NJMEA Salutes Its 2019 Master Music Teachers
During her tenure in the Kin-
nelon Public School district, a NAMM recipient for “Best Commu- nity for Music Education,” Lisa re- ceived numerous awards and grants, including the New Jersey Governor’s Teacher Recognition Award and Ex- cellence in Teaching Award. Her in- novative ideas and passion for teach- ing have nurtured a love of music for thousands of children. Under her leadership, Lisa’s stu-
Lisa Wichman has shared her passion for teaching music for over three decades. After a long and suc- cessful career as elementary music educator and choral director in the Kinnelon Public School District, Lisa was ready for a change. In June of 2018, she retired after 33 years from public school teaching and started a new chapter in her life, teaching in the private sector.
Lisa
is now the Lower School K-4 vocal music teacher at The Peck School in Morristown.
Lisa is a graduate of Wittenberg
University, where she received her B.M.E. cum laude, with an organ concentration. She was awarded Kodaly
Certification from West- minster Choir College and a Dodge Foundation Grant to further study the Kodaly Methodology. She also holds certification in First Steps in Music and Kindermusik Beginnings and has an extensive background in teaching elementary and middle school choral music.
JANUARY 2019
dents have had exceptional perfor- mance opportunities. Her middle school choir performed at an invi- tational festival concert at Carnegie Hall and her handbell choirs per- formed at local, state and eastern di- vision music educators’ conferences. At adjudicated events, Lisa’s choirs consistently ings and 1st
students have been highly successful individually, regularly ranking in the top ten for county, region and all- state honor choirs. Many of her stu- dents have pursued music as a career, as performers and educators. In addition to teaching, Lisa is
a free-lance church organist. In de- mand as a collaborative pianist, Lisa regularly accompanies for school choirs, and has served as accompa- nist for the New Jersey Children’s Preparatory Choir, Drew University Chorale, Morris and Bergen County Honor Choirs, Region I Junior High and High School Honor Choirs, and NJ Junior High and Women’s All- State Honor Choirs. She is honored to have accompanied at Carnegie
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Hall multiple times, at NJPAC and at The White House. Passionate about not only teach-
received Superior rat- Place awards. Her choral
ing children, she also shares her wealth of knowledge and love of teaching with teachers who she has mentored. Lisa is an active session presenter at local, state and eastern division conferences. She has pre- sented a variety of innovative and inspiring workshops for elementary and choral music educators and will be presenting again at the NAfME Eastern Division Conference in Pittsburgh this April. An active member and volunteer of NJMEA for decades, she previous- ly held the position of columnist of “The Children’s Choir Corner” for the TEMPO journal. Lisa currently serves as chairperson of the Region I Elementary Music Division, a lead- ership role she also held early on in her teaching career. Under her lead- ership, the NJSMA Elementary Di- vision has received accolades for its tremendous impact in elementary music education in New Jersey. Lisa’s greatest joys are her hus-
band, Jeff, and grown sons Andrew and Christian. Lisa and her fam- ily share a love of music, vacation- ing at Walt Disney World, cheering for the Yankees, and re-living the remarkable moment in August of 2017 when Lisa was the Showcase Showdown winner on “The Price is Right!”
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