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Facutly & Staff

Alex Revoal: Cello

Since 2006, cellist Alex Revoal has been on the faculty at the Western Springs School of Talent Education/Naperville Suzuki School in the Chicago area, where he co-directs the annual summer chamber music camp, as well as the advanced cello ensemble, Cellissimo. Previous teaching positions include the Chicago West Community Music Center’s WISH program, the Music Institute of Chicago and Rockford College Music Academy (now the Music Academy in Rockford). He has been a recurring faculty member at the Chicago Suzuki Institute, Intermountain Suzuki Strings Institute, Blue Ridge Suzuki Camp, and has been a guest clinician at other institutes and workshops in the US and Canada. He holds a Performance Certificate and a Master’s of Music from Northern Illinois University, where he studied with Marc Johnson of the Vermeer Quartet, and a Bachelors of Music from Lawrence University, where he studied with Janet Anthony.

Andrea Glass: Cello

Andrea Glass received her Masters degree from the University of Northern Colorado and her Bachelors degree from Bowling Green State University, both in cello performance. She received her long-term Suzuki training in cello with Carol Tarr and violin with James Maurer at the Lamont School of Music, University of Denver, and has taught Suzuki group cello and violin classes with Longmont Suzuki Strings and Denver Talent Education. She has been a judge for the Solo and Ensemble Contest of Northern Colorado, and chamber music coach for CelloFest at the University of Denver. She has been an active recitalist and teacher in the music community of Colorado, and has played with the Fort Collins, Greeley, and Cheyenne Symphonies.

Ms. Glass has performed in master classes with David Ying, Janos Starker, and Yo-Yo Ma. She was also a studio musician at the Blasting Room in Fort Collins, Colorado, and has played with over twenty bands such as Rise Against, Drive By, Melissa Ivey, and Tickle Me Pink. She has recorded for Wind Up Records and Warner Bros. In 2009, Ms. Glass accepted the Suzuki cello faculty position at Macphail Center for Music in Minneapolis, MN. She is a former president of the Suzuki Association of Minnesota and committee chair for the annual S.A.M. Statewide Graduation Recitals. She is the founder and instructor for Cello Rock at MacPhail, a cello ensemble that performs rock and pop music, and also performs with Minneapolis-based Nirvana tribute band, NIVRANA. Ms. Glass enjoys coaching chamber music, and teaching her students non-classical music genres. She is also a Suzuki parent.

Christopher Becknell : Guitar

Christopher is a Twin Cities musician who freelances in many musical styles. An accomplished Classical and Fingerstyle Guitarist, he also performs on Fiddle in a wide range of styles from Classical, Celtic, Bluegrass and Old-Time to Rock and Hot Club Jazz Violin. Currently he performs with Guitarist David Crittenden in the duo SlipJig.

He served on the music faculty of Minneapolis Community and Technical College for 7 years and is a current faculty member at MacPhail Center for Music in Minneapolis. In 2015, Christopher released an album of Fingerstyle Gospel and Folk song arrangements for solo Guitar called Just Beyond the River; it has received playtime on Minnesota, Michigan and National Public Radio, The Current, and KBEM’s Bluegrass Saturday Morning and is available on all major platforms.

David Madsen : Guitar and Teacher Trainer

David Madsen founded the Suzuki Guitar program in 1990 at the Hartt School of Music in West Hartford, Connecticut, USA. He graduated with a BM in guitar performance from the University of Connecticut and has since studied with David Leisner and Pepe Romero. His Suzuki guitar training has been with Bill Kossler and Frank Longay, and he became the 3rd registered Teacher Trainer with the SAA in 2000 and has conducted courses throughout North America and in Italy, Singapore, Peru, Puerto Rico and Argentina.

In 2008 he was invited to direct the Advanced Ensemble at the 1st International Suzuki Guitar Festival in Santa Cruz, CA, and directed the Guitar Ensembles at the SAA conferences in 2014, 2016 and 2018.

David received a “Creating Learning Community” award in 2014 for his work in producing “The Sound of Success” video for the SAA, an informative video about the Suzuki guitar method.

