Kathryn Griesinger received her bachelor’s and master’s degree in cello and music education from the University of Akron in Ohio, where she later taught string pedagogy courses. Her string orchestra compositions and methods have been published by Wingert-Jones, Highland-Etling, FJH, Carl Fischer, Kendor, Kjos, Grand Mesa, and Ludwig-Masters. She taught orchestra in Lake Local private and public schools for 13 years before becoming the Orchestra Editor for J.W. Pepper and Wingert-Jones Publications in Pennsylvania.