about us

our mission

Foundation Music School is a non-profit community school of the arts committed to providing high quality opportunities in the arts to interested individuals of all ages, abilities and incomes.

Established in 2006, Foundation Music School reaches approximately 600 students in-house each week and of those students nearly 20% receive full or partial scholarships.  We reach another 1,000 individuals each week through our outreach programs, which include our Poudre School District Early Childhood Music Therapy Program, Preschool Music Programs, Wings Easter Seals Program and our Teen Mom and Baby class.

Foundation Music School is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.

our team

Karen Parsell

MM, MT-BC

Executive Director

Nicole Wilshusen

MM, MT-BC

Assistant Director

Abigail Heimann

BA

Office Coordinator & Voice Teacher

Austin Hamang

BS

Percussion, Brass, & Woodwind Teacher

Branden Downing

BM

Piano Teacher

Crystal Malinski

MM, MT-BC

Music Therapist & Violin Teacher

Dani Schlueter

MM, MT-BC

Music Therapist

Dawson Dowdy

MM

Piano Teacher

Haile Ward

BM

Piano Teacher

Jasmin Prellwitz

BM

Violin Teacher

Jennifer Jolly

MM

Voice Teacher

Josh Smith

BM

Piano Teacher

Karmen Mitchell

MM, MT-BC

Music Therapist & Violin Teacher

Karrie Ferris

Piano Teacher

Kris Lund

MM, MT-BC

Music Therapist & Piano Teacher

Oliver Nguyen

MM

Violin Teacher

Siever Hanson

BM, MT-BC

Music Therapist