People in this directory have requested to be listed but have NOT gone through a screening process by the Grinnell Area Arts Council. Below are some suggestions about choosing a music teacher or instructor from the Music Teachers National Association.
Consult with friends, family and others who are acquainted with teachers in your community.
Ask for recommendations from local music teacher organizations, music stores, schools or churches.
Arrange to interview prospective teachers, in person if possible, before making a commitment.
Ask permission to attend a recital of the prospective teacher's students.
Another source for teachers in many disciplines is the Iowa Art Council's Teaching Artists Roster. Artists represented in their roster have successfully undergone a peer panel review process that evaluates their artistic and instructional abilities and achievements as they relate to Artists in Schools and Communities Residencies. Artists are listed by last name, city, or discipline. Currently there are no artists listed in Grinnell but there are a number in Des Moines and Iowa City.
Academic Educators
Instrument
Contact
Michael Oxley
voice
shawomox@iowatelecom.net
Commercial Musicians
Instrument
Contact
Kathy O'Conner
piano, voice
641-236-8909
Music Instructors
Instrument
Contact
Jane Smith
piano
641-236-6939
Kathy Vanderploeg
piano
641-236-8365
Again, people listed in the Grinnell Area Arts Council's Music Teachers & Instructors Directory have requested to be listed but have NOT gone through a screening process by the Grinnell Area Arts Council. Please conduct your own research and review of a prospective teacher or instructors.
The Grinnell Area Arts Council provides this list as a service to the community and reserves the right to remove anyone from the list at any time. We make no claims as to the validity of any information presented by the people listed here.
Grinnell Area Arts Council
P.O. Box 657
Grinnell, Iowa 50112
GAAC's Art Studio is now at the
Art Factory, 3633 Hwy 146 - 2nd
driveway north of 16th Avenue
on the East side of Hwy 146.
