Beth Gigante Klingenstein

Beth Gigante Klingenstein 341 3rd Avenue NW
Valley City, ND 58072Phone: (701) 845-7269Email: beth.klingenstein@vcsu.edu

Beth Gigante Klingenstein is nationally known for her work on business policies for the independent music teacher. She received a Bachelors degree in Piano Performance from Syracuse University and a Masters degree in Piano Performance from the University of Michigan. Klingenstein has taught as an independent music teacher for 28 years and is presently on the music faculty of Valley City State University where she is also the Founding Director of the VCSU Community School of the Arts. Klingenstein is the author of A Business Guide for the Music Teacher and has published articles in Piano and Keyboard Magazine, Keyboard Companion, The Piano Adventures Teacher and Communiqué - Western Cooperative for Educational Telecommunication. She is also a regular contributor to American Music Teacher Magazine and has presented extensively at local, state and national conferences on music and technology issues. Klingenstein performs as a collaborative pianist on a regular basis, is on the piano faculty of the International Music Camp, and plays viola in the Valley City Civic Orchestra.