Emma Bittner

Emma Bittner began her cello studies at the age of 11 with Milwaukee Symphony cellist Laura Love. She quickly fell in love with the instrument, and decided to pursue a music education degree at the University of North Texas so that she could further that same love in her students. While at UNT, she studied cello with Professor Nikola Ruzevic, and pedagogy with Dr. Elizabeth Chappell. She also played under the batons of Clay Courturiaux and David Itkin. After graduating, Emma taught 5th-8th grade orchestra at Strickland Middle School in Denton, TX. Her orchestras regularly received Excellent and Superior ratings at competition

and her program had almost 250 students enrolled every year. In addition to her regular teaching load, Emma taught an after-school Mariachi Club that performed regularly in the Denton community. Emma joined the Jackson community in 2022 as the music teacher at Colter and Moran Elementary Schools. She looks forward to bringing the joy of music making to her students.

In her free time, Emma enjoys baking, hiking, playing Bach and spending time with her two cats.