Elizabeth Vaughn 

 
4379 Chris Greene Lake Rd. Charlottesville, Va, 22911 
elizabethvaughn.weebly.com vaughnep@dukes.jmu.edu  
434.906.4824 
December 29, 2018 
 
Mindy Moran 
Fine Arts Coordinator 
Albemarle County Public Schools  
 
Dear Ms. Moran,  
 
My diverse experiences at James Madison University have made me a competitive 
candidate for a music teacher position in my hometown in Albemarle County.  
 
I believe the foundation of any student’s music education should be the ability to 
transfer the skills and knowledge learned in the classroom to musical interactions 
outside of school. Music has rapidly expanded through numerous advancements in 
technology, and these advancements have led to new ways in which people listen 
to, share, and create music. Throughout my professional development, I have been 
focused on finding a balance between various kinds of musicking within the 
traditional ensemble based classroom. My role as a music educator in today’s 
technology-driven society is to utilize these new ways of experiencing music and 
incorporate them into the classroom, while also engaging students in historical 
works and older genres of music.  

With a combination of play, experimentation, and guided learning, students should 

have opportunities to engage in music through diverse and expansive avenues that 
reflect the multitude of ways that music exists in today’s world. My biggest goal as a 
music educator is to create a supportive environment that provides students with 
these various opportunities and introduces them to the many contexts in which 
music exists today.  

Thank you for reviewing my application.  

 
Best regards,  

Elizabeth Vaughn