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Carolyn Teraoka-Brady, Director

Carolyn Teraoka-Brady is enjoying her fifteenth year as Director of Vocal Music at San Marcos High School in the Santa Barbara Unified School District. This is her thirty-second year as an educator in the Santa Barbara Unified Schools District. She directs the Madrigal Singers, A Cappella Choir, Advanced Women’s Ensemble, Men’s Ensemble, Girls Chorus and is the vocal director for the spring musical.  Her choirs have consistently received superior ratings at festivals, and in 2014 the SMHS Madrigal Singers were honored to be a showcase choir for the Western Division ACDA Conference in Santa Barbara, California.

Prior to her current choral assignment she enjoyed 18 years with a junior high marching band, percussion, guitar and choir. A member of ACDA, SCVA, she has been a BTSA support teacher and in 1999 she was named the Santa Barbara County Teacher of the Year. In 2014 she received the Crystal Apple Award for her work in secondary education in the Santa Barbara County.