Contact Information
Jill Wilson
LCCMS Coordinator
Jenson-Noble 200B
Phone: (563) 387-2148
Luther College Community Music School
The Luther College Community Music School exists to:
- nurture students of all ages and levels of experience to expand their musical skills
- provide affordable music education opportunities
- offer teaching experience for future music educators
- encourage lifelong music making
The three areas of of operation for LCCMS in the 2022-23 school year are Private Study, Service Learning Opportunities, and Community Events.
Private Study
Weekly lessons will be offered for band/orchestra instruments, piano, guitar, ukulele, and drum set. (We do not offer voice lessons). Thirty-minute weekly lessons will take place in the Jenson-Noble Music Building on the Luther College campus. Times will be arranged with assigned teachers. Students may choose to perform in a recital near the end of each semester. The spring semester recital will be held at 4:00 P.M. on Sunday, April 30 in the Choir Room in the Jenson-Noble Hall of Music. Tuition is $150 for the semester, which includes twelve 30-minute lessons and a recital performance.
Register Now for Private Study
Service Learning Opportunities
The service learning component of the LCCMS allows Luther music education students to volunteer under the supervision of a faculty member. Community connections include music classes at Sunflower Child Development Center, Modern Band (rock band) classes with Crossroads Academy students, musical experiences (Sing, Say, Dance, Play) with homeschooled students in the area, and ukulele play-alongs at the Decorah Senior Center. These experiences are designed to be mutually beneficial for participants and future educators.
Community Events
This spring, we will be bringing Ukepalooza back! The event planned for March 13 has been postponed until May. Stay tuned for more information!
Fall 2022 Events:
The first Community Event, Ukepalooza, will be held Thursday, October 13 at 6:30 PM in the Orchestra Room of the Jenson Noble Hall of Music. Send your student (ages 10 and up) or bring your whole family for a fun evening of group playing. Bring a uke if you have one or use one of ours!
The Young Person’s Concert is an event is created for preschool and young elementary students. We choose a picture book and bring it to life with music, complete with activities for audience participation, and followed by an instrument petting zoo experience. Mark your calendars for 10:30 a.m. Saturday, October 29!
For more information or to be added to our mailing list, please contact Jill Wilson at LCCMS@luther.edu.
Community Music School Teachers By Instrument
Lani Himegarner
Lani is a junior music major who plays cello and piano. She participates in both
Symphony Orchestra and Chamber Orchestra. When she’s not practicing, she loves to
hike, read, and go to concerts. She is very excited to be teaching with LCCMS this
year!
Nathan Knautz
Amber Olson
Amber is a senior music major. She hails from ???, MN and is the recent past-president of the Future Music Educators Association on campus. It is her second semester teaching with LCCMS and she is excited to continue working with her amazing students!
Brenna Reiland
Brenna is a senior music education major from White Bear Lake, MN. She sings in Nordic Choir and is active in the opera program and student-led a cappella group, Beautiful Mess. She is currently serving as student director of Aurora, Luther’s first-year treble ensemble.
Cam Moll
Cam is a sophomore vocal music education major with minors in Spanish and musical theater. He loves hiking, spending times with friends and family, walking his dogs, and watching Star Wars and Marvel movies. He hopes to provide a wonderful experience for all students at LCCMS and can’t wait to get started!
Nathan Elsbernd
Nathan serves as the Luther College Church Music Fellow in addition to working for the Music Department as a collaborative pianist. Nathan has built a broad base of experience subbing at various North Iowa churches but currently holds a position as the Choir and Bell Choir Director at Decorah Lutheran Church. Nathan is a senior and studies organ with Dr. Alexander Meszler.
Asli Lawrence
Asli is a sophomore double performance major with concentrations in piano and voice. She is from Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania and has been playing the piano since she was five years old. She is a member of the Nordic Choir, accompanies for Cathedral Choir, is music leader for Focus worship services on campus, and serves as fundraising coordinator for Habitat for Humanity. She has studied piano with Dr. Naomi Niskala and Dr. Du Huang.
Cam Moll
Cam is a sophomore vocal music education major with minors in Spanish and musical theater. He loves hiking, spending times with friends and family, walking his dogs, and watching Star Wars and Marvel movies. He hopes to provide a wonderful experience for all students at LCCMS and can’t wait to get started!
Charlotte Appel
Rylee Houser
Rylee is a first-year student from Kalispell, Montana. She plans to major in music education with a focus in choral music. She loves the performing arts and is working on a musical theater minor as well. She like reading and collecting unique trinkets; one of my favorites is a metal frog playing saxophone made of screws and bolts.
Tara Jeremiah Rajanesan
Tyler Buhr
Tyler Buhr is a junior music education major. He sings baritone in Nordic Choir and studies voice with Dr. Andrew Whitfield as well as piano with Dr. John Strauss.
Anders Peterson
Anders is a junior music education major from Dassel, Minnesota. Saxophone is his primary instrument, but he is also taking lessons on clarinet. Anders is a member of the Luther College Concert Band, Jazz Orchestra, and Symphony Orchestra.
Morgan Coy
Morgan is a junior instrumental music education major. She has been playing the trumpet since 5th grade and loves the wind band setting! She is a member of the Luther College Concert Band, Nordic Choir, and trumpet studio! She also participates in intramural volleyball, PALS, and FMEA!
Eva Stadtlander
Ethan Johnson
Kaitlyn Blackburn
Kaitlyn is a junior majoring in instrumental music education with a focus in orchestral music. She is a member of the Symphony Orchestra and has been studying privately lessons since her freshman year of high school, an undertaking that she credits for profoundly impacted her playing ability. She is incredibly excited to teach private lessons this semester and hopefully help students develop a passion for music!
Contact Information
Jill Wilson
LCCMS Coordinator
Jenson-Noble 200B
Phone: (563) 387-2148