Sarah Dane is in her eighth year of teaching orchestra for grades 4-12 in the Kirkwood School District. She currently teaches beginning violin and viola classes and serves as Director of the Kirkwood High School Concert Orchestra and the North Kirkwood Middle School Orchestra. Mrs. Dane holds a Bachelor’s degree in Music Education and a Certificate in Violin Performance from Florida State University, as well as a Master’s degree in Music Education from the Eastman School of Music. Influential teachers include Corinne Stillwell (FSU), Juliana Athayde (Eastman) and Dr. Kent Perry (SIUE). Her students have earned the Gold Rating and Adjudicator’s Award at the Orlando and San Antonio Heritage Festivals (2020 and 2024), Superior ratings at local performance festivals, and seats in local and state level honors orchestras.
Mrs. Dane has conducted the Young People’s Concert Orchestra (YPCO) at Webster University Community Music School for four years. Prior to her return to St. Louis, she was the Associate Orchestra Director at Winter Park High School in Orlando, FL, where she was the recipient of the 2016 WildCat Spirit Award.