Nancy graduated from the University of Minnesota with a Bachelors Degree in Music Education and earned her Masters Degree in Music Performance at McNeese State University. Her primary instrument is her 38 string Lyon and Healy Prelude Lever harp with which she brings over 40 years of music performance and study to each performance.

Her past events include special performances at the following: public concerts, hotel lobbies, corporate events, private parties, art galleries, receptions, teas, coffee houses, weddings and pre-wedding events, church services including funerals, garden parties, outdoor festivals and university concerts.

Teaching Experience:
Private Music Instructor
Elementary General Music Classroom
Elementary Band Director
College Jazz Ensemble Director
Summer Jazz Program Coordinator and Director
Elements of Music and Harp Educational Presentations
Instruments Inspired by Nature Exhibit and Educational Presentations
Outdoor Education Coordinator and Instructor

Special Studies:
Classical Study (three years) with Rita Kneusel, first American woman to win the Paris Conservatory Prize
New School for Social Research, NY, NY: Summer Jazz Program with Jimmy Heath
Amherst College, Amherst, MA: Summer Jazz Program with Billy Taylor, Yusef Lateef and Max Roach