Kelley Cunningham

Kelley Cunningham

Specialists

Welcome to MUSIC    

I am super excited to share another fantastic year making music with you!

This is my 7th year teaching at McKeel Academy Central, and I've been an elementary music teacher for Polk County Schools for 21 years.  I earned my Bachelor degree in Music Education, K-12 from Florida Southern College back in 1998 and have been teaching elementary music ever since!  I am currently certified as an Orff Instructor, World Drumming Instructor, and I'm a National Board Certified Teacher.  In addition to being a teacher, I'm a musician and enjoy singing and playing the flute and piano in the community.   

All students in grades Pre K - 5th grade come to music once a week for 40 minutes.  In the music room we play xylophones, drums, recorders, boomwhackers, ukuleles, and a whole bunch of other percussion instruments.   We  sing, dance, create and express ourselves in lots of fun ways!  

Our curriculum follows the National and State of Florida guidelines for learning.  I strive for a nurturing and encouraging environment where students are comfortable, free to open up, sing and move, expressing themselves with confidence and without fear!  I hope to share a love for music with each of my students that lasts their lifetime. 

Due to Covid restrictions, MAC will not be offering music enrichment opportunities to students before and after school at this time.  Our music enrichments will hopefully resume soon!!!  They include:  Caracal (a xylophone ensemble for students in 4th, 5th, and 6th grades)  and Bucket Drum Line (students in 4th, 5th, and 6th grades).  Additionally, students can audition and participate in All County Chorus, All County Orff, All State Chorus and All State Orff.

It has been my pleasure to learn with you at MAC,
Ms. Cunningham