She graduated Smith College in 1969 with a B.A. in Music and has been a musician and music educator ever since. Joanne currently directs 3 community choruses and presents concerts and workshops across the country. She has 4 CDs and Songbooks out of her original songs, and her music has been recorded by many musicians and published in several books (both collections and text books). To learn more about her work and her own music, see www.joannehammil.com.