Colleen M. Story plays French horn in the Idaho Falls Symphony and various other music groups in the Southeast Idaho area and has been teaching private music lessons for over 35 years.
In high school, she won Western Colorado’s Young Artist’s Competition and performed “Villanelle” by Paul Dukas with the Valley Symphony.
She went on to earn her bachelor’s degree in music education from Western Colorado University in 1991, where she focused on French horn and piano, earning the prestigious Damson Scholarship for Musical Performance.
Colleen graduated summa cum laude and went on to become a local musician and music teacher. She specializes in teaching all levels of French horn, piano, trumpet, as well as beginning to intermediate trombone.
Many of her students have gone on to earn scholarships for their musical ability at the college level. She expects her students to work hard, and goes the extra mile for them in return, striving to instill within them a love of music, an ability to focus and accomplish their goals, and a sense of inner confidence and pride that will serve them throughout their lives.
Colleen is also a published novelist, freelance writer, and speaker. Find more about her writing on her author website.