Brigid Mayer has spent the past twenty-two years teaching orchestras at all grade levels. Her previous experience has included teaching assignments in Ohio, Georgia, Kansas and in the North Clackamas School District (OR). She currently serves as Director of Orchestras at West Salem High School.
Originally from Burlington, Vermont, Mrs. Mayer earned both a Bachelor of Music Education and an M.A. in Educational Administration from The Ohio State University. While at OSU, she studied viola with Edward Adelson, and String Pedagogy with Dr. Robert Gillespie.
Mrs. Mayer is a member of OMEA, NAfME, and ASTA. She previously served as High School Orchestra Chair for Northeast Kansas Music Educators Association, and as Kansas ASTA President-Elect. Her orchestras have performed and participated in clinics in Chicago, Orlando, Newport, and at the National Orchestra Festival (ASTA), and have consistently performed well in competitive orchestra settings. Mrs. Mayer has served as a clinician and adjudicator in Kansas, Missouri, and Oregon, and remains an active violist. She lives in Keizer with her husband, Mac Mayer (Whiteaker Middle School Orchestra), and their three children- Eben, Noah, and Helen.
Brigid Mayer
Orchestra Chair
West Salem High School
Salem, Oregon
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