Noelle Rader

Dr. Noelle Rader is the orchestra teacher at Mendive Middle School in Sparks, NV where she teaches over 200 6th, 7th, and 8th graders each year. She completed her DMA in Music Education at Boston University and has other degrees from Brigham Young University and Sierra Nevada College.

Noelle is a Licensed Body Mapping Educator (LBME) through the Association for Body Mapping Education, and her research interests include body awareness, prevention education, and Social and Emotional Learning (SEL). She has taught many professional development workshops for pre-service and in-service music teachers and has presented about her research at national and international conferences.

As a professional violist, she performs with the Reno Philharmonic, Reno Chamber Orchestra, and the Northern Nevada String Serenade. Noelle enjoys podcasts and audiobooks, anything milk chocolate, pop culture, and yoga.