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Kathy Cathey, B.M.E.

Early Childhood, Prep Groups, CODA


630.752.5567



CSA Instructor since 1994

Kathy Cathey received her Bachelor’s degree in Music Education from Wheaton College, with further studies in cello performance at the Mozarteum and further studies in Music Education at the Orff Institute, both in Salzburg, Austria. Kathy has been teaching Early Childhood music classes at the Community School of the Arts (CSA) since 1994, and is certified in both Kindermusik, Musikgarten, and Orff curricula. Kathy’s previous experience includes teaching in two elementary schools and at a Montessori preschool. She is part of CSA’s outreach program, CODA, and has made multiple trips to work with refugees in Vienna, Austria, and regularly travels to Africa, to work with children in poverty.

Wheaton College Conservatory of Music
B.M.E.