Patti Kroth earned a Bachelor of Music degree from Ithaca College in Ithaca, New York and a Master of Music degree from the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York. Mrs. Kroth has taught instrumental music in the public schools at all levels in New York, Colorado, and South Dakota. She has been a band director in the East Lansing Public Schools since 2008 the New Horizons Band at the MSU Community Music School since 2002. She has served as a guest conductor and clinician in NewYork, Georgia, Pennsylvania, and Michigan. She also has been an adjunct professor, early childhood consultant, private teacher, administrator, receptionist, fitness instructor, and daycare provider.