Kirsten Hornby

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About me

Gender Female
Industry Education
Occupation Orchestra Teacher
Location Wausau, Wisconsin, United States
Introduction Director of Orchestras - Wausau East and West High Schools (1996-present) Instructor of Double Bass - Wausau Conservatory of Music (1996- present) Received Undergraduate from Lawrence University - Conservatory of Music in 1996 with a Major of Instrumental Music Education (emphasis string pedagogy). Earned Master of Music degree from Northwestern University (Evanston, IL) in 2002 with an emphasis in string pedagogy/instrumental conducting. I live in Wausau with my husband Kurt and our 3 children. Paige is 17. Ollie is 4 and keeps us reading books and playing Legos and baby Claire is 2 and talking up a storm!!
Interests Spending time with Family/Friends, Hiking/Backpacking, Double Bass, Stringed Instruments, Concerts, Shopping, Travel, Reading, Sewing/Crocheting, saving money, coupons
Favorite Music Old Prince Music, The Coors, Nickel Creek, Schostakovich, Prokofiev, Brahms
Favorite Books The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver, The Bridget Jones Diary Series, Historical Fiction by Philipa Gregory

Which is easier to make a model airplane out of and why: a banana peel or a wet sock?

A banana peel - less wind resistance