62. Conversation with Jean Lee, Michigan State University

Jean Lee is the Instructor and Coordinator of String Music
Education at the Michigan State University College of Music. She
teaches string pedagogy and string methods courses while growing
the string music education program through student recruitment
and retention outreach programs. Lee is well-known throughout the
Midwest as an accomplished clinician, conductor, Suzuki violin
teacher, and adjudicator. She brings nearly two decades of
experience to her role within the University along with a unique
skill set as an entrepreneur and brand strategist. Whether in the
classroom, leading an orchestra, or working one-on-one with
students, Lee loves connecting with young musicians to help them
develop their talents and see their potential through music
education.



Lee is a proud graduate of Michigan State University where as an
undergraduate, she studied violin with I-Fu Wang and piano with
Deborah Moriarty. She graduated in 2004 with a Bachelor of Music
Education before also pursuing her graduate studies in Music
Education at the University of Michigan.



Before joining the university’s faculty, Lee taught music for
fourteen years in the Okemos Public Schools, a district renowned
for having one of the state’s strongest orchestra programs.
Throughout her career, Lee has led orchestras of varying age
groups—from elementary strings to university-level musicians. She
also directed orchestras at Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp in Twin
Lakes, Michigan; the Michigan Chapter of the American Strings
Teachers Association String Camp in Howell, Michigan; and the New
England Music Camp in Sidney, Maine. She is an active member of
the Michigan School Band and Orchestra Association, the American
String Teachers Association, and the Suzuki Association of the
Americas.
In addition to applying her expertise as a strings educator and
orchestra director, Lee is actively developing new strategies and
outreach programs to attract string musicians to careers in music
education.





Contact Ms. Lee at leejean@msu.edu or visit her website at
https://www.music.msu.edu/faculty/profile/jean or on Instagram





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