General Information
...creating life-long lovers of music
The AMS Choral Department is designed to offer a variety of vocal performing opportunities for our students throughout the year which allows them to enjoy creating music as well as being musically, emotionally, and intellectually challenged. All choirs focus on students’ music reading skills and singing technique primarily through group singing. Team building and developing relationships within each choir and the department is an important aspect to our artistic medium. In addition to developing students’ musical strengths, students foster self-discipline, cooperation, and commitment as they work together to become life-long lovers of music!
Marie Sanford is going into her 16th year of teaching. She has previously taught music at the elementary and secondary levels, and this is her 7th year as a middle school choir director in Humble ISD, and her 6th year at AMS. She is a graduate of Stephen F. Austin State University (MM 2012, BME 2007) with a masters in music education with a choral concentration, and a bachelor of music education with a concentration in instrumental music. Mrs. Sanford is a member of the Texas Music Educators Association, Texas Choral Directors Association, and Tau Beta Sigma. Mrs. Sanford is married and mother to three beautiful children, ages 9 and 6, and almost 4! Outside of choir, Mrs. Sanford loves fishing, reading, and raising butterflies in her garden with her kids.
