Amy Hickenlooper grew up in a musical family.   She has been playing the violin since she was 4 years old, and began actively studying singing and piano in her early teen years. Performing has always been a part of her life. She attended Idaho State University on a full tuition music scholarship. She struggled choosing between her love of playing the violin and singing, so she decided to pursue both.  She fell in love with teaching others when she was in college while maintaining a large private studio.  She graduated with 3 bachelor’s degrees in Vocal Performance, Violin Performance and Music Education in 2002. She completed a Master’s Degree in Instructional Design in 2019.

Amy just completed her 17th year of teaching music. She loves the students and is passionate about sharing her love of music with them. Along with teaching elementary music, she enjoys teaching  children’s choir and orchestra.  She is also  passionate about music integration and recognizes the power to learn that music can bring into a child’s life through play.