Michelle Gergich

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Written By Elisa Janson Jones
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Michelle Gergich is a Flutist, Conductor, and NJ Certified K-12 Music Teacher who has experience teaching students ages 3 to adults for over 10 years.

Ms. Gergich is the Assistant Conductor of the Moorestown Community Band (Moorestown, NJ) and teaches 3rd and 4th Grade Instrumental Music at Countryside and Parkway Elementary Schools in Mount Laurel, NJ. Prior to teaching in Mount Laurel, Ms. Gergich taught 4th-6th Grade Band and 3rd Grade General Music at Grover Cleveland Elementary School and Roosevelt Elementary School in the Rahway School District, and K-8th Grade Music,3rd-8th Grade Orchestra and 2nd-3rd and 4th-8th grade Guitar Ensembles at Hatikvah International Academy Charter school, an International Baccalaureate School.

In addition, Ms. Gergich maintains a private lessons studio in Westampton, NJ. Until recently, she was also on the faculty of Rutgers Community Arts, where she worked with elementary age through adult students of varying levels in private lesson and chamber ensembles, and regularly performed outreach concerts in the community and local schools with her faculty Flute and Guitar Duo. Previously, Ms. Gergich worked with beginning and intermediate level string, wind, brass and percussion students ages 7-18 for the Veritas Youth Orchestras of East Brunswick, NJ and the Bravura Youth Orchestras Wind Ensemble.

Ms. Gergich holds a Master of Music Degree in Instrumental Conducting from Mason Gross School of the Arts, Rutgers University, where she studied with Kraig Alan Williams, a Bachelor of Music Performance Degree from the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, where she studied flute with Immanuel Davis and conducting with Jerry Luckhardt, and Bachelor of Arts in Music Education from New Jersey City University.

Ms. Gergich began her piano studies at age 2, cello at age 3, and flute studies at age five. Chamber Music experiences soon followed, with public chamber music performances starting at age nine. Ms. Gergich’s high school chamber ensemble, The Zenith Quartet, received the 2008 Kenneth Geoffroy Memorial Award from the Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition. She is a two time Wind Division Winner of the South Bend Symphony Orchestra Young Artist Competition, performing her solo piccolo debut with the South Bend Symphony Orchestra in 2006. Ms. Gergich’s passion for music grew as she participated in youth symphonies from grades 7-12, in the South Bend Symphony Youth Concert Orchestra, Elkhart Youth Honors Orchestra, South Bend Youth Symphony Orchestra, and also as Principal Flute of the South Bend Symphony Side-by-Side Orchestra for two years. In 2008, as a high school senior, Ms. Gergich had the opportunity to participate in both the Indiana All-State Orchestra and the ASTA National High School Honors Orchestra, which ultimately inspired her to pursue a career in music and share her love of music-making with the younger generations. 

 
 
 

  • My goal as a music educator is to empower students to discover their potential, nurture their intellectual curiosity, mentor them along their musical journey, and inspire my students to be passionate about learning. All students should be provided the opportunity in their education to develop their sense of wonder, learn to think logically and critically, and develop interpersonal skills that they can carry into the rest of their lives.

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Elisa Janson Jones

Elisa is an entrepreneurial, accomplished, and results-driven educational executive, program creator, and developer with a strong education, leadership & management background. With a proven track record in the professional development sector as a digital education creation specialist, director, strategist, public speaker, and educator, and a product marketing specialization in passion industries.

https://elisajanson.com
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