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All About Mr. McDade
Mr. McDade has been teaching elementary
music in the Francis Howell Schools for Mr. McDade has a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Music Education from The University of Akron in Akron, OH. His major instrument in college was Voice. In addition, Mr. McDade has certification from Webster University in all three levels of the Orff-Schulwerk approach to teaching music to young people. (To learn more about Orff, go to the "Curriculum Information" link on the left and scroll down - there is a link near the end of that page for more information on Orff). Mr. McDade is currently pursuing a Masters of Music Education degree from The University of Missouri-St. Louis. In addition, Mr. McDade has many years of experience in church music, most recently at Messiah Lutheran Church in St. Charles County. Mr. McDade teachers vocal music to all grade levels K-5 at Independence. In addition he directs our Singing Eagles Choir, our Fifth Gr. Recorder Ensemble, the annual 1st Gr. Musical Show and our annual Talent Show. (To find out more about these musical activities at Independence, click on their links to the left.) Mr. McDade loves teaching at Independence! He enjoys being with young musicians and making music with them. If you ever need to contact Mr. McDade, he can be reached by phone at school: 636-477-3010, or by e-mail: bill_mcdade@fhsd.k12.mo.us
Things you might not know about Mr. McDade
Racer (white) and D'Anne (dark) Click the guitar player below to go to "Home".
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seven years. His first three
years with Francis Howell were part-time at John Weldon Elementary,
and then he became a full-time teacher as he moved over to
Independence Elementary when Independence opened in the
1999-2000 school year. Before Mr. McDade came to Francis Howell he
taught junior high and high school music for a year in Ohio. 
