In addition to our small group music & movement classes for younger children, we also offer weekly 30 minute private piano, violin, cello, and guitar lessons!
Private Lesson "Things to Know"
Private Lessons are $105/month. Private lessons are on a monthly subscription enrollment. The same price is charged each month and is based on 46 lessons per year. Our lessons calendar will show when our scheduled breaks are when we will not have lessons. Tuition is the same no matter how many lessons are in that month. Some months there will only be 3 lessons because of holidays but some months there may be 5 lessons depending on how many weeks are in that month. It will usually average out to 4 lessons per month.
Enrollment is online and requires a credit card at time of enrollment. Payment for upcoming month of lessons is charged on the 1st of the month.
We do not refund for missed lessons but if the teacher needs to cancel a lesson we will attempt to reschedule the lesson or we will apply a credit for that lesson for the following month.
We ask for a 2 week notice for cancellation of enrollment in our program.
Email us at kindermusikwithemilie@gmail.com to register or if you have any questions!
Teaching Team:
Emilie Gaschke
Emilie Gaschke holds a Bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education with a focus in Early Childhood Education. In addition to her Elementary Education Degree, Emilie is also a classically trained pianist and teaches private piano lessons. She has also accompanied for both children's and adult choirs throughout the years and loves being able to use her skills in this capacity.
Emilie has been a Licensed Kindermusik Educator since 2010. In the fall of 2010, Emilie started Harmon Music School (formerly Kindermusik with Emilie) in Kenosha. She began her program with 2 small classes of 7 children. As of Fall of 2023, Harmony Music School is now offering around 30 classes each week and reaching over 300 children per week with both our Kindermusik classes and private music lessons.
Each year, Kindermusik International recognizes Educators through the Kindermusik MAESTRO Program, a status a Kindermusik program earns based on excellence in several categories. MAESTRO MEZZANINE Educators are in the top 5% of all Kindermusik programs. Only a year after starting, Harmony Music School received MAESTRO MEZZANINE status for the 2011-2012 year as well as the following years from 2012-2016. This is an honor to have achieved this status those 5 years and Harmony Music School's goal is to earn this award each and every year by continuing to provide the excellence in teaching and service that families in Kenosha have come to love and appreciate. From 2017 to 2023, Emilie was awarded the MAESTRO CONDUCTOR'S CIRCLE award for being in the top 1% of all Kindermusik programs worldwide.
Emilie is proud of her award-winning music school and is passionate about educating parents and caregivers on the benefits of music for their children. Her desire is to share her love of music with children and their families. She lives in Kenosha with her husband of 20 years, Daniel, 8 year old daughter ,and 6 year old son, and their West Highland Terrier, Benny.
Emilie offers private piano lessons.
Megan Weaver
Megan studied music at Carthage College with Drew Williams, Michael Schneider, and Etsushi Edward Kawakami. She graduated with a Music Core degree, which she enriched with a dance minor, piano lessons, composition lessons, music education courses, and a study tour in Austria and Germany under the instruction of Jörg Birhance. Furthermore, she attended the Rocky Mountain Summer Conservatory, where she studied with Manuel Ramos and Teresa Greenlee, and she currently plays with the Lake Geneva Symphony Orchestra and “Would You Kindly?” acoustic-electric rock band.
Megan enjoys teaching students of all ages and backgrounds and loves to help students set and reach their goals. Her caring, holistic approach creatively engages each student in their studies and develops their musical talents as well as critical thinking and time management.
Megan offers private beginner and intermediate violin and viola lessons and beginner and intermediate piano lessons.
Michael Baas
Michael Baas is a guitar player from Kenosha. He enjoys all genres and styles of music and started playing drums when he was three and then guitar at seven. Michael played in the Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra Jazz Ensemble and studied at the West End Conservatory under Neil Davis, head of UW Oshkosh Guitar department. Currently, he plays guitar and sings in a band called Lunar Lizard and he also has a solo project under his name, creatively spelled Mykal Baas.
Beyond music, he enjoys riding his bicycle, exploring nature, looking for interesting rocks and sea glass at the beach, and spending time with friends and family. He is very excited to be teaching at Harmony Music School and looks forward to helping children, youth, and adults reach their musical goals!
Michael offers private guitar lessons.
Savannah Kroeger
Martha Veto
Martha Veto is a teacher of both piano and cello, and has private students of all ages, young children through adults.
She attended the American Conservatory of Music in Chicago, and served as principal of Kenosha Symphony Orchestra, Parkside Community Orchestra, and has played both piano and cello with the Racine Symphony Orchestra. A member of the National Federation of Music Clubs, Music Teachers National Association, and the local divisions of these National Groups, she enjoys preparing her students for performances and contests. Her students, have attained high honors at both the local and State levels. She and her students have had fun being in parades, and performing in various community outreach settings. Martha has performed in numerous recitals and wedding/party events, and has done much accompanying both soloists and as church choir accompanist. She also enjoys various venues and has played in Praise Bands, Cowboy Bands, Bluegrass, and Irish Bands as well as dabbling in a variety of other instruments including banjo, ukulele, and baritone.
A mother or four and a grandmother of two, Martha enjoys sewing, tent camping, and bike riding. So grateful that her father started her on piano at age 5, she cannot imagine what her life would have been like without being actively involved in music.
Martha offers private piano & cello lessons.
Jo Ellyn Zenisek
Jo Ellyn has taught Elementary Music at RUSD for over 40 years as well as taught private piano lessons for over 20 years. She has a Bachelors of Music Education from Millikin University and a Masters of Music Education from the University of North Texas.
Jo Ellyn is the choir director, organist, and pianist at Faithbridge Church in Franksville, WI. She and her husband, Paul, have two adult daughters, Rachel & Lauren, and she enjoys reading, walking outdoors, and spending time with her Bearded Collie, Bailey.
Jo Ellyn offers private piano lessons.
Yayu Li
Yayu has a Masters of Music, with a concentration in Music Pedagogy and Music Education, from Carthage College. Her major included piano pedagogy studies with Dr. Deborah Masloski. She has 17 years of experience in teaching both one on one piano lessons and group piano lessons, including music theory, music appreciation, performance training, and skill development.
Yayu enjoys teaching students of all ages and backgrounds and designing study plans according to each student’s personality and musical goals.
Yayu teaches private piano lessons.