Kathy Wilson
Kathy Wilson, Band & Grade 7 Humanities
Teachers can have a great influence on the lives of their students, and sometimes this fact takes on a special immediacy and joy. Such is the experience when listening to Kathy Wilson, our new Band Director and Grade 7 Humanities teacher, describe how she came to love music. Her ability to hear minute nuances in pitch was discovered by her school’s band director when she was in Elementary School. Then, as her talent was nurtured,
her appreciation of music and her sense of place in the world of music grew.
Later, Ms. Wilson’s talent and skills enabled her receive college scholarships. She majored in Music Education at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, having played in regional and school orchestras. Nowadays, Ms. Wilson plays professionally. She particularly enjoys playing the French Horn, has participated in jazz bands and a military band, and is the conductor of the Vienna Community Band. She is also expanding her freelance work to include playing with the Reston Community Orchestra and with religious organizations.
“Music,” she says, “applies to all of life. The work ethic and the analytic thinking, the ability to appreciate good musicians, the ability to be self-motivated, it’s all there.” A lover of history and liberal arts, Ms. Wilson, who taught English and Fine Arts at Northside High School in Louisiana, is glad to be teaching Grade 7 Humanities as well as Band.
Email: kWilson@greenhedges.org
