Ms. Yvette

Yvette Odell has been teaching Kindermusik since 1994 and in 1998 she became director/owner of her studio in Holland, MI. In 2008 she relocated to North Carolina to be closer to her extended family. Since 2000 she earned the status of Maestro in the top 5% of Kindermusik studios world wide. Yvette has a master's degree in music education from Wichita State University In Kansas and her bachelor's degree in music education from Western Maryland College (now named McDaniel College). Her continuing education involves child development, sensory integration work and communication skills. She is frequently asked to present at conferences on topics such as child development, parenting, music and learning, sensory integration and homeschooling. She has private flute students, is involved her her church's music ministry by playing the flute and singing with the choir. Yvette has been teaching music to young children since 1980 and is happy to be bringing her warm and friendly style of teaching to Western North Carolina! In 2010 she was recognized again as a Maestro in Kindermusik and also the award for top growth of all Kindermusik programs. In 2016 and 2017 her studio has been ranked in the top 1% of studios world wide.