Mathematician and Musician begets Acoustician

I have been successfully teaching mathematics since 1994. Now with COVID-19, I'm moving to an online platform and can open my studio beyond the community where I live. I am licensed by the Minnesota Department of Education to teach Mathematics grades 5-12. Previously I was licensed by Ohio Department of Education in secondary mathematics with Math Education from Capital University.

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I teach music lessons, too! As a horn player, my expertise includes early horn studies in classical and baroque styles. Modern valved horn is also my passion. Did you know the horn is really a right handed instrument? The right hand in the bell is the most important way to adjust the pitch for a classical period horn player. I hold three degrees in music performance: Bachelor of Music from Concordia College in Moorhead, MN and Master of Music and Doctor of Musical Arts from The Ohio State University with early music studies at Indiana University.

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In 2008 I formed the business DHW Designs LLC which incorporates the things I do: teach mathematics and music and perform music. You can find me performing with Lyra Baroque, Bach Society of Minnesota, Itasca Symphony Orchestra, Duluth-Superior Symphony Orchestra and Northern Lights Music Festival.

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In 2016, I clicked my heels and said, "There's no place like home." Life in lake country is home to me. Daily I enjoy outdoor activities like swimming, boating, biking, walking, ice skating, cross-country skiing, snowshoeing or gardening. I live near Grand Rapids, MN, the birthplace of Judy Garland.

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