Home Music Lessons Music Students FAQ Music Links Contact Us  |  About the Music Teacher: Hello! My name is Lissa Benson. I am the vocal, flute, and piano instructor and sole owner at The Food of Love Music Studio in Stoughton, WI. I am committed to sharing quality musical experiences with students of all ages by pairing my skill and experience with their personal musical goals. Although many of my students are youthful, I enjoy and encourage students of all ages and musical ability levels. I promise to provide all students with a pleasant and respectful learning environment, tailored specifically to meet his or her individual music learning needs and desires. Please see the Music Lessons page for more specific information on music lessons with me or download the contract here. I graduated cum laude from the University of MN Duluth (UMD) with majors in Vocal & Instrumental Music Education K-12 in 2007. I am currently an active member of the following professional music educators organizations: American Choral Directors Association, National Association for Music Education, Music Teachers National Association, and Pi Lambda Theta, an educational honor society. During the day, I am employed by Stoughton Area Schools as a licensed music education teacher, so the majority of my lessons are scheduled for evenings and weekends. Through the years, I have had the opportunity to be a counselor, a teaching assistant, and a private instructor at UMD's North Shore Summer Music Experience music camp for middle school and high school students. During the 2005-2006 school year, I was a private choir and voice instructor at St. James School in Duluth, MN. From 2006-2007 I was a private voice instructor at UMD's Music Academy. During my college career I was also honored to receive a scholarship from Phi Delta Kappa for my writings on technology use in the music classroom. I was the 2006 recipient of the American Choral Directors Association F. Melius Christianson Grant to attend the regional convention for vocal music educators. I continue to seek learning opportunities like these to better serve my students here in the Madison area where I have attended the MENC Convention annually. I also regularly take music teacher education classes at the Wisconsin Center for Music Education in Waunakee, WI. Click here to download your lesson contract today! (Contract was created in Adobe. To download the Adobe Reader Free, click here.) |
