About Me

Credentials

BS in Elementary Education, Dr. Martin Luther College (1985)
Master of Music in Choral Music Education, Northern Arizona University (1993)
State of Iowa Master Educator License (expires 2028)

Training Certificates

American Orff-Schulwerk Association
Early Childhood Music and Movement Association
Organization of American Kodály Educators
World Music Drumming
American Society for the Alexander Technique
Integrated Listening Systems
Interactive Metronome
Rhythmic Movement Integration

I've been teaching for over 35 years—mostly early childhood and elementary music—and recently retired from public school. Now I'd like to spend time helping students who have a hard time learning in school or adults who are struggling with pain or stress issues at work.