Elementary Strings
Mr. Dyvig
Pre-twinkle songs
Twinkle
Intro to note reading slideshow
Playlist for pages one through six
4th Grade Violin Note Reading Quiz
4th Grade Viola Note Reading Quiz
4th Grade Cello Note Reading Quiz
Joe Dyvig teaches orchestra at Olympia High School
and beginning strings at Pioneer Elementary School and Centennial Elementary School. In the Olympia School
District he previously taught at Capital High School, Jefferson Middle
School and various elementary schools. Joe has been active as both an
orchestra and band teacher. Past teaching assignments include teaching
jazz band and orchestra at both Inglemoor High School and Ferndale High
School. He started his career in the Monroe Public Schools teaching
middle school band at Hidden River Middle School. Joe achieved National
Board Certified Teacher status in 2010.
He earned his Masters of Music Education degree in
2007 from the University of North Texas where he was a teaching
assistant to Jeff Bradetich, as well as the master teacher for the
University String Project. His undergraduate work was at the University
of Washington. In 1998 he was named a Mary Gates Scholar and Grant
recipient for his volunteer work as the director of the second jazz band
at Woodinville High School, his alma mater. At the University of
Washington he studied double bass with Barry Lieberman and both tuba and
conducting with Tim Salzman. Joe is active in the Washington Music
Educators Association. His Capital High School Symphony Orchestra
performed at the 2014 WMEA conference. He was the organizing chair for
the 2015 NAfME All-Northwest Orchestra and served in the same role for
the 2004 and 2010 WMEA All-State Chamber Orchestras. Joe was president
of the San Juan Music Educators Association (2004-2006), has presented
at the WMEA and Northwest NAfME conference, is a staff member of the
Birch Bay String Teachers Workshop and is active as an adjudicator
throughout Western Washington. He is currently serving on the WMEA board
as the orchestra curriculum officer. Working with a group of dedicated
staff members Joe created the Lake Samish Music Camp in Bellingham,
which had its inaugural summer in 2010. Joe plays double bass in
Symphony Tacoma, and lives in rural Thurston County with his wife Lisa
and two children, Jorie and Luke.