Fay Adams: Piano and Teacher Trainer

Fay Swadley Adams, Professor Emeritus, has retired after forty-four years of service to the University of Tennessee School of Music. While at the university she served as the Coordinator of the Keyboard Area and taught piano, piano pedagogy and Suzuki pedagogy. Her awards include: YWCA Outstanding Woman in the Arts; Chancellor’s Citation for Service to the University of Tennessee; first recipient of the Distinguished Faculty Teaching Award in the UT School of Music; Volunteer Spirit Award; Music Teachers National Association Foundation Fellow; TMTA Distinguished Service Award; Past Director of MTNA Southern Division; MTNA Board of Directors; MTNA Senior Performance Competitions Coordinator and the 2016 MTNA National Teacher of the Year. She is a registered Suzuki Piano Teacher Trainer, former member of the SAA Board of Directors and former member of the SAA Piano Review Committee. She has served as a Suzuki piano clinician at workshops across the United States, Mexico, Bermuda, Australia, New Zealand and Canada.

Peter Friesen: Piano - Improvisation and Technique

Peter Friesen is an active performer and teacher near Denver, Colorado. He has been an affiliate member of the piano faculty at the Metropolitan State University of Denver since 2007, and maintains a large private studio. With degrees from the University of Colorado at Boulder and Point Loma Nazarene University, he has performed and given master classes across the United States.

As a teacher, his holistic pedagogical approach aims to provide each student with the tools of healthy playing and musical creativity, from traditional Western music and notation to blues, improv, composition, and rock/pop learned by ear. Mr. Friesen is heavily involved in the local community of music teachers as an executive board member for the Colorado State Music Teachers Association. He regularly presents for teachers’ associations around the state on topics such as extended piano techniques and incorporating technology into teaching.

Gail Gebhart : Piano and Teacher Trainer

Gail Gebhart is a private Suzuki piano teacher in Farmington Hills, Michigan. In addition to maintaining an active studio, she is on the faculty of Wayne State University where she teaches private and class piano. She received a B.M. With Distinction from the University of Michigan and a M.M. in Piano Performance from Wayne State University. She received Suzuki training from Mary Craig Powell, Yasuko Joichi and Renee Robbins.

A coordinator in the piano area for the Suzuki Association of the Americas’ Biennial Conference in 2014, she has taught at the Peaks to Plains Suzuki Institute, Colorado Suzuki Institute, Oregon Suzuki Institute, Calgary Suzuki Institute, and the Chicago Suzuki Institute. In August 2016, Gail became a piano Teacher Trainer for the Suzuki Association of the Americas.

Annette Lee : Piano and Teacher Trainer

Annette Lee has been a member of the MacPhail Center for Music since 1995. Ms. Lee is a frequent performer in the Twin Cities as an active collaborator with colleagues and students. As a Teacher Trainer, she has taught workshops in IL, WI, Washington D.C., TN, MA, Canada and was invited to teach at the International Teacher Trainers Convention in Matsumoto, Japan in October. In addition to her teaching students at MacPhail, she has created a Fellowship Program at MacPhail, training new Suzuki teachers in Minneapolis.

Ms. Lee began her teaching career in the Chicago area at DePaul University Community Music Program and the Music Institute of Chicago. She holds a Bachelor of Music from Wheaton Conservatory of Music and was a fellowship student at the University of Michigan for her Master’s Degree. Additional training includes the Aspen Music Festival, Blossom Music Festival and the Chicago Suzuki Institute.

Jane Reed: Piano and Teacher Trainer for Every Child Can! and Piano

Jane Reed is an internationally recognized Teacher Trainer for the Suzuki Association of the Americas, and a Suzuki Piano Educator. In addition, she serves as a facilitator for Parenting and Teaching the Love and Logic Way and the Right Question Institute. She dedicates herself to promoting finer education for students, teachers and parents by advocating deeper thinking, validated learning skills and building meaningful relationships between the child, parent and teacher.

Jane and her husband, Bob, founded Solutionary Insights, an educational business, which is dedicated to Nurturing Thinking Minds™. The unique signature of Solutionary Insights is the intertwining of the respect for the value of individuals, the belief that all are capable of excellence, and the resolve that fine and purposeful teaching and parenting develops outstanding abilities.
Making a difference is her purpose!

Heidi Brymer : Violin

Heidi grew up in the Denver area studying Suzuki piano & violin since the age of 4. She received a degree in piano performance from the University of Denver and also completed her Suzuki Violin teacher training.

