Foothills Music Academy: Washington Music Educators Association Award!

Performing at the Northshore Performing Arts Center

Only 35 musical groups from around the state are invited to play at the Washington Music Educators Association convention. This year only 1 elementary orchestra was chosen...and it is my orchestra out of Northshore! This September my colleague and I were notified that we are invited to play at the President's day convention to be held in the Meydenbauer center ballroom in Bellevue. What an honor. This is the first time an elementary orchestra has been chosen. We now have lots of work to do to prepare, but it is a lot of fun!

Way to go kids!!!

Catherine Lowell - MBU Collaborative Pianist, Staunton Choral Society Accompanist, Academy Director

Catherine holds a MS of Higher Education from Mary Baldwin University, Certification in Autism Studies from Mary Baldwin University, and a BA in Economics from the University of Washington. Catherine has taught orchestra, choir, and music theory in the Northshore School District in Washington State serving over 24,000 students across 33 schools. She has performed professionally for over 30 years in venues ranging from churches, cathedrals, and concert halls such as Benaroya in Seattle, WA. In 2007 Catherine founded Foothills Music Academy to meet the growing needs of her students through orchestra camps, competition coaching, collaborative pianist coaching, composition, and private lessons serving students from Pre-K to Adulthood. Too meet the growing demographic of students with autism spectrum disorder, Catherine obtained her masters in higher education with a focus on working with ASD students in a professional and knowledgable setting with an emphasis on obtaining musical skills. Catherine recently relocated to Staunton, VA from Seattle, WA with her German shepherd, Edelweiss.

Emmy Hoech - Violin/Viola Instructor

Emmy is a classically trained violinist having studied under James Marer at the University of Denver. She currently teaches privately and in the Northshore School District as an orchestra strings specialist and Cascade Youth Symphony Summer Camp coach. Emmy has played in several orchestras including the Thalia Ochestra, Bellevue Philharmonic and for the past 15 years the Orchestra Seattle. She has enjoyed performing in many concert halls, including Benaroya and Carnegie Hall. Emmy is a mother of 2 teenagers, and in her spare time loves to spend time with her horse. She enjoys students of all ages!

Washington Music Educators Association Award!

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Catherine Lowell - MBU Collaborative Pianist, Staunton Choral Society Accompanist, Academy Director

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