Tina Rippe
Teaching Artist Winds, Band
2025-2026 Classes: Nucleo - Voyagers Band, Trailblazers Winds/Percussion Sectionals, Abreu Orchestra Instructional Support
Tina Rippe teaches various Band-related classes and levels with Kidznotes (Brass, Woodwinds, Band). graduated from William Paterson University of New Jersey with a Bachelor’s Degree in Music Education and Classical Performance. After graduation, she taught in public schools for six years. When Tina relocated to NC she continued working in education for another five years in Vance and Wake county respectively. She also worked for 8 years with a local music company Music & Arts as an educational representative, where she served all band and orchestra programs for the public and private schools in North and Eastern North Carolina and Southern Virginia. Currently, she is back in the classroom at Franklinton Middle School. This year will be her 7th year working with Kidznotes as a Band Teaching Artist.