She has been accompanying recitals from Suzuki book 1 to Master’s recitals since the age of 16. She currently resides in the Raleigh area with her husband & 4 children. She continues to teach & accompany.

Lauren Cless : Violin

Lauren Cless teaches violin and chamber music at the Rivers School Conservatory. In 2017, she received the Certificate of Achievement from the Suzuki Association of the Americas, an award that recognizes teachers for their commitment to excellence, life-long learning, and self-improvement. Previously, Ms. Cless was a member of the faculty at the Western Springs School of Talent Education. She earned a Masters of Music in Violin Performance and Suzuki Pedagogy from the Cleveland Institute of Music, and a Bachelors of Music in Violin Performance from Northwestern University. In addition to being an enthusiastic pedagogue, Ms. Cless is a freelance performer in the greater Boston area. Together with her husband, a violinist/composer, Lauren owns a business that performs live string music for weddings throughout New England. She has three young children and enjoys being a Suzuki parent in a very musical household!

Elizabeth Cunha: Violin 

Elizabeth Cunha started her violin journey at age 3 in NY, New York. She leads the Middle and Upper School Orchestras at Stone Ridge School in Bethesda MD and is the founder and director of Silver Strings Music Academy (Suzuki, Fiddle School & music theory). Elizabeth also serves as the Orchestra Education Liaison for Young Artists of America (YAA), and Coordinator of Certification Programs for the Foundation for the Advancement of String Education (FASE). Elizabeth has served as music director for Washington Preludio Strings tours in Germany, Italy and England and is past president of the American String Teachers Association (ASTA) Maryland/D.C. Chapter.

While attending the Catholic University of America Elizabeth studied violin performance, music education, and musical theater. She later received her Masters in Music Education from The University of Maryland with a focus in Suzuki string pedagogy under the tutelage of Ronda Cole. Elizabeth has extensive training in various pedagogy including Fiddle School, Bornoff, Orff-Schulwerk (Level 2), Dalcroze Eurythmics (Level 2A), Music Mind Games (Teacher-Trainer Certification), World Music Drumming (Level 3), Ultimate Music Theory, Creative Strings Academy, and Strings Pop! Elizabeth also enjoys theater, texas-style fiddle jams, spending time with her family, tap dance and headstands.

Kirby Dennis : Viola and Violin

Kirby Dennis has been teaching violin and viola for over 15 years and it is her passion to help young people grow and learn. Kirby has taught at the St. Louis School of Music, co-founded West County Strings and a Suzuki in the Schools program at The Fulton school. Kirby is also a lower elementary Montessori violin teacher as of 2023. One of Kirby’s favorite teaching opportunities is summer music institute and festival teaching not limited to Colorado, Chicago and American Suzuki Institutes, Midwest Chamber Music Workshop, Sprunger Violin Camp and various workshops throughout the country.

Upon graduation from the University of Illinois, Kirby pursued long-term and many short-term Suzuki training and completed the Child Development Program at the St. Louis Psychoanalytic Institute.
Kirby’s students have held leadership positions in the STL Youth Orchestra, Missouri All-State Orchestra, and were featured soloists with local orchestras. Kirby has been a recurring featured soloist with the Town and Country, Kankakee Valley and the St. Charles Symphony. She remains an avid chamber and orchestral musician. Some of Kirby’s favorite moments as a child were in Suzuki group classes and her longest friendships have been formed through a love and commitment to music!

Stacy Garner : Violin & Teacher Trainer

Stacy Garner is a Suzuki Violin Teacher Trainer and a Suzuki Strings Specialist in the Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD in North Texas, where she teaches Suzuki violin, viola, cello and bass lessons and co-conducts the HEB Suzuki Strings Elementary Honor Orchestra. Ms. Garner previously served as director of the Intermountain Suzuki String Institute, as the Suzuki Program Director at the Gifted Music School in Salt Lake City, Utah, and as the president of the Suzuki Association of Utah. Stacy has presented educational sessions for parents and teachers at state, national and international Suzuki conferences and is on faculty at Suzuki workshops and institutes across the United States and internationally. In 2018, Stacy was awarded the Suzuki Association of the America’s Certificate of Achievement, and in 2023, Ms. Garner was recognized as a Suzuki Violin Teacher Trainer.

Stacy is a Suzuki mom to five children and recently realized that she has been practicing with at least one of her children for over 20 years!

