Band is offered to all 4th and 5th grade students in the district at each school site two times per week during the school day. Instruments offered for instruction are: flute, clarinet, alto saxophone, trumpet, trombone and bells/drum kit.  

The best way to contact me is via email at jbatdorf@walnutcreeksd.org, but I also check phone messages.

Let me introduce myself....

I have been in education for over 20 years. In addition to being an elementary and middle school band director, I have also served as an elementary classroom teacher, Instructional Literacy Coach, and in professional development. I have a Bachelor of Music (BM) in Music Education from the University of Redlands and a Masters in Education (MA) in Educational Administration from the University of Redlands. 

I look forward to teaching beginning instrumentalists how to play their instrument, read music, work together as a team and love music!