About Us

MAVIS KALLESTAD is a Finale clinician/trainer, music engraver and piano accompanist in the Minneapolis area. She has done music engraving for various composers and has edited solos and method books that appear on screen in SmartMusic learning software. Mavis has demonstrated Finale software and has presented clinics for MakeMusic, the manufacturer of the software, at state music conventions in Minnesota, North Dakota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Nebraska, Michigan, New York, Texas and Missouri.

As an Adjunct Faculty member at Hamline University, St. Paul, MN, since 1996, Mavis has taught regional hands-on Finale workshops and school in-services to over 1,100 musicians and music educators. Her sequential tutorials with step-by-step directions have also been used in MakeMusic sponsored workshops. Past workshops have included Lincoln Public Schools, Lincoln, NE; Shell Lake Arts Center, Shell Lake, WI; AABACA Music, Minnetonka, MN; Wisconsin Center for Music Education, Waunakee, WI; Minnesota Summer Music Technology Symposium, Minneapolis, MN and VanderCook College of Music, Chicago, IL.

Mavis is a graduate of Dickinson State University, Dickinson, ND, with a Composite Degree in Music Education. In addition to teaching private piano for ten years, she also worked for nine years in the operations department of the Minnesota Orchestra, one of the premier arts organizations in the Twin Cities metro area. As a performer and teacher, Mavis has worked with a wide variety of musicians and types of music, all of which provide a well rounded approach to educating Finale users.