Meg Lanfear : Violin

Meg Lanfear is the founder and Director of the Oak Park String Academy and a Violinist with the Elgin Symphony Orchestra. Meg holds Bachelors and Masters degrees in Violin Performance from the Cleveland Institute of Music in addition to a Masters degree in Suzuki Pedagogy from CIM’s Sato Center for Suzuki Studies. Meg spent two months studying at the Suzuki Talent Institute in Matsumoto, Japan. In 2010, Meg was one of the first recipients of the Certificate of Achievement from the Suzuki Association of the Americas, an award that recognizes teachers with a commitment to excellence and life-long learning. Meg has performed with such illustrious artists such as Itzhak Perlman, Herbie Hancock, and Diana Krall. Meg is in her second year of studying towards a Dalcroze Certificate with Jeremy Dittus at the Dalcroze School of the Rockies. Meg lives with her husband, Randy, and their two young boys, James and Henry , in Oak Park, IL.

Crystal Plohman Wiegman : Violin

Crystal Plohman Wiegman has spent over 30 years sharing her fiddling expertise at numerous Suzuki Institutes, state educators’ conferences, and string clinics across the continent and Europe.  Growing up as one of the first Suzuki students in the Brandon University program, Crystal went on to win national fiddling titles in both Canada and the US. A graduate of the University of Waterloo, she serves on the Suzuki strings faculty at Blair School of Music at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN and is coordinator of the Folk Instrument Department. Crystal has appeared on the Grand Ole Opry and shared the stage with the Chieftains and country greats like Chet Atkins and Vince Gill. She has toured internationally throughout Europe, China, and Japan.

Since her move to Music City in 1994, Crystal has been dedicated to bridging the gap between the classical and folk music world, developing a holistic violin program which embraces Suzuki philosophies and repertoire as the foundation, incorporating fiddle music of various styles and improvisation to develop creativity.  Crystal’s fiddle tune arrangements have been performed by string groups worldwide. She directs “Fiddle Frenzy”, a performing string group of Vanderbilt pre-collegiate students who perform regularly in middle Tennessee and recently returned from a well-received performance tour of Scotland. Her sequenced fiddle method book, “Fiddle and Song”, (designed to supplement and support Suzuki pedagogy) has recently been released through Alfred publishing.

Crystal lives in Nashville, TN with her husband and 2 children, Kelsie and Joshua, who study Suzuki violin and cello, respectively.

April Martin : Violin, Piano

Dr. April Martin grew up as a Suzuki violin and piano student and is delighted to share this wonderful gift with the next generation of young musicians. Originally from Denver, she now lives in Coeur d’Alene, ID, and has a private studio of dedicated violin and piano students. From her own experiences of early musical exposure and lessons beginning at a young age, she has seen the value of the Suzuki approach first-hand and now enjoys sharing this same experience with students of all ages and levels.

Dr. Martin earned degrees from the University of Colorado at Boulder and the University of Denver. Her primary teachers have included James Maurer, Dr. Lina Bahn, and Alice Rybak. In addition to teaching, April is a violinist with the Spokane Symphony and an accompanist for musicians of all ages.

Christopher Luther: Ear Training Gymnastics and Improvisation Games without Pressure

Violinist, violist, conductor, arranger, mentor, and pedagogue, Dr. Christopher Luther has established himself as a uniquely gifted performer and teacher through his diverse musical background and ability to reach and inspire students.  As a performer, Dr. Luther has been a featured soloist on National Public Radio, KUSC, televised performances on PBS, movies (including The Soloist) and many others including a performance on the Jay Leno Show with Sarah Barrielles.  Notable chamber collaborations include the Miró String Quartet, Joseph Silverstein, Martin Beaver, and members of the Colorado Symphony and Los Angeles Philharmonic.

Dr. Luther is the Affiliate professor of violin and viola at Colorado Christian University.  Additional college positions include Pepperdine University, University of Northern Colorado, and University of Texas in Austin.  He is the owner and president of Luther Strings, a premier violin shop located in Denver.  Additionally Dr. Luther and his sister founded and run Rocky Mountain Fiddle Camp in Divide, Colorado.
Certified for the entire Suzuki Violin Method and Viola Book 9 from the Suzuki Association of the Americas, Dr. Luther was once a young student of the Colorado Suzuki Institute.

