Spring Valley Band Staff -
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Published on: 5/23/2009
Last Visited: 5/23/2009
Michelle Ortiz
Assistant
mortiz@richland2.org
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Michelle Ortiz, Assistant , is a graduate of the University of South Carolina where she earned a Bachelor's Degree in Music with an emphasis in Music Education and a Post-Graduate Certificate in Performance in 2001.
She is currently pursuing a Masters Degree in Music Education from the University of South Carolina.
Mrs. Ortiz is currently in her seventh year as Director of Bands at EL Wright Middle School.
Under her direction, the EL Wright Middle School Band has earned Superior and Excellent Ratings at SCBDA Concert Festivals, Dixie Classic Festival in Atlanta and the SCBDA Jazz Festival.
Mrs. Ortiz has also assisted the Spring Valley Viking Band and the Richland Northeast Silver Cadets Band for the past four years.
Mrs. Ortiz performs professionally as a horn player for Palmetto Concert Band.
She is also a private horn lesson instructor.
She holds professional affiliations with MENC, SCBDA, Sigma Alpha Iota, and Kappa Kappa Psi.
Mrs. Ortiz and her husband have a daughter.