Abstract
Elizabeth Banner was raised in the Brockport area, and many of her childhood friends were the children of contemporary Brockport College professors. She attended and graduated from the Brockport Central School District. She earned her Bachelor's degree in music education at Ithaca College, then earned her Master of Arts in Liberal Studies at SUNY Brockport. Since the early nineties, Banner has taught two courses, children's methods class for music and Intro to Music, at SUNY Brockport, while continuing to be involved in the drama department at the Brockport Central School District.