Bewie, Elizabeth (MA)
Elizabeth Bewie is elated to join FGCU鈥檚 Bower School of Music as the interim head of Music Education and an instructor in Class Piano.
Since 2002, she has taught choral/general music, piano, and musical theatre, at the middle, high school, and college levels, in New Jersey, Ohio, and Florida. As a performer, Elizabeth has sung with the New York Philharmonic, Philadelphia Orchestra, and Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra; served as vocal music director and accompanist for countless musicals, and accompanied students at Westminster Choir College鈥檚 Vocal Institute and the Papermill Playhouse Rising Star Awards. She has also initiated, planned and executed choral festivals for elementary- through college-age students.
Elizabeth is an accomplished and experienced clinician, church musician, curriculum writer, mentor teacher, and leadership coach, who has spent many years as a planter, and a builder, fine-tuning recruitment and retention in music programs in schools and churches. She loves her students, teaching them and helping them grow, empowering them to take ownership of their learning.
Elizabeth earned her B.M. in Music Education from Westminster Choir College, M.A. in Music Education from Teachers College, Columbia University, and has completed all coursework towards a PhD in Music Education from the University of Florida.
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