Gray School of Music, Percussion Faculty, Teacher

Theresa Francesconi is a pianist turned percussionist. She played both instruments all through middle school and high school and started pursuing a Bachelor of Music degree in Piano Performance at Southern Methodist University. After her first semester she realized where her heart truly belongs and graduated from SMU in 2005 with a Bachelor of Music degree in Music Education with an emphasis in percussion. Since graduating, Theresa has worked with drumlines and taught private lessons for Midlothian ISD, Arlington ISD, and most recently and currently Garland ISD. She is now working on her Master of Music in Music Education at SMU, and would like to someday teach middle school band. Along with her passion for music, Theresa also enjoys mountain biking, camping, and knitting. She is on leave during the 2010 Spring semester.