Certified Level I Music Together Teacher; B.A. Music Education, Goshen College; M.A. Oboe Performance, Wichita State University.
Erin is the center director/owner of Riverside Music Together, which she started in the fall of 2013. She took her teacher training in Phoenix, Arizona in 2010 after learning about the program from her sister-in-law, a former Music Together teacher in Tucson. She fell in love with the program and is thrilled to be doing such fun and meaningful work! She earned her Certification Level 1 from Music Together in 2017.
She taught public school music in Tucson, Arizona for 7 years before moving back to Wichita in 2011.
In addition to her directing and teaching work with RMT she also has a private oboe studio and plays piano at a church in Riverside. She and her husband founded the folk/classical duo, cellOboe, and do gigs in the community when time allows. She, also, plays principal oboe in the Delano Chamber Orchestra in Wichita.
Erin lives in the Riverside area of Wichita with her husband and three lovable, energetic boys, a cat, 2 guinea pigs, and 7 chickens. She enjoys gardening, reading, bike riding, baking, plants and herbalism, and traveling.
Erin loves teaching Music Together classes and getting to know so many wonderful families in the community! She is passionate about music and the development of children. And, she creates a fun, informal, social setting that spurs engagement and supports each child's musical development.