My name is Lena Burke, and I am the music teacher at Husmann Elementary in Crystal Lake, Illinois. I have a Bachelor’s Degree in Vocal Music with an emphasis in Music Education from Northern Illinois University, and I am currently pursuing a Master of Arts degree in Curriculum and Instruction through Concordia University Chicago. I have been teaching for six years, and I have a passion for choir and elementary general music pedagogy. I have experience working with Encore Youth Choir, Palatine Children’s Chorus, and my own extra-curricular choir at Husmann. I also sing with the professional choir Cor Cantiamo, and love to improve my practice by obtaining additional training in Orff, Comprehensive Musicianship through Performance, and Conversational Solfege. I can’t wait to embark on this new children’s choir journey at Bethany Lutheran!