All About Mr. Denton
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WELCOME TO MUSIC AT WEST WING SCHOOL!
My Name is Mr. John Denton and I teach K-6 General Music, 5-8 Grade Chorus, Musical Theater, and Music Technology/Pop Music Lab.
I wear many hats at our school, district, and state level but the one I am most proud of is being a teacher to your children.
We treat music as a language at West Wing and while my mission is to keep students engaged and driven towards a love of music; our true goal is mastery and literacy of musical concepts.
By their eighth grade year they will have composed, improvised, transposed, performed, sung, drummed, strummed, and recorded in a number of interactive experiences with one ultimate goal...
"helping students make connections between the music we make at school and the music they encounter in the world."
Mr. John Denton
Hometown: Peoria, AZ (Tucson by association)
Education:
Sunrise Mountain High School (2002),
Bachelor of Arts in Music Education and Percussion Performance - University of Arizona (2008)
Masters of Music in Music Education - University of Arizona (2012)
Instrument: Percussion, Electronics, Ukulele, and Voice (I did purchase a banjo recently...)
Interests: Music Composition 🎵, Technology & Gaming 🎮, Animation and Art ✏️, Books 🦸, Exploring the Outdoors 🌲, and Coffee... definitely Coffee ☕
Family: My amazing wife Kelly and my beautiful boys Aiden and Emerson.
Past Teaching and Associations: Poce Voce Instructor for the Phoenix Children's Chorus, Private Percussion Lessons, Sunset Ridge School Music and Choir, President: Arizona Society for General Music, DVUSD General Music and Choir Team-Lead
Mission Statement: "Helping students find the connection between the music we make in school and that which they encounter in society."
School Vision: This will be my 3rd year teaching at West Wing. However, I have been teaching in Deer Valley Unified for the last 12 years of my 16-year teaching career. I am looking forward to helping shape the songs and music we interact with on campus. Let's keep the party going together.
Phone: 623-376-5082
Degrees and Certifications:
University of Arizona:
BM - Music Education and Percussion Performance
MM - Music Education