Ms. PineauBridgette Pineau is our Head Choir Director, and she has been teaching middle school and high school choir for the past 6 years. Ms. Pineau graduated from the University of North Texas with a Bachelors of Music - Vocal Music Education, Magna Cum Laude in 2019. Before coming to McKinney ISD, she taught in Carrollton-Farmer’s Branch ISD and Lewisville ISD. In addition to her teaching duties, Ms. Pineau also serves as Children's Choir Director and Alto Section Leader at Spring Valley UMC, and she is an active member of TCDA and TMEA. Ms. Pineau also loves working out, reading, and watching really bad reality TV in her free time.
Ms. BarberAmanda Barber is splitting her time between McKinney High School and Faubion Middle School as the Assistant Choir Director. Ms. Barber completed her Masters in Choral Conducting and her Bachelors in Music Education at Oklahoma State University. She loves crocheting and painting in her free time.
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Jim Wilson has been an active member of the Dallas-Fort Worth music community for the last thirty years. He currently serves as the pianist at Christ United Methodist Church in Plano, Texas, and is the full-time accompanist for the Children's Chorus of Collin County and the choral programs at Faubion MS, Plano Senior HS, Frisco Centennial HS and several other schools. Jim has served as the pianist for nationally-recognized events and groups, including the 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2022 Texas All-State Choirs, the Dallas Chamber Choir, and the 2016-2019 Missouri State University Choral Institutes. He plays keyboards for the band Boomtown, performs with several local jazz and cover bands, and works nationally as a pianist with vocalists and instrumentalists.
Jim is a dedicated volunteer and child advocate with Compassion International, and actively works to support and advocate for our Latin American neighbors in need, both here and abroad. Jim received a BS degree from Texas Christian University and an MS degree from the University of Arizona and is a member of the Texas Music Educators Association.
Jim is a dedicated volunteer and child advocate with Compassion International, and actively works to support and advocate for our Latin American neighbors in need, both here and abroad. Jim received a BS degree from Texas Christian University and an MS degree from the University of Arizona and is a member of the Texas Music Educators Association.