Karen Weinzierl has been a professional music educator since 1989. She is a piano/voice graduate of Western Illinois University. She received a Master of Education degree at the University of Illinois in Curriculum and Instruction. Her career includes directing and producing, lecturing, adjudicating, performing and teaching children they need not possess a great voice to sing, just a desire and passion from within. She has been recognized as an “Above and Beyond” educator in her field.