Debbie Martinez
- Conductor of Youth Philharmonic
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Biography
Debbie Martinez is a 1995 graduate of the University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO) where she received her Bachelor of Music Education. She earned her master's degree in music education with an emphasis in string education from Florida State University in 2001, where she studied with Dr. Michael Allen, Dr. Clifford K. Madsen, and Dr. Pamela Ryan.
In 2006 and 2020, she was recognized as Outstanding School Orchestra Teacher by the Nebraska chapter of the American String Teachers Association, and was named Nebraska’s National Federation of State High School Association’s (NFHS) 2018-19 Outstanding Music Educator of the Year.
She was also honored by the BYU Alumni Association with the 2019 Golden Apple Award, and the Caryl and Katherine Brown Award for Excellence in High School Teaching 2019, awarded by the Millard Public Schools Foundation.
Currently, she is a Performing Arts Department Head at Millard North High School, which was recognized as the 2019 Exemplary Music Program by the Nebraska Music Education Association.
Mrs. Martinez directs four orchestras that serve over 200 string players, and teaches a music production course and adaptive music appreciation course.
Besides enjoying her 23rd year in Millard, she loves performing with the MAHR String Quartet, serving as president for the Nebraska Music Education Association and most of all, spending time with her incredibly supportive husband Bob, their two children, and their silly pets Bodhi and Houdini.
Additional Information
Biography
Debbie Martinez is a 1995 graduate of the University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO) where she received her Bachelor of Music Education. She earned her master's degree in music education with an emphasis in string education from Florida State University in 2001, where she studied with Dr. Michael Allen, Dr. Clifford K. Madsen, and Dr. Pamela Ryan.
In 2006 and 2020, she was recognized as Outstanding School Orchestra Teacher by the Nebraska chapter of the American String Teachers Association, and was named Nebraska’s National Federation of State High School Association’s (NFHS) 2018-19 Outstanding Music Educator of the Year.
She was also honored by the BYU Alumni Association with the 2019 Golden Apple Award, and the Caryl and Katherine Brown Award for Excellence in High School Teaching 2019, awarded by the Millard Public Schools Foundation.
Currently, she is a Performing Arts Department Head at Millard North High School, which was recognized as the 2019 Exemplary Music Program by the Nebraska Music Education Association.
Mrs. Martinez directs four orchestras that serve over 200 string players, and teaches a music production course and adaptive music appreciation course.
Besides enjoying her 23rd year in Millard, she loves performing with the MAHR String Quartet, serving as president for the Nebraska Music Education Association and most of all, spending time with her incredibly supportive husband Bob, their two children, and their silly pets Bodhi and Houdini.