Ms. Gordon is thrilled to be back teaching all levels of Orchestra and Beginning Guitar this year at RRHS!  Originally from Annapolis, MD, Ms. Gordon has been teaching in public schools across the U.S. since 1996.  She is a graduate of the Shenandoah Conservatory of Shenandoah University in Winchester, VA with a Bachelor of Music in Violin Performance, magna cum laude, and was the proud recipient of the James R. and Mary B. Wilkins Conservatory award. Prior to coming to Rock Ridge, Ms. Gordon has taught at the elementary, middle and high school levels in Prince William and Fairfax County Public Schools (VA), Portsmouth City (VA), Washington County (MD), Manatee County (FL) and Clark County School District (Las Vegas, NV); was an adjunct lecturer at Shenandoah University in Winchester, VA, and taught violin at the esteemed Mercersburg Academy in PA.  Although new to Rock Ridge in 2018, Ms. Gordon has been a familiar face in Loudoun County for many years.  From 2002-2009, she taught in the original LCPS After-School Strings Program, conducted the Beginning County Orchestra, and was the Concertmaster of the Loudoun Symphony from 2001 to 2019. 

Ms. Gordon plays a wide variety of styles from classical to bluegrass and has performed on stage with numerous artists ranging from Joshua Bell and Sarah Chang to Liza Minelli and Celtic Woman. In addition to her traditional symphonic work, Ms. Gordon has been concertmaster for more than 50 music theater, ballet, and opera productions including such favorites as: West Side Story, Fiddler on the Roof, Les Miserables, Don Giovanni, The Nutcracker, and the fiddler in RRPA's production of Bright Star.