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Ms. Bejm is currently in her fifth
year of teaching. She is the band director at both West
Friendship and Dayton Oaks Elementary
Schools in Howard County.
Ms. Bejm is a May 2004 summa cum
laude graduate of Salisbury University where she achieved her
Bachelor of Arts in Music with a K-12 Concentration in Education.
While at Salisbury University Ms. Bejm was president of her
local MENC: The National Association for Music Education Chapter
416 as well as principal trumpet for the University's Wind Ensemble,
Brass Quintet, and Jazz Ensemble, member of the Salisbury Symphony
Orchestra on both trumpet and french horn, member of the Youth
Symphony Orchestra on french horn, member of the Classical Guitar
Ensemble on guitar as well as performer on trumpet and french
horn for the University's choirs. While attending Salisbury
University Ms. Bejm was awarded the Presidential Scholarship,
Hope Scholarship, Nettie C. Bentley Scholarship, Guerrieri University
Center Award for Music, Who’s Who Among Students in American
Universities and Colleges, Achievement Key Award, (NAIBM): MENC
National Instrumental Teacher Grant, entrance into the Phi Eta
Sigma National Honor Society, and consistent Dean's List member.
Currently Ms. Bejm has finished
her graduate coursework towards her music education degree from
The Peabody Conservatory of Music and will be finishing her
thesis in 2008. In addition to the performing groups at Salisbury
University Ms. Bejm is currently a member of The Annapolis Wind
Symphony.
Some fun facts about Ms. Bejm is that
she was asked to perform with Barry Manilow, where she got to
perform Manilow's original songs amongst his original orchestra
members. Ms. Bejm has twin sisters three years younger than
her. One is in college and one is a teacher at Marriotts Ridge
High School in Howard County. Ms. Bejm went to Hammond Elementary
School, Laurel Woods Elementary School, Hammond Middle School
and Atholton High School in Howard County. Ms. Bejm is also
vegetarian and can be seen from time to time on her Gravity
Longboard (skateboard), which she leaves in her car in case
the right opportunity were to arise. You'll also notice pictures
of Coda, Ms. Bejm's singing, talking, and trumpet playing pooch,
sneaking their way onto your worksheets and handouts. Oh, and
if you haven't noticed by the nails, Ms. Bejm's favorite color
is green!
For a more detailed view of Ms. Bejm's
resume please click on the
resume link.
To listen to Amy Bejm perform, click on the
link below or save the linked file to your desktop and open
with Windows Media Player.
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