Julia Beer

Julia Beer has taught high school and junior high choral music throughout the state of Illinois since 1992.  In 2014, she accepted a position as choral director and general music instructor within the McLean County Unit District 5, located in Bloomington, Illinois.  She currently serves as the choral director for George L. Evans Junior High School in Bloomington, serving students in grades 6, 7 & 8, including extracurricular Honors Choirs, small ensembles and a district wide summer music program.

Before coming to Unit 5, Ms. Beer served as choral director at Eureka High School & Middle School, in Eureka, IL (1992-2001), and Stillman Valley High School (2009-2014).  A native of Catlin, Illinois, Ms. Beer received her Bachelor of Science and Master of Music Education degrees from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She has conducted the Junior Chorus for ILMEA Districts 2, 4 and 5 and serves as the ILMEA District 3 Junior Chorus Chair.  Ms. Beer has worked as a counselor, instructor and conductor for the Illinois Summer Youth Music Program since 1998.  She is an active clinician and adjudicator throughout Central Illinois and maintains a private piano studio in Bloomington, where she lives with her four children.