Elizabeth Peterson on music education
From Teaching Social Emotional Learning Through Music with Elizabeth Peterson · · Music for All
“Music is so innately emotional and it doesn't matter what part of that process you're part of, it just becomes part of who you are and what you're doing in your experiences.”
On , Elizabeth Peterson, Chief Commercial Officer of Clean Earth at ENVIRI CORP, spoke about music education during Teaching Social Emotional Learning Through Music with Elizabeth Peterson on Music for All.
About Elizabeth Peterson
Elizabeth Peterson, Chief Commercial Officer of Clean Earth at Enviri, has been involved in youth development, arts education, and speech coaching. In March 2025, she joined the 906 Adventure Team as a staff member, discussing her personal connection to the program through her son's participation. She stated that the foundation of the program is "acceptance" and that "failure is part of our ingredient list for life success." Peterson also emphasized the importance of encouraging children to face challenges, saying, "It's hard to encourage and put your kids in a position to do hard things and potentially face failure, but if you put them into the right situation with the right people in the right organization, it's going to pay off." Peterson has also worked as an arts integration specialist and founder of The Inspired Classroom, where she promoted social emotional artistic learning (SEAL). She argued that SEAL should be "embedded into what teachers are already doing" and that "the teacher is by far the most important part of the classroom." Additionally, she has operated as a licensed speech coach, offering accent reduction programs. She described American English as "loosey-goosey" and taught techniques such as "American intonation" and "diaphragm breathing" to improve clarity. In 2020, she produced and hosted "Wildcat Minutes" for WNMU-TV, interviewing a Northern Michigan University senior who chose to stay on campus during the COVID-19 pandemic.