About our school: https://www.asdk12.org/service
About our Orchestra: The Service High Orchestra Program serves more than 80 students in three different levels of ensembles. The program offers performances at the high school and around the community and plays at more than a dozen events each year. Students also have the opportunity to audition and participate in All-State Orchestra, Solo and Ensemble, and other honor events.
About the Director: Melinda Deal has a Bachelor's of Music in Music Education from Bowling Green State University and a Master's of Education in Curriculum and Instructional Design from Wright State University. Her career began in 2003 teaching elementary and middle school orchestra in Ohio. She has been teaching elementary and high school orchestra in Alaska since 2012. She is married and likes to read, figure skate, hike/ski, kayak, and pretend to garden in her free time.
About our Orchestra: The Service High Orchestra Program serves more than 80 students in three different levels of ensembles. The program offers performances at the high school and around the community and plays at more than a dozen events each year. Students also have the opportunity to audition and participate in All-State Orchestra, Solo and Ensemble, and other honor events.
About the Director: Melinda Deal has a Bachelor's of Music in Music Education from Bowling Green State University and a Master's of Education in Curriculum and Instructional Design from Wright State University. Her career began in 2003 teaching elementary and middle school orchestra in Ohio. She has been teaching elementary and high school orchestra in Alaska since 2012. She is married and likes to read, figure skate, hike/ski, kayak, and pretend to garden in her free time.