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Claire Butts is a music educator with 25 years of public school experience as an elementary music specialist and secondary orchestra director. She employs a multi-disciplinary approach to teaching music that integrates music, Spanish, American Sign Language and Japanese with core curricula. Ranging in age from Pre-K through adult, Mrs. Butts’ private and/or classroom students include blind, deaf, emotionally disturbed, speech and language disordered, and gifted and talented students of music. Her teaching techniques incorporate distance learning and online learning strategies.
She has performed with Abilene Philharmonic, Big Springs Symphony, Dover Symphony, Odessa Symphony, San Angelo Symphony, Symphony of the Southwest, and Valley Symphony, as well as with various Baroque and other chamber ensembles. Interest in root music of America is showcased in performances with the Texas Pioneers, whose recordings and concerts across the United States receive acclaim from Western Music Association and National Festival of the West. Additionally, residences coast to coast and in Japan and Spain, and extensive international travels fostered a diverse cultural background.
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