Kate Hagen

Kate Hagen currently teaches in the Iowa City Community School District.  She has 20 years of experience working with K-6 students in public schools. Kate has a license in Music Therapy from the University of Iowa, and a Masters of Music Education from University of Northern Iowa. She holds a National Board Certification in Music for Early and Middle Childhood and has completed certifications in Kodály, World Music Drumming, and Levels I, II, and III Orff-Schulwerk.  

Kate has presented at several state conferences and workshops and is a regular guest lecturer at the University of Iowa for undergraduate music education students.  She co-authored the book Strum, Strike, Sing & Play – Artfully Adding Ukulele in the General Music Classroom in 2017 and is the past-president of First Iowa Orff.  

Kate has three children, enjoys flower gardening, and in her spare time she and her husband remodel and flip houses.