills that they will use their entire life.

Elementary General Music

Elementary General Music Faculty

• Samantha Paraiso (Chief Joseph, Sunnyside, Longfellow, Mountain View)
• Renae Burleigh (Lewis and Clark, Giant Springs, Valley View)
• Kara Bell (Lincoln, Longfellow, Morningside, Valley View)
• Holly Neibauer (Meadow Lark, West, ELF)
• Jennifer Cantley (Lincoln, Riverview, Sacajawea)
• Joseph Dresen (ELF, Loy, Mountain View, Whittier)

Elementary Instrumental Music

Welcome Elementary Band and Orchestra students and parents! Click here for our quick guide, with lots of details for your questions. Click here to register for Fall 2020 Elementary Instrumental Music for incoming 5th graders. Click here for information on how to rent an instrument from our fantastic local music stores, or from the school system.
 

Incoming 6th grade GFPS rentals  6th grade rental letter 
 

Incoming 5th grade Information  Beginning Instrumental flyer

 

Elementary Instrumental Music Faculty

 

Joseph Dresen (Whittier strings)

Lynn Ryan (Chief Joseph, Lincoln, Lewis and Clark, Loy, Mountain View, Sunnyside, Morningside, Whittier band)

Sarah Schaeffer (Chief Joseph, Lincoln, Lewis and Clark, Loy, Mountain View, Sunnyside, Morningside)

Quinton Schauer (Longfellow, Meadow Lark, Riverview, Giant Springs, Sacajawea, Valley View, West)

Debra TenNapel (Longfellow, Meadow Lark, Riverview, Giant Springs, Sacajawea, Valley View, West)

Sharman Tokerud (Chief Joseph, Lincoln, Lewis and Clark, Loy, Morningside, Mountain View, Sunnyside)

Jenny Painter (Longfellow, Meadow Lark, Riverview, Giant Springs, Sacajawea, Valley View, West)