Melinda Workman is a graduate of Brigham Young University-Idaho with a B.A. in Music Education, Band Emphasis and holds a current Idaho and Colorado Teaching Certificate with K-12 Music endorsement. She has taught private piano lessons since 1997 and private flute lessons since 1999. She has played piccolo in the Idaho State Civic Symphony in Pocatello, ID, and piccolo/2nd flute in the Grand Junction Symphony Orchestra in Grand Junction, CO.  With her most recent move to Estes Park, CO in 2017, she joined the Estes Park Village Band (2017-present as a member and co-conductor) and the Oratorio Society of Estes Park Orchestra (2017-2020). She taught beginning and middle school band for the Pocatello School District from 2007-2011 and has adjudicated various festivals for both soloists and large groups both in Idaho and Colorado. She taught part time Choir/General Music to grades Pre-K through 4th at the Caldwell Adventist Elementary School for the 2016-2017 school year using Dr. Feierabend's Curricula "First Steps in Music" and "Conversational Solfege". She completed her Certification in the First Steps in Music Curriculum for both Infants & Toddlers and Preschool & Beyond in July 2017 with John Creaver and Certification in Conversational Solfege Levels 1 & 2 with Missy Strong in June 2018. She employed both curricula to teach general music classes for the Options homeschool enrichment program through the Estes Park School District from 2017-2026.  She is now branching out to teach General Group Music classes to the homeschooling community of Estes Park through her private studio. She has accompanied the Estes Park Middle School Choirs. She is a substitute teacher for both the Estes Park and St. Vrain Valley School Districtis. She also volunteers helping beginning flute players in the local band program. Her greatest passion is teaching the next generation of musicians. 

When not teaching, she can be found spending time with her husband and two daughters, friends, cooking, road cycling, downhill skiing, hiking, crocheting, arranging music, or curled up with a good book. She has a Mini Australian Labradoodle (Tonks) and an elusive cat (Diesel).