Lee Ann Scherlong: Choir, Acting and Voice Classes

 Lee Ann Scherlong: Native of Colorado, Lee Ann has worked professionally as a director, music director, theatre educator, actor, teaching artist and arts administrator for over 30 years. Lee Ann has worked extensively within the world of Theatre for Young Audiences and has a passion for providing opportunities for young people to learn the craft of acting, singing and to participate in the performing arts.

Organizations Lee Ann has worked with include Colorado Vocal Institute, Fort Collins Children’s Theatre, Northglenn Youth Theatre, Cherry Creek Theatre, Neighborhood Music School, Aurora Fox, Factory Five Five and Vintage Theatre Productions. Youth productions directed include Seussical, Alice in Wonderland (play), and Wizard of Oz. Youth theatre productions music directed include Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Honk!, the Musical, Sound of Music, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Freaky Friday, Cinderella, and Frozen Jr.

Emma Shubin : Dalcroze, Music Together and Improv Piano Artistry

Flutist, Dalcroze, Suzuki, and Integrative education specialist Emma Shubin (www.emmashubin.com) has been joyfully making music her whole life and has the privilege of teaching not only Suzuki flute and Dalcroze classes, but also is the co-founder and artistic director the Colorado nonprofit Integral Steps (www.integralsteps.org) whose mission strives to support the balanced development of individuals, families & communities through integrative & multimodal learning. She is represented by the Wm.S. Haynes Flute Company as an Ambassador Clinician Artist and loves teaching Dalcroze musicianship and improvisation classes to students across the globe, and making music with ensembles big and small.

Currently, Emma is pursuing her PhD at the University of Luxembourg researching how the use of movement while playing impacts instrumental learning in the early years. When she isn’t playing the flute or teaching, she can be found exploring her new European home with her daughter, husband, and their two silly pups.

Nan Shannon : Collaborative Piano

Pianist Nan Shannon is an active soloist, chamber musician, and teacher. She has performed in many venues in Denver and the surrounding area, as a member of groups such as the Colorado Chamber Players, Front Range Chamber Players, and on the Denver Eclectic Concert Series. She has also specialized in music by living composers, both as a member of the Contemporary Music Forum in Washington, D.C, and with the Playground Ensemble in Denver. Since 2001 Ms. Shannon has taught piano, chamber music, and group classes at Regis University (from where she recently retired) and at Metropolitan State University in Denver. She earned her doctorate in piano from the Peabody Conservatory where she studied with Ann Schein, and her masters in accompanying from the University of Southern California, studying with Jean Barr and Brooks Smith.

Institute Staff

Mark Biesterfeld: Executive Director

Colorado native Mark Biesterfeld holds a Bachelor of Music degree from Indiana University and a Master of Music degree in Voice from the University of Cincinnati and was a recipient of an Allied Arts Inc. grant and a Corbett Award in Opera. Mark has performed extensively around the country, including appearances with Cincinnati Opera, Opera Company of Philadelphia, Utah Festival Opera and Sarasota Opera. He also appeared as the title role in The Mikado with CU Opera in Boulder.  Mr. Biesterfeld’s solo concert credits include Haydn’s Lord Nelson Mass with Philadelphia Chamber Chorus and Brahms’ Ein Deutsches Requiem with the Wayne Oratorio Society as well as the Beethoven’s 9th Symphony with the Boulder Philharmonic.

Leah Creek Biesterfeld: Executive Director

Leah Creek Biesterfeld earned a Master of Music in Voice from Indiana University and trained at some of the country’s leading Young Artist Programs, including Santa Fe Opera and Wolf Trap Opera. She also holds a Bachelor of Music Education degree from the University of Nebraska at Omaha. She has extensive performing experience in both opera and concert, appearing with opera companies such as New York City Opera, Opera Company of Philadelphia and Opera Colorado and was named a national winner of the prestigious Metropolitan Opera National Council Award. 

A frequent performer across the Colorado Front Range, Leah performs regularly with Colorado Bach Ensemble, St. Martin’s Chamber Choir, Ars Nova Singers, and Baroque Chamber Orchestra of Colorado. Recent opera appearances include the role of the Second Witch in Baroque Chamber Orchestra of Colorado’s production of Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas.  Recent solo concert appearances  include an appearance as alto soloist in Bach’s BWV 80 Ein Feste Burg with Pro Musica Colorado Chamber Orchestra and as alto soloist in Handel’s Messiah with both Colorado Bach Ensemble and Pro Musica Colorado Chamber Orchestra.  

Other notable solo appearances include Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony with the Boulder Philharmonic, Mozart’s Requiem with the Colorado Springs Philharmonic, the Boulder Chamber Orchestra, and Pro Musica Colorado Chamber Orchestra, Mozart’s Mass in C Minor with Philadelphia Chamber Chorus. 

Ms. Creek Biesterfeld made her Carnegie Hall debut with Mid-America Productions as a soloist in Haydn’s Lord Nelson Mass and returned twice as the mezzo-soprano soloist in the Duruflé Requiem and the Mozart Requiem.  Leah grew up playing Suzuki violin and going to Suzuki Institutes each summer!

Julie Schwabauer: CSI Staff Member

Julie is a Colorado native and grew up in a musical home. She started playing piano at the age of 3 and has had her own piano studio for over 15 years. She taught Music Together classes for Petite Musician for 18 years. Julie is also a vocalist, and has performed at various venues around the Denver area. She is very excited to be part of the Colorado Suzuki Institute!

Carrie Beisler: CSI Staff Member

Carrie maintains a Suzuki violin studio at St. Joseph’s School of Music and at Ramalynn Montessori Academy, in addition to working in administration over the past decade with the Colorado Suzuki Institute. From 2017 to 2019 Carrie lived in Beirut, Lebanon, founding and co-directing the American Lebanese Suzuki Talent Education Program. Carrie is passionate about expanding the Suzuki community with her work in the USA and Lebanon and loves the experience of teaching across different cultures and bringing students together through music. She is committed to creating the opportunity of quality musical education for students across the world. Growing up a Suzuki student, Carrie began her violin studies with Nancy Lokken in Minneapolis. She received a Masters of Music and Suzuki Pedagogy from The University of Minnesota and a Bachelor of Music from The University of Iowa.

Sophie Biesterfeld: CSI Staff Member

Sophie Biesterfeld is currently in her senior year studying Economics at Macalester College in Saint Paul, MN. She was a Suzuki piano student of Joan Garver for 8 years and has been active in music and theatre her whole life. Notable high school credits include Honeymoon in Vegas (Ticket Agent), Big Fish (Jenny Hill), A Wrinkle in Time (Mrs. Whatsit), and Guys and Dolls (Sarah Brown). Currently, she is part of the Macalester jazz a cappella group “Off-Kilter”.

Annalise Biesterfeld: Staff  

Annalise recently graduated from Northwestern University, where she studied cultural anthropology. She is a writer and researcher, and her work focuses on human/nature relationships in urban and suburban areas. She is also a singer and violinist and studied Suzuki violin for 11 years, including attending the Colorado Suzuki Institute!

Kevin Park : Staff

Kevin Park is a recent graduate Senior at Northwestern University where he studies Opera Performance and Musical Theatre. He is first and foremost a music director, working on musical theatre and opera productions at Northwestern. He has played 13 years of classical piano, and currently studies voice under W. Stephen Smith. This summer, he is music directing Rent at Chicago’s New Possibilities Theatre.

Riley Winterton: Teen Counselor

Originally from Austin, Texas, Riley Winterton is a recent graduate from Baylor University where he received his Bachelor’s of Music in vocal performance while studying under Dr. Robert Best. He has enjoyed recent performances of the roles of Haman in Esther the Clever Queen with Gilbert and Sullivan Austin, Marco in Puccini’s Gianni Schicchi, Grosvenor in Gilbert and Sullivan’s Patience, Anìbal in Torroba’s Luisa Fernanda, and Bartender in Michael Ching’s Speed Dating Tonight with Baylor Opera Theatre. Currently, Riley teaches voice to middle school and high school singers around the Austin area. 

Katelin Winterton: Teen Counselor

Katelin Winterton is currently in her third year of teaching fourth grade math and science in Austin, Texas. Although she was born in Long Island, New York, Katelin grew up in Austin and was in choirs and took voice lessons throughout all of her years in schooling in addition to playing the piano. Katelin graduated from the University of Dallas in 2022 with her Bachelor’s degree in Interdisciplinary Studies. 

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