 Patricia O'Herron
Instructor in Music
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Patricia O’Herron earned a Master of Arts degree in music education from California State University, Fullerton. Her thesis, “Issues in Music Modeling within Kindergarten Language Arts Curricula,” received the university’s Giles T. Brown Outstanding Thesis Award in 2006. Her research is published in music journals and been accepted for presentation at conferences of MENC, AOSA, CMEA and TMEA and the International Symposium on the Phenomenon of Singing. Ms. O’Herron taught choral, general and instrumental music to diverse populations in preschool, elementary, high school, community college, senior citizen centers and church settings. She currently is an elementary music specialist in Fontana Unified School District, and provides staff development to school districts seeking to integrate the arts into core curriculum. As Instructor of Music In Childhood at CSUF she prepares pre-service classroom teachers to use music and movement. Ms. O’Herron has served as president of the Inland Counties Chapter of the American Orff-Schulwerk Association.
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