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A little bit about me: I teach K-5 general music and choir in the Olentangy Local School District near Columbus, Ohio, but I've taught K-7 general music, band, choir, and strings over the course of my career. This is my twenty-fourth year teaching; previously, I taught in Lancaster City Schools as well as Utica Community Schools in Utica, Michigan. I received my Bachelor of Music Education from Central Michigan University in 1999, and my Master of Music in Music Education from Capital University in 2003; I was able to complete my masters studies at the Kodály Institute in Kecskemet, Hungary. I am Past President of the Midwest Kodály Music Educators of America, have taught Level I and III for DePaul University's Kodály Program, Level I Methodology and Folk Song Research for Colorado State University's Kodály Program, and Level III Methodology and Folk Song Research for Capital University's Kodály Program.

My eighteen year old daughter Jenna plays flute, guitar, and ukulele, and my ten year old Macy loves to Irish dance! Here is a picture of the two of them.