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Biography
EARLY YEARS
Carol Thurman DuBe was born in Chicago. Her mother was a gifted pianist, playing by ear as well as note reading. Carol started piano at the age of 6. Dad was a pharmacist and purchased and managed a Walgreen agency drugstore in a suburb of Chicago. She moved to Boulder CO. and became a piano music education and piano performance major at University of Colorado and also studied abroad. She won awards in area and state competitions in Chicago in both piano and voice. Her favorite classical composer was and still is Chopin. She attended the renowned Aspen Music School in her teenage years and was taught theory by the Peter Schickele of PDQ Bach fame, taught piano by Jeanine Dowis, an assistant to Rosina Lhevinne, and voice by Mme. Olga Ryss. She studied piano in New York City, in Paris, and at the University of Colorado, receiving a degree in piano performance and music education. She has taught music public school K-4 in Boulder and Craig, CO. and has taught piano and voice privately for many years.
After marrying an electrical engineer and raising two children, they moved from Craig to Littleton. She became a member of Columbine Music Teachers Association, which is the branch of Music Teachers National
Association.
Carol has a daughter, a married computer engineering son and a grandson. Carol also studies advanced meditation with Dr. Joe Dispenza, Neuroscientist, and his meditation community and also studies quantum physics.
She is teaching in her home in Littleton. She was voted Music Teacher of the Year in 2017-18 by the Colorado Music Teachers Association. Very surprised and honored, she said, "Nice to be recognized for all the efforts musically throughout the year!" In 2021 she was awarded the Distinguished Service award from her local chapter, Columbine Music Teachers Association.
She teaches all ages and all abilities, pre-school children through adults. All methods are used and she values the opportunities for the students to perform in Columbine Music Teachers Association events and recitals. During the year, there is a Halloween recital complete with costumes if the student desires, Christmas music to be played at Starbucks, Achievement Day consisting of performing for other listeners, crafts, theory exams, and fun games, Federation, an event that is judged, Boys Recital, Girls Recital, Adult recital in April, and final performance for the year in May, the Spring recital. She advocates the value of performance. Carol teaches theory, ear training, and rhythmic activities on technology as well as performance skills in piano and in voice. "We do have fun during the year!"
She has been President, Vice President and Secretary of CMTA and enjoys adjudicating festivals and events throughout the area. She is often called on to lecture in school as well to music teachers on the classical composers, especially Chopin. She travelled to Warsaw, Poland in 2000 to be part of the Chopin International competition, writing articles about the contestants and listening to Chopin for a month! She also studied Chopin in France and toured the countryside, learning about his life and visiting his residences in Paris and Nohant in France and in Warsaw in his earlier years and has been voted the Music Teacher of the Year by Colorado Music Teachers Association in 2017-18.
She has had students go on into music as a career and on to national piano competitions in Washington, D.C. She is grateful for the opportunity to teach those students who are willing to work hard, play well, and love what they do!
Carol DuBe', NCTM, BM, RM
Carol Thurman DuBe was born in Chicago. Her mother was a gifted pianist, playing by ear as well as note reading. Carol started piano at the age of 6. Dad was a pharmacist and purchased and managed a Walgreen agency drugstore in a suburb of Chicago. She moved to Boulder CO. and became a piano music education and piano performance major at University of Colorado and also studied abroad. She won awards in area and state competitions in Chicago in both piano and voice. Her favorite classical composer was and still is Chopin. She attended the renowned Aspen Music School in her teenage years and was taught theory by the Peter Schickele of PDQ Bach fame, taught piano by Jeanine Dowis, an assistant to Rosina Lhevinne, and voice by Mme. Olga Ryss. She studied piano in New York City, in Paris, and at the University of Colorado, receiving a degree in piano performance and music education. She has taught music public school K-4 in Boulder and Craig, CO. and has taught piano and voice privately for many years.
After marrying an electrical engineer and raising two children, they moved from Craig to Littleton. She became a member of Columbine Music Teachers Association, which is the branch of Music Teachers National
Association.
Carol has a daughter, a married computer engineering son and a grandson. Carol also studies advanced meditation with Dr. Joe Dispenza, Neuroscientist, and his meditation community and also studies quantum physics.
She is teaching in her home in Littleton. She was voted Music Teacher of the Year in 2017-18 by the Colorado Music Teachers Association. Very surprised and honored, she said, "Nice to be recognized for all the efforts musically throughout the year!" In 2021 she was awarded the Distinguished Service award from her local chapter, Columbine Music Teachers Association.
She teaches all ages and all abilities, pre-school children through adults. All methods are used and she values the opportunities for the students to perform in Columbine Music Teachers Association events and recitals. During the year, there is a Halloween recital complete with costumes if the student desires, Christmas music to be played at Starbucks, Achievement Day consisting of performing for other listeners, crafts, theory exams, and fun games, Federation, an event that is judged, Boys Recital, Girls Recital, Adult recital in April, and final performance for the year in May, the Spring recital. She advocates the value of performance. Carol teaches theory, ear training, and rhythmic activities on technology as well as performance skills in piano and in voice. "We do have fun during the year!"
She has been President, Vice President and Secretary of CMTA and enjoys adjudicating festivals and events throughout the area. She is often called on to lecture in school as well to music teachers on the classical composers, especially Chopin. She travelled to Warsaw, Poland in 2000 to be part of the Chopin International competition, writing articles about the contestants and listening to Chopin for a month! She also studied Chopin in France and toured the countryside, learning about his life and visiting his residences in Paris and Nohant in France and in Warsaw in his earlier years and has been voted the Music Teacher of the Year by Colorado Music Teachers Association in 2017-18.
She has had students go on into music as a career and on to national piano competitions in Washington, D.C. She is grateful for the opportunity to teach those students who are willing to work hard, play well, and love what they do!
Carol DuBe', NCTM, BM, RM