Hello!  My name is Renie Gibson and I am the general music teacher for all the students at Rattlesnake Elementary.  In my thirty-seven years of teaching in public schools in Montana and Idaho, I have taught middle school and high school band and choir as well as general music classes.  Teaching at Rattlesnake has been a joyful and rewarding experience.The best part of my job is giving students creative tasks and seeing the result of their musical and imaginative work.  Professionally, I also enjoy keeping myself involved adjudicating high school solo and large group festivals and mentoring students in collegiate internships.

Outside of school, I like to be......well....outside!  Hiking, biking, fly fishing, skiing and playing competitive tennis.  I also love to read historical fiction, play a variety of instruments (currently learning the ukulele), and officiate college tennis.  This year, I am happy to announce that I am the founding director of the Missoula Forte Childrens' Choirs. 

Please click on the grade level tab for more information about what your child is doing in each rotation of music.  Ask your child to demonstrate skills or teach you a song they learned.  They love to be the teacher! I will try to add some enrichment activities for them to work on or review as well.