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Karen Koch
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EDUCATION:
Master of Arts in Piano Performance and Pedagogy from Webster
University, St. Louis, MO,1987; Bachelor of Arts, Modern Languages,
Knox College, Galesburg IL, 1962, .Graduate study in English, Illinois
State University at Normal IL, 1965 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE/ACCOMPLISHMENTS: National Certification by Music Teachers National Association. Karen conceived and researched the ideas for her MY OWN MUSIC HISTORY materials during her graduate study, and started her own company in 1991. She organized Music Educators' Marketplace in 1999 with the purpose of enabling creators of music education enrichment materials to cooperatively market quality products for a national audience. Since 1979 she has taught music students in many venues, including Montessori pre-school, public school K-12, community colleges, and independently in her own studio, though her early teaching experience was as a high school English and French teacher. She remains active in MTNA (Gateway Arch East Illinois and St. Louis Area Missouri MTA chapters), in Piano Guild, and as a clinician and church musician. PERSONAL: She is married to Edward Koch, who is now retired from a family wholesale distribution business. (He often assists at trade show exhibits for Music Educators' Marketplace.) Their son, two daughters, and a son-in-law are all active adults who make their parents proud, and who have encouraged and supported Karen’s technological growth, thus allowing the Music Educators’ Marketplace to become a reality! Four grandchildren (so far) provide inspiration and pleasure in their lives. Karen Koch, NCTM Coordinator, Music Educators' Marketplace 442 N. Maple Street , Trenton Illinois 62293 phone: 800-430-3840 email: kk@musicedmarket.com |