Mr. Hammond

Bachelor of Arts - Augustana College - Rock Island, Illinois
Master of Music Education - VanderCook College of Music - Chicago, Illinois

Daniel Hammond has been the General Music teacher at Marie Murphy School since 2015. He completed his undergraduate degree at Augustana College in 2010, where he sang in the Augustana Choir, Chamber Singers, and Handel Oratorio Society.  Daniel completed his Master’s Degree in Music Education at VanderCook College of Music in 2017.  Daniel first taught at Central China Normal University as an adjunct instructor in the Department of General English.  While at CCNU, he also worked with the university’s TianKong Choir and conductor Dr. Tian Xiaobao.  Since returning from China in 2011, Daniel has taught music at both the middle and high school levels.  In addition to his work at Marie Murphy, Daniel is the Operations Manager for the Youth Choral Theater of Chicago, a children's choir in the North Shore.  In his spare time, Daniel enjoys singing with the Chicago Chamber Choir.