About Me

My name is Jill Musick, and I  graduated from Wheaton College in 2009 with a degree in Music Education. The following August, I moved to Germany to teach at Black Forest Academy until 2013. I taught violin and cello lessons, Guitar Class, High School Orchestra class,  Intermediate Orchestra, and Beginning Orchestra during my time there.

Here’s a helpful video to get to know BFA:

Starting an orchestra program seemed like a daunting task (especially as a new teacher moving to a foreign country!), yet at the same time it was exciting because I had the opportunity to shape it for future years. My goal was that the orchestra would exist to serve and glorify God, and that within the orchestra there would be a strong sense of community. Just as the body of Christ has many parts but is united, the orchestra has a wide range of skill levels but can glorify God by making music together.

Though I came here expecting to teach orchestra, I have become involved in many other  activities:

• Small Group – I co-lead a small group of high school girls with my roommate Emily.
• Stadtmusik Kandern – I played tuba, bassoon, and flute in Kandern’s community band for 3 years. Band was a great way for me to get German language experience and build relationships with people in the German community.
• Markgräfler Symphonieorchester – My second and fourth year I played violin in this community orchestra. It is an enriching experience and it reminded me every week why I wanted to be a music teacher.
• Freie evangelische Gemeinde – I attended the German Evangelical Free Church in Kandern and participated in a Bible study with German youth.
• Running/hiking through the hills of the Black Forest was great for exercise and a wonderful way for me to enjoy God’s creation, especially in this beautiful area of Germany! I ran 3 marathons during my time in Germany, though only 1 of them was official (Basel – September 2010).
• Dorm Subbing – HBR, short for Haus Bad Riedlingen, is a boys’ dorm. For my first two years at BFA I would go peel carrots, serve dinner, cook, help boys with homework and studying, and just hang out & talk with them.
• Class Sponsor – For my second and third years at BFA, I sponsored the Class of 2012. I helped plan and supervise class parties and trips.

Now I’m living in Illinois doing a mixture of private lessons, substitute teaching, and other odd jobs. I’ll be getting married in July and moving to Minnesota to spend the rest of my life with Lane, the most amazing man in the world!