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Grace Schwanda

gschwand@grcc.edu

Grace Schwanda is a musician in the Grand Rapids area. She is orginally from New Jersey where she recieved her BA and MA from Montclair State University. Grace studied Orff, Kodaly, and Dalcroze at Manhattan School of Music and is a published composer and author. Her latest article is "Toys for Tone" published in the September 1998 issue of The Chorister.

Ms. Schwanda is on the Music and Physical Education faculties at Grand Rapids Community College. She teaches MU200 Music for the Classroom Teacher, PE157 Physical Education for the Elementary Teacher and MU107 Music Listening.

Grace is the Children's Choir director at St. Robert of Newminster in Ada, MI. where she directs four children's choirs and has a full Orff Instrumentarium.

In her free time she referees soccer for the MHSAA at local High Schools.

Courses Taught This Semester

  • MU107 - Introduction to Music Listening
  • MU200 - Music for Elementary Teachers
  • MU 169 Introduction to Piano

My Special Interests

  • Soccer referee for local High Schools and Colleges
  • Directing Children's Choirs, Saint Robert Church

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