NAME:
Ashley Bray
SCHOOL:
Laurel Mountain Elementary and Spicewood Elementary
CLASS:
Music
SCHOOL PHONE:
LME: 464-4389 Spicewood: 428-3668
I grew up in this very area of Austin and attended Anderson Mill Elementary,
Grisham Middle School and graduated from Westwood High School in 2000. Band
was always my favorite subject, and I was a two-year Texas All-State
clarinetist in high school. After graduation I went on to study music at The
University of Texas at Austin where I earned my Bachelor's Degree in Music
Theory in 2005.
During my college years I developed an interest in Scottish music and began
learning to play the Highland bagpipes, which eventually led to me joining
Silver Thistle Pipes and Drums. During my time with the band, I enjoyed many
opportunities to travel, perform and compete against other bagpipe bands
across the country.
In the summer of 2005 I left Texas and moved overseas to Glasgow, Scotland to
study clarinet performance at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama.
The was quite possibly the most difficult challenge with which I had ever
presented myself. It was hard work but in 2007 I earned my Master's Degree
in Clarinet Performance, and happily moved back to Austin.
I have been teaching elementary music since I returned to Texas in 2007 and I
love my job! It is my passion to expose young people to all the great music
out in the world.