My name is Kevin Thoendel. I am currently the instrumental music director (band and strings) at King Science and Technology Magnet Middle School in the Omaha Public School district. It is a 5-8 grade school and I am all that is instrumental music! I started working there in January of 2011. I've been enjoying the school immensely. There are tons of kids with tons of talent and creativity.
I was previously the band director at Creighton Community Schools in Creighton Nebraska. There I also accompanied for the choir and soloists for contests. It was a rural community, but I grew up in a rural community so I was used to it. I also happened to have lots of family around there.
In 2007 I graduated from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln with my music education degree. My main instrument is tuba, but I am extremely proficient on the piano as well. While strings were definitely my weakest instrument, I am now enjoying teaching them. I learn every day better ways to explain things and give my students the models they need to follow. I hope to be at King Science for a long time.
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