Valley Oak Instrumental Music
Band & Classroom Music: Mr. Tommy Fredrickson
email: TommyFredrickson@clovisusd.k12.ca.us
Tommy Fredrickson holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Music Education from Fresno State and and Master of Arts degree in Music Education from San Jose State. He recently returned to the Central Valley after six years of teaching in Ojai, CA and playing trombone in the Opera San Luis Obispo Orchestra, Santa Maria Philharmonic, Symphony of the Vines, and Lompoc Pops Orchestra. He currently performs in the Fresno City College Jazz Composers Orchestra.
Orchestra: Ms. Sarine Topaldjikian
email: SarineTopaldjikian@clovisusd.k12.ca.us
Sarine Topaldjikian earned both her Bachelor and Master of Arts in Music Performance in Violin from CSU Fresno. As a former Golden Eagle, Ms. Topaldjikian is happy to return to her alma mater to serve as a Strings Specialist teaching 5th and 6th grade Orchestras throughout the Clovis West area elementary schools. She has also enjoyed and spent many years serving the district as an Orchestra coach at Clovis West High School, Kastner Intermediate, as well as the Regan and Buchanan Educational Centers. Ms. T has a love for teaching strings while helping her students develop a beneficial and healthy relationship with music. When she isn’t teaching, Ms. T enjoys taking trips to the beach, driving up the to the mountains, and spending time with family, friends and her kitty, Nanu.