NoteWorthy Kids works with well qualified instructors, many of whom are members of the Minnesota Music Teachers Association (MMTA), Wisconsin Music Teachers Association(WMTA) and the local Arrowhead Music Teacher’s Association (AMTA). To be eligible for the NoteWorthy Kids reimbursement program every instructor must submit an application detailing their credentials and undergo a criminal background check.
To apply to become a recognized NoteWorthy Kids Instructor, apply online or click here to download an application and return it to NoteWorthy Kids.
The following instructors have been approved to provide instruction to NoteWorthy Kids scholarship recipients.
Kathleen Daly
Kathleen began teaching piano lessons as a high school student and has continued to teach private lessons since then. She graduated in 1989 from the College of St. Thomas in St. Paul, with a degree in Piano Performance and Music Education and taught elementary classroom music for 10 years at St. Paul Academy in St. Paul. For the past 20 years, she has been teaching private piano lessons in Duluth, first at the John Duss Music Conservatory and then in her home studio.
Kathleen thoroughly enjoys teaching students of all ages and abilities and […]
Jade Wong
Jade graduated with a Bachelor’s of Music degree from the University of Wisconsin in Superior, studying with Alex Sandor. She has played piano since a young child and has a well rounded music education, including singing in the UWS choir. She loves composing and integrating theory and ear training into her lessons, as well as learning about modern piano technology. Active in teaching piano since 2013, she has the proper technique and training of classical piano as well as offering Pop/Rock styles,
Jade is also a published poet – we’re so happy to […]
Rae Ann Hamlin
Rae Ann Hamlin’s passion for music began at a young age and she quickly blossomed not just as a musician, but as a teacher. By the age of 15 she was a member of the Accordion Ambassadors and began teaching piano lessons. When the studio she taught for closed, she started her own studio, Hamlin Music Academy, at the age of 18.
While teaching she earned her BA at the College of St. Scholastica in Piano Performance/Pedagogy.
Rae Ann has been a member of the Music Teachers’ National Association (MTNA) since 1993 and a pianist […]
Kailyn Spencer
Kailyn Spencer is a Violinist, Teacher, and Arts Administrator based in Duluth, MN. She has
performed in venues big and small throughout the Midwest for the last decade with a variety of live bands, including the currently active alt-country group Breanne Marie and the Front Porch Sinners. Kailyn also performs orchestral music with the UWS Chamber Strings as an alumni community member and with the NSPO.
When not in rehearsal or performing, Kailyn loves teaching others how to play the violin. Her growing private lesson studio was established in 2016 and attracts students of all […]
Laurie BoeDee
Laurie came to the Twin Ports bringing over 30 years’ experience as a professional musician in Austin, Tx. She currently teaches guitar, bass, voice, songwriting, music theory, and performance.
A past member of the Texas Music Educators Association, she helped establish the Childbloom Guitar Program, was an instructor for the Austin Lyric Opera’s Community Music School and fronted a theatrical rock band for 17 yrs. Happy in the recording studio, Ms BoeDee also was the producer of numerous projects, sang in Gospel choirs and has consistently maintained a teaching roster of 30-45 students with […]