Choral Director

Carol Beadle is thrilled to be the choir director at Ridge High School. Previously, she taught at Liberty Corner in Bernards Township where she was the 2018 “Teacher of the Year”, and was nominated for the “Governor’s Educator Award”, the “Tony’s Theater Educator Award”, and the “Grammy Music Educator Award”. Her choirs are well regarded in the area and were asked to sing on Good Morning America. She has had student teachers from Rutgers, Westminster Choir College, and the College of New Jersey (TCNJ).

Mrs. Beadle was also adjunct faculty at NYU where she was the director of the NYU Children’s Choir from 2015-2022. She has also directed the NYU Women’s Choir and accompanied and been assistant director of the Rutgers Women’s Choir, NYU Men’s Glee Club, and the Fordham Women’s Choir.

In addition to choir, Mrs. Beadle has been music director for various musical theater productions. In 2022, for the Ridge production of Matilda, she was nominated for "Best Musical Director" and helped the cast to win "Best Overall Chorus" for the Rising Star Awards. She is also co-owner of the LLC "Class Act Drama Camp" which provides musical theater training for grades 2-6 during the summers in Bedminster, NJ.

Mrs. Beadle is also the Minister of Music at Gloria Dei Church in Chatham, NJ where she leads the adult choir, youth music, and accompanies all services. She graduated from NYU where she earned her masters degree in Music Education and University of Maryland where she earned her Bachelor’s in Music Education.

Please feel free to email Mrs. Beadle for any questions about the Ridge Choir Program.