Fine Arts
Courtney Ihnen
Music Educator
E: courtney.ihnen@dmschools.org
Biography
Courtney Ihnen is originally from West Des Moines, Iowa. She graduated from Wartburg College in Waverly, Iowa with a duel degree in music therapy and K-12 music education. After an AMTA approved music therapy internship, Courtney acquired the credentials Music Therapist-Board Certified (MT-BC), working with children of varying abilities such as: autism, cerebral palsy, down syndrome, mental disorders and behavior disorders. Courtney has been teaching K-5 music education at Hanawalt since 2012, and will graduate with her master’s degree in culturally proficient leadership and learning from Drake University in December 2017. She is an active DMPS technology Trailblazer, national Seesaw ambassador, media contact for the Greater Des Moines Orff association, sings with the Des Moines Choral Society, a member of Young Variety- the children’s charity of Iowa and the Des Moines Young Professional Connection. And, considered by her vet to be a, “Good tortoise mom” to Minerva “Shelly” Ihnen.