Katie Caulley
Instructor Of
Piano - Voice
About
When I was ten, I got a piano for Christmas and started lessons after many years of begging for them. At twelve I was begging my parents to quit, but by fourteen I knew I wanted to be a musician. Why? I started lessons with a teacher who was filled with a passion for music, I started playing piano for my church and the use of my skills was fulfilling, and I found friends that also played piano and sang and that social support encouraged me to stick with it.
I worked through the ten levels of the OMTA Syllabus, was accepted into the Piano Performance program at the University of Oregon and received full scholarships. I studied classical piano, jazz piano, voice, choral directing, composition, harpsichord and organ. I studied the organ with the renowned performer and pedagogue, Barbara Baird for three years and I earned my Bachelor of Music Performance, specializing in the Organ in 2005. I was a music ministry intern with the recording artist Julia Brown following my graduation. Then I discovered that I truly loved teaching, and I started teaching full time, but I never stopped working in music ministry. I have four children, and I love animals, hiking, reading and writing.
