Hello, my name is Jennifer Masrud and this is my 4th year as Music Specialist at Chelsea Heights Elementary.  This is my 24th year in St. Paul Public Schools and 31st year as an elementary music educator.  I have a Bachelors of Music Education from UTSA (University of Texas at San Antonio) and a Masters of  Music Education from the University of MN in Minneapolis.  My teaching experience is in Grades K – 6 and this is where my passion has always been.    

        When I am not at Chelsea Heights I like to sing in my church, go to concerts and the theater, spend time with my family and travel whenever I get the chance.  My husband and I are from Wisconsin but have lived in West St. Paul for almost 25 years.  When we were first married we moved to Texas and both our daughter and son were born there.  Our children are grown now and I am very pleased to say that I have one grand-daughter and one grand-puppy.

        It is a privilege to be a member of the Chelsea Heights Community and I thoroughly enjoy making beautiful music with our talented students. When I first learned West African drumming from an Artist-in-Residence almost a decade ago, he shared a beautiful quote that I often refer to in my teaching practice.  “Music Celebrates Life and Brings People Together”.  I believe that The Arts are essential to all people and all cultures in this 21st Century world.