Welcome to Deb Graf Studio

Teaching Credentials

• Private piano instructor at Math and Science Academy in Woodbury, MN for the past three years
• Private piano instructor in my home in Lake Elmo, MN for the past three years.
• Vienna International School,taught music in Vienna, Austria, started and maintained a strong band and strings program for six years
• Valley Crossing Community School,taught music in Woodbury, Mn, started and maintained a strong band and strings program for 10 years
• ran a music technology program for grades K-6, comprised of 15 computers using music keyboards and midi technology
• Bachelors' degree from Minot State University, North Dakota
• Masters' degree in Music Education from the University of Minnesota

Performances

• Schumann's Piano Concerto in A Minor, piano soloist with the Minot Symphony Orchestra
• principle trombonist for Minot State University Band
• performances on piano and trombone with the following organizations:
• Math and Science Academy in Seussical, The Musical
• Forest Lake Community Theater in Beauty and the Beast
• Lakeshore Players in White Bear Lake in 1940's Radio Show and Pirates of Penzance
• Woodbury Community Theater in Annie Get Your Gun
• Cross Lutheran Church in Maplewood supporting organist
• Austrian Jazz Band and Several Brass Choirs
• Weddings and funerals as needed

After teaching in public schools for 19 years and motivating many children to begin an instrument, I believe all students need a strong foundation, with habits that will serve them well for years to come.