North Valley Music School's staff grows
North Valley Music School launches 2022 with three new hires to meet growing demand for music education.
D’andre Conant, Eunhwa “Katie” Park and Chloe Cheff were all welcomed to the faculty roster of the music school in January. As a result, NVMS can offer more lessons in violin and piano and the public is encouraged to enroll.
Conant was born in Kalispell and started his professional journey with NVMS as its first intern. He began playing piano at age 10 and at 13 began studying classical piano with Melanie Monsour at the Santa Fe University of Art and Design for two years. After returning to Montana, he studied under Dan Kohnstamm at the North Valley Music School, taking part in recitals and placing second in the state round MTNA senior piano competition.
Park is originally from Seoul, South Korea, and has been living in Kalispell since 2012. After moving to Montana, she pursued her passion for piano and obtained both her bachelor’s degree in music studies with piano emphasis and master’s in piano performance. She also received the Pi Kappa Lambda graduate award from the University of Montana. She is a member of the Music Teachers National Association and the Montana State Music Teachers Association.
Cheff became immersed in violin as a 4-year-old through a Suzuki program in Illinois. Her formal training continued as a violin student at Belmont U in Nashville. She studied under such teachers such as Allison Gooding and Tammy King, fiddler from the Steeldrivers. She moved to Montana and continued her violin studies at Flathead Valley Community College where she studied under Wai Mizutani and graduated with an associate’s degree. She has been teaching private lessons for years and plays professionally with a fiddling band and for church. She has played violin with the Glacier Symphony since 2018. Cheff Is Suzuki book 1 certified with more certifications planned for this summer.
Other music professionals interested in teaching at North Valley Music School are welcome to contact the office.
Prospective students interested in private lessons can email info@northvalleymusicschool.org or call 406-862-8074. Scholarships are available. Registration tools and more details about all of the NVMS Faculty can be found at northvalleymusicschool.org/faculty-staff/