Course Syllabus

Ms. Claudia Melton

Piano, Ukulele, & PK-2 Music Instructor

Rooms 127 & 129

361-878-2780 x32312

cmmelton@ccisd.us

Conference Time: M-F 9:35-10:35a & 1:40-2:10p

(By appointment only)

Biography

Claudia Melton is the Elementary Music, Piano & Ukulele teacher for Metropolitan School of Design Elementary school, resident artist for the Texas Tease Yacht Charter Full Moon Cruises and Omni Hotel, the former vocalist for the Dallas Observer's nominated "Best Funk/R&B Group" and D Magazine's 2017 "Band of the Year" internationally praised Dallas-based jazz/soul/hipnewest & -hop group, "RC & The Gritz", and the former keyboardist for one Dallas’s hottest dance band "Motion". Her most recent international performances included "The Blue Note" in Tokyo, Japan and Bermuda with The Capital Jazz Super Cruise in 2017.

Born in Corpus Christi, Texas to a family of vital influencers of South Texas music, Claudia began playing violin at the age of four, piano at eight, and saxophone at 11. Heavily influenced by jazz, her father, Claude Melton, was a former President of the Texas Jazz Festival. Claudia perfected her interests and musical talents with advanced Jazz Studies at the University of North Texas, one of the nation’s finest comprehensive music schools, where she earned a B.M.J.S. degree in Vocal Performance.

 Claudia has sung alongside and opened for a plethora of talented artists, including Grammy Award-winner Norah Jones, Robert Glasper, and many more!

 In addition to her widely respected career as an emerging new vocal talent, Claudia is a music educator. In 2008, Claudia was selected by the International House of Blues Foundation (IHOBF) as a master teacher and narrator to implement the Blues SchoolHouse curriculum for 5th-12th grade students in Dallas public schools. In 2018, she was a private voice and piano instructor and member of the Voice Faculty at one of the nation's top high schools for performing arts, Booker T. Washington HSPVA in Dallas, TX. In 2019 and 2020, Claudia was a nominee for Teacher of the Year at Barnes Elementary. She has also become a certified Apple Teacher and Nearpod Educator and has been a presenter at CCISD’s Tech2Teach training. She has served as a curriculum writer for the district since 2020. This is her eighth year in CCISD. 

She plans to continue her successful journey of the arts by teaching thousands of young people music across the state creativity through the performing arts. 

COURSE DESCRIPTION

SING, PLAY AND MOVE IS WHAT WE WILL DO!

We will learn the fundamentals of music, performing, and movement so buckle your seats and enjoy the musical journey!