Red Hook Central School District

Ben Bardenett teaches instrumental music to the students of Red Hook High School.

Kyle Pogemiller teaches choral and general music to the students at Linden Avenue Middle School.

Mr. Van Ness is thrilled to be teaching instrumental music at Linden Avenue Middle School. He graduated in December 2011 from The Crane School of Music at SUNY Potsdam with a Bachelor's in Music Education, a Master's in Music Composition, and a Master's in Mathematics. As a graduate of Red Hook Central Schools, he is well aware of the exceptional Red Hook music department and is very excited to provide the experiences he loved as a student to future generations.

Allison Budd teaches music to the pre-K through second-grade students at Mill Road Elementary School.

From an eclectic background of instrumental jazz, classical, multi-cultural, and the avant garde, Ms. Silvernail joined the RHCSD’s vocal music faculty in 2001. She brings with her the applied education of Interlochen Arts Academy, The New School for Social Research Jazz and Contemporary Music program, over 30 years of teaching and performing, and Bachelors in Performance and Masters in Education degrees from Michigan State University, and Western Connecticut State University. Her passion for music and the arts, as well as their role in enriching each student’s education, drives the Mill Road Elementary School’s 3-5 music curriculum.