our Teachers

Grace Thompson is a 2021 college graduate  of Kennesaw State University in Kennesaw, Georgia. Prior to receiving her bachelor’s in Ethnomusicology at KSU, Grace attended a conservatory Opera Performance program at the State University of New York at Purchase. Being in a conservatory taught Grace that music education does not need to be rigid, stuffy or uptight but rather engaging, exploratory and most importantly, fun!

Grace has experience teaching a variety of students aged 3 up to 65. With two brothers on the autism spectrum, Grace is extremely passionate about the inclusion of differently abled students in the music classroom and hosts the podcast “Music and Neurodiversity in the Classroom” to deliver experiences and theory on inclusion in music education.

Grace is a born performