Originally from Eugene, Oregon, Jennifer Crim began playing violin at the age of 10. She studied violin with Richard Fuchs at the University of Northern Colorado, graduating with a Bachelor of Music Education with an emphasis in Violin Performance in 2008. In the fall of 2008, Jennifer began her public school teaching career in the St. Vrain Valley School District where she is currently the director of Orchestras and Mariachis at Longmont High School.
Jennifer enjoys performing with the Fort Collins Symphony and has been a member of the orchestra since 2012. She also loves being a substitute violinist with the Denver based all-female Mariachi Las Dahlias.
As an advocate for music education as well as for emergent bilingual students, Jennifer completed a masters program in Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Education at the University of Colorado Denver in 2021. She greatly values her students’ diverse funds of knowledge and feels honored to learn from and with them every day. One of Jennifer’s biggest joys is watching her students develop what will hopefully become a lifelong passion for music.
In her free time, Jennifer enjoys hiking, running, paddle boarding, and spending time with her husband, Brian, and their two sons, Owen and William.