Virginia Beach City Public Schools

Michele Hall Powell
Choral Music
Brandon Middle School
17 years of service to VBCPS (21 years total)


I believe… that each student has been given a talent. I must work in partnership with the parents to nurture, shape, and mold and enable the students to develop their talent so that inevitably, their talent will develop into the purpose it was designed to fulfill.

Each student has been given a voice. I find pleasure in training each young singer to develop his/her vocal skills. It starts with using their speaking voice until a mature musician has been developed. Along the way each student learns and develops basic keyboard skills, movement skills, tone production, sight-reading proficiency, performance skills and creativity.

2004 Teachers of the Year
2005 Teachers of the Year
2006 Teachers of the Year
2007 Teachers of the Year
2008 Teachers of the Year
Teachers of the Year from 1967 to 2008


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