Music Department Faculty

Mrs. Linda Carter

Instrument: Flute

Linda Carter is the teacher leader of the VVS Music Department. Mrs. Carter teaches high school and middle school band, instrumental music lesoons, as well as Music Theory at the high school level. Mrs. Carter is the director of Trash Can Band, Pep Band, and other small ensmbles at the high school. She also directs the Pit Orchestra for the High School Musical. Mrs. Carter has spent her entire teaching career here at VVS. She has 3 children and one dog. For fun, she plays her flute in a woodwind quintet and a wind ensemble. She loves to spend time with her family, to hike and to cook!

Mrs. Annie DeSalvatore

Instrument: Flute

Annie DeSalvatore teaches the band program at E.A. McAllister Elementary School in Sherrill and teaches general music and the choral program at John D. George elementary in Verona Mrs. DeSalvatore grew up in Sherrill, and is a proud 2009 VVS graduate! In 2013, she graduated from Nazareth College in Rochester, and from Boston University in 2015. Her primary instrument which she grew up playing is flute, though she has learned and can play every instrument. While her first two years of teaching consisted of K-4 General Music and chorus in Rome, she considers herself a band specialist. Her passion is teaching at the elementary level, and setting up the foundations for young instrumentalists to continue on in Middle School and High School. Mrs. DeSalvatore loved her time as a student at VVS, and feels honored to be back here teaching future generations!

Mr. Dominick DeSalvatore

Instrument: Trumpet

Dominick DeSalvatore teaches the Entertainment Industries class at the high school, is in charge of the band program at JD George and also teaches general music at JD George. Mr. DeSalvatore first started teaching at Syracuse City School District and remained there for two years. He was then given the opportunity to start teaching at VVS! Some of his hobbies include woodworking or general construction, science fiction novels and movies, Harry Potter and the Wizarding World, and of course, everything music! His primary instrument is the trumpet and his favorite type of music to play is Jazz. Mr. DeSalvatore's favorite type of music to sing is Musical Theater. Mr. DeSalvatore happily married to Mrs. Anne DeSalvatore who is also a teacher at VVS (Sherrill Elementary) and is a VVS alum. Mr. and Mrs. DeSalvatore have a dog named Bella. She is a goofball and they love her for it!

Mr. Bill McCoy

Instrument: Percussion

William McCoy is the band teacher at both W.A. Wettel Elementary in Vernon, and at the middle and high school. He teaches Cadet Band and Concert Band and co-directs the middle school band. Mr. McCoy is the past NYSSMA Zone 4 Representative, as well as the VVSTA President. Mr. McCoy has been a music teacher at VVS since 1996. He received his Associates in Music at Onondaga Community College, Bachelors in Music Education and Masters of Science in reading at SUNY Cortland. He teaches private instrumental lessons and performs locally as a percussionist.

Mrs. Megan Russell

Instrument: Viola

Megan Russell teaches Beginner and Symphonette Orchestra at Vernon, Verona, and Sherrill Elementary Schools. Mrs. Russell runs the Wettel Drama Clubs in conjunction with Mrs. Tomaino. Mrs. Russell has been teaching for a few years now and has realized that elementary school is the place to be! She can still remember the day she was in fourth grade and got the chance to play the VIOLA! It is her goal to bring that same excitement she felt to all students at VVS.

Music Department Faculty

VVS Music Department Faculty

Mrs. Linda Carter

Mrs. Annie DeSalvatore

Mr. Dominick DeSalvatore

Mrs. Eileen Hubbard

Mr. Bill McCoy

Mrs. Megan Russell

Mrs. Kristen Tomaino

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