Pam Crawford: Piano, Voice.  Mrs. Crawford had a Bachelors Degree from Iowa State University with majors in piano and voice performance and a minor in education.  Her piano emphasis was on accompanying.  She has a Master of Music Education degree from Drake in vocal performance and taught for 34 years at Maquoketa High School.

Bill Enke: Guitar.  Mr. Enke has over thirty years experience in various jazz, blues, and rock groups.  He has appeared with jazz legend Woody Herman, Boston Pops conductor Arthur Fiedler, and L.A. studio great Michael Boddicker. 

Sue Flogel:  Piano, Music Therapy, Voice, Beginning Guitar.  A graduate of Clarke College, Mrs. Flogel has her Masters in Music Education from UNI.  A board-certified music therapist, Mrs. Flogel teaches music and provides music therapy services at Eisenhower Elementary School.  In addition, she has directed over 25 youth musicals for various organizations in the tri-state area.

Karen Geyer:  Cello, Cello choir, Guitar.  Mrs. Geyer is a certified Suzuki cello instructor.  She has performed professionally with the Lake Forest Symphony, Dubuque Symphony, University of Wisconsin Orchestra, the Key City String Quartet, pit orchestras at the Grand Opera House, Platteville Heartland Festival, and University of Wisconsin Platteville, and is manager and cellist for the River City Trio.  She has also served as worship leader at several area churches.  Her degree is from Macalester College in St. Paul, Minnesota. 

Jill Heitzman-Carlock:  Voice, Flute.  Jill is a full-time Assistant Professor of Music and Chair of General Education at Divine Word College in Epworth, IA.  She has a Masters Degree in Vocal Music Performance from Northwestern Universtiy.  Jill has taught private voice at University of Dubuque and Loras College.  She is an active performer with the Dubuque Choral and several area theater groups. 

Wendy Crouse Hinman: Horn. Mrs. Hinman has studied horn with instructors such as Jan Bach, Sharon Corbin, Jon Boen and Thomas Trittle.  Wendy has an Associate Arts Degree from Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa and studied music at UNI.  She has performed in the Waterloo Symphony Orchestra, the Des Moines Symphony Orchestra, and the Dubuque Symphony Orchestra, and currently performs in musical pit orchestras and ensembles of various sizes, including the Tri-State Wind Symphony.

Heather Hull:  Piano, Voice, Preschool Music.  Heather has been teaching piano and voice for eight years.  She is an elementary music teacher currently taking time off from school to stay home with her young children.  Heather has a Bachelors Degree in Music education from Luther College, and has studied Orff-Schulwerk at St. Thomas University.

Mike Jozefowicz: Harmony, String Bass, Guitar, Voice.  "Mr. J." attended college at the University of Wisconsin – Platteville, where he graduated in 1965 with a double major in instrumental and vocal music.  In 1971 he earned his Master of Science in Teaching, also from UW-P.  Many Dubuque residents know "Mr. J.” from his over thirty years of teaching general music and coaching teather at Washington Junior High. 

Joyce Kallevang:  Piano, Voice.  Ms. Kallevang graduated from Winona State University with double major in vocal and instrumental music education.  She has taught piano and voice for many years and is a former vocal music teacher in the Potosi Public Schools.      

Julie Klinge:  Piano.  Although new to NISOM, Miss Klinge has been teaching piano lessons since age 14, having begun her training at age 5.  She completed a B.A. in Music with an emphasis in piano from Concordia University in 2007.  She has performed with the Concordia Wind Ensemble and has received numerous performance honors & competition awards, as well as accompanied the Dubuque Youth Chorale and several other choirs and soloists. 

Cindy Kubesheski: Violin.  Cindy Kubesheski has played violin for 30 years and earned her Bachelor’s Degree from Clarke College.  She is the concertmaster of the Dubuque Community String Orchestra, as well as a member of both the Dubuque String Quartet and the Mississippi Valley Philharmonic. 

Dan Knight:  Piano, Jazz & Classical.  Dan Knight is one of the acknowledged master pianists of his generation.  He has performed in some of the finest venues and most prestigious music festivals in the world.  As a jazz musician and composer he has appeared across the United States and Europe in performances which include an unprecedented three consecutive performances at the legendary Montreux Jazz Festival.  Knight teaches and performs in a style he refers to often as "painting with sound," in the great tradition of the visual artist Wassily Kandinsky and the composer Igor Stravinsky.  This style is perhaps best displayed in his composition, "The Whitman Suite," which was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize in Music.  Visit www.danknight.com for more information.  Due to health reasons and an already busy schedule, Dan Knight is not currently teaching at NISOM, but he expects to return later this school year.  Please contact our office if you would like to be notified when he resumes teaching.  Note that tution amounts and scheduling information may differ for Dan Knight than our regular faculty. 

Rod Matthews:  Brass.  Mr. Matthews has a Bachelors degree from Northwestern College and a Masters in Music Education from Vandercook College of Music. He teaches instrumental music (grades 5-12) for the Bellevue Community Schools.  A former member of the Navy Band, he has performed with the Dubuque Syphony and the Tri-State Wind Syphony, also having soloed with the TSWS. 

Tracey Rush: Viola, Violin, Composition, Executive Director of NISOM.  Mrs. Rush teaches orchestra at Roosevelt Middle School and Carver Elementary, and is the founder and conductor of the Dubuque Community String Orchestra.  She has a BS in Music Education from Bob Jones University and a Masters of Music from UNI.  She is also a composer and owns Fountain Park Music Publishing, and she plays violin and viola with the Dubuque String Quartet and is principal violist with the Mississippi Valley Philharmonic.

Jeff Schoonover:  Piano.  Mr. Schoonover has taught successful choral music, private piano and church music programs at all grade levels in Iowa, Missouri, Illinois and Wisconsin for the past 24 years.  He is a graduate of Simpson College where he studied piano with Robert L Larsen and Ronald N. Albrecht and voice with Maria DiPalma.  He has accompanied school music events and is active with the Music Boosters in Platteville, Wisconsin where he resides with his wife and son.

Paula Welter: Woodwinds. Mrs. Welter has studied with Tom Ayres, Robert Estock and Bob Sladky, and graduated for the University of Iowa. She teaches at Drexler Middle School and Western Dubuque High School (advanced clarinet and double reeds).  She performs with the Dubuque Chamber Winds, Tri-State Wind Symphony and other area groups, and is the music director at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Richardsville. 

Dennis Williams:  Woodwinds, Voice.  Mr. Williams was the Founder and Director of the Dubuque Chorale for 35 years and principal bassoonist with the Dubuque Symphony Orchestra for 20 years.  He taught music at the University of Dubuque for 29 years and has served as an adjunct faculty member at Clarke College, UW-Platteville and NICC.  He is currently a member of the American and Iowa Choral Directors Association and is a board member of the Dubuque Arts Council.