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1. BM Music Education with Performance Certificate from University of South Carolina 2. MM Oboe Performance from University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music 3. DMA Oboe Performance from Arizona State University
Dr. Kunz
My name is Dr. Kunz. I'm extremely excited to join Stetson Hills for the 2024-2025 year. Here is a little about myself. I am originally from Cincinnati, OH and came to Arizona in 2006. My degrees include: a Bachelor of Music degree in Music Education from University of South Carolina, a Master of Music degree in Oboe Performance from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, and a Doctorate of Musical Arts in Oboe Performance from Arizona State University.
My main instrument is the oboe, on which I have been a featured performer at the Midwest Clinic with the Lakota West High School Symphonic Winds, the Southwestern Ohio Symphonic Band, and the Tempe Symphonic Wind Ensemble. In 2008, I was the Interim Principal Oboe with the Great Falls Symphony Orchestra and Chinook Winds Quintet in Great Falls, Montana, as well as Associate Principal Oboe of the Helena Symphony in Helena, Montana. I have served as ¼â½ÐÊÓƵapp Honor Band clinician and Coordinator, Arizona 6th grade All-State Band clinician, and often adjudicate bands for the Scottsdale Band Festival. I have been in ¼â½ÐÊÓƵapp for 15 years! I was named DVEF Teacher of the Year for 2022-2023.
Outside of the classroom, I am quite the animal lover. I have 4 dogs, but no children. I have one chiweenie, one miniature dachshund, and two miniature pinscher mixes that are giving me a run for my money! We did have a paralyzed dachshund for many years whom I loved dearly. I began golfing in October 2018 and LOVE it! Most Sundays I can be found on the course. I can be seen every morning with my coffee, as it is one of my favorite things. I always cheer on the Cincinnati Bengals, Who Dey! I am gluten free, not by choice but have an intolerance to anything with wheat.
