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I believe that with passion and diligence, we as music educators can enhance the lives of others by infusing them with music.
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— Clara McDonald
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Who Am I? — Entrepreneur, music educator, wife, and mom of two
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My Path — I started teaching private piano and flute lessons in 1996 while completing a B.A. in Music Education at Vanguard University in Costa Mesa, CA. After also receiving a California Teaching Credential, I was hired to teach middle school choir, general music, and math, in a low-income, low-performing school in Southern California. But, I quit after two years because it wasn't my dream job. I went back to teaching private music lessons. I now live in Flagstaff, AZ, where I homeschool my two children as well as maintain a commercial music studio in which I teach two days a week and rent space to other music teachers.

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20 Fun Facts --
  1. In 2nd grade I played "Gertie" in our school play about E.T.
  2. Took accordion lessons for a year (thanks, Mom)
  3. Finally realized at age 9 that music actually has meaningful words (not just gibberish)
  4. Graduated from Ukarumpa High School on the Pacific island of Papua New Guinea
  5. Have only broken one bone in my body — the tip of my left hand middle finger — thanks to smashing it between two bowling balls
  6. Went to the same community college my Mom did (and had some of her teachers, too!)
  7. Owned a '67 VW Bug in college
  8. Graduated summa cum laude in 1998 with a B.A. in Music Education from Vanguard University in Costa Mesa, CA (piano is my main instrument)
  9. Used to dread singing in German, so I took a semester of German at a community college
  10. Now I dread singing in French
  11. Am an ISFJ
  12. Raw food believer, though not always a raw food eater
  13. Love chocolate, especially dark
  14. Ran 22 miles of the Nashville Marathon in 2010 until they closed the course due to a tornado watch
  15. Would love to hang glide, but would never sky dive or bungee jump
  16. Knitted my son two stuffed animals while pregnant with him
  17. Love hiking
  18. Lived in Mexico (where my son was born) and owned a 39' sailboat and a 37' motorhome
  19. Had a home water birth for my daughter
  20. Homeschool my two kids

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    • Scale Books >
      • Piano Patterns Book 1A
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    • Rhythm Books
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      • Mountain Morning
      • Mountain Morning — Download
      • Happy Birthday Through the Ages
      • Happy Birthday Through the Ages — Download