Barbara Freedman

Work, life, time… Those who know me will tell you I always have something to say. Sometimes too much. That’s why this is a private page and not my school site! I get smarter as I get older.

I’ll keep it to what I think I know best; teaching teenagers, music, technology and maybe a rant or two!

Let’s go…

Barbara Ann Freedman teaches Electronic Music & Audio Engineering at Greenwich High School in CT. She has recently been appointed President of the Music Educator Technologists Association (META), an association of music educators started in 1989. Barbara is also a survivor of the NYC Public Schools as a teacher and a student. Barbara is also a timpanist and percussionist working regularly with the Ridgefield, Bridgeport and Norwalk Symphonies and has worked with other Tri-state orchestras, opera and ballet companies. In addition to her work with orchestras, she has performed on Broadway, in popular and folk bands and Renaissance ensembles. Barbara is the Music Director of the Sound Beach Community Band, Greenwich, CT’s and one of the nation’s oldest community bands. She has a BS and Master’s of Music in Performance from CUNY Brooklyn College Conservatory of Music and a Professional Studies Diploma from the Mannes College of Music. She studied conducting at the Hartt School of Music, Westminster Choir College and The Julliard School.