About Ms. Shelby Worst
Ms. Shelby Worst holds a Bachelor of Music with an emphasis in Music Education from the University of South Carolina. While at UofSC, Shelby studied clarinet with Joseph Eller and Organ with Brent te Velde, Dr. Jared Johnson, and Dr. David Lowry, earning her Performance Certificate in Organ.
Shelby teaches Middle School Chorus in Virginia Beach Public Schools, serves as the Director of Music at St. Michael Lutheran, and performs with Tidewater Winds. She performs weekly on organ and piano while also leading a handbell choir and a senior choir.
My Teaching Philosophy
I believe that every human has the ability to be a musician. Music aptitude can be found in every person, but it is up to them as to whether or not they choose to explore it. In Henkjan Honing’s book “Musical Cognition”, he talks about the musical experiences of both an infant and an adult. Newborn babies babble the moment they are born, and older adults who can barely speak can still make beautiful music. At our beginnings and our ends, our innate musical abilities never leave us, even if we abandon them along the way.
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