Kerri Dahl To All Instructors

Keri Dahl, Elementary Choir and Intro to Elementary Instruments, has been teaching youth, children, and families music in the Las Vegas Valley for 24 years and has performed in Europe, Canada, and throughout the United States, including performing with Michael McLean in the Forgotten Carols, caroling at the White House, and performing as backup to Barbara Streisand. She has classical training in vocal performance and has studied elementary education, piano, composition, history, and music theory. She is a special needs mom to four children with Cystic Fibrosis and a child with ADHD who is also on the Autism spectrum and has training and extensive experience working with special needs children and their families, including professional training through The Berklee Institute for Accessible Arts Education. In addition to her classical voice training, she plays the piano, organ, guitar, violin, ukulele, clarinet, and harmonica. She began conducting choirs when she was a senior in high school and it has remained one of her favorite activities. She is a member of the Gordon Institute for Music Learning (GIML) and the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC). She is the founder of Dahl Studio and teaches all ages and stages of musicians from newborn to adult. She is a trained and licensed director and teacher for Music Together Worldwide, currently teaching the Award-Winning Music Together Babies, Mixed-Age, and Rhythm Kids programs. She is a trained Music Moves instructor and, in addition to her group programs, currently teaches private piano, voice, guitar, and ukulele at her private studio. During the pandemic, Kerri was chosen to teach to families worldwide from Belgium to the Philippines, through Music Together's partnership with both the Richmond School District as well as CISCO Systems, providing music to families isolated due to quarantine restrictions. She is a regular presenter at Friends of Parkinson’s symposiums on the health benefits of making music. Kerri began singing, dancing, and playing instruments at a very young age and continues to sing throughout the valley with the North Las Vegas Women's Ensemble. She homeschools her youngest two children, Benjamin (16 and formerly a choir major at LVA), and Rebecca (12 and formerly in the choir and orchestra at K.O. Knudson). Kerri is a Vegas native (Go Knights) and her and her husband both graduated from the Las Vegas Academy. She currently plays the organ for her congregation. She has 10 years of training in dance and is a yoga enthusiast. She is passionate about creating an inclusive environment for all and believes in the power of music to heal.

Current Classes
Elementary Choir - Spring 2024 – (closed)
Intro to Elementary Instruments 1 - Spring 2024 – (closed)
Intro to Elementary Instruments 1 - Spring 2024 – (closed)
Intro to Elementary Instruments 2 - Spring 2024 – (closed)