Young Mozarts Conductor & Education Coordinator
Nerissa Rebagay is a doctoral student in Music Education at the Frost School of Music. She has experience teaching chorus, strings, and modern band instruments to students of all abilities in Miami-Dade County Public Schools. She conducts the Young Mozarts orchestra and serves as Education Coordinator with the Greater Miami Youth Symphony and runs Miami Jam Sessions, a free music therapy socialization group and mentoring program for neurodiverse teens and young adults. Nerissa’s research interests include neurodiversity, creativity, and music teacher training.
A life-long learner, Nerissa is a Kodály certified teacher. She was recognized by the Florida Music Educators Association as a 2020 Emerging Leader and was the 2021 Miami-Dade County Public Schools Rookie Teacher of the Year. Nerissa holds a Bachelor of Music in music education and music therapy from the University of Miami and a Master of Philosophy in Arts, Creativity, Education and Culture from the University of Cambridge (UK). Outside of teaching, Nerissa enjoys Starbucks runs, shopping and traveling.