Introduction

"Introduce yourself!  Give the class an overview of your professional life (your duties, responsibilities, educational background, etc.)."

Hello.
My name is Marshall Keough and I currently teach all the music courses at Roncalli Catholic High School in Omaha, Nebraska. This fall will be my 3rd year out of school, as well as my 3rd year teaching at Roncalli. I teach both instrumental and vocal music classes including: chorus, women's chorus, band, guitar, piano, and music theory. Outside of the school day I give private lessons, teach a madrigal and chamber ensemble, and direct the annual musical. Although my student obligations are abundant, I am also on the accreditation team, school improvement committee, and student assistance team.
I graduated from Wayne State College with a BS in Music Education for K-12 Vocal/Instrumental Music. While at Wayne State I was able to participate in a variety of ensembles, as well as take thoroughly meaningful and beneficial courses that helped me prepare for teaching. The time I spent studying and the time I've spent teaching has shaped me into an open-minded person/educator/musician/learner. Although I have my own personal ideas about education, I am always willing to learn something new in hope that I can improve myself as an educator. Society is always changing and the children we teach now are drastically different from when I was in school. Technology, family values, laws, and societal ideals/expectations are just a few things that are different from what I remember. Despite these changes, I still feel music is an important part of education and I don't think that will ever change.
I'm looking forward to this class and hope that I learn a lot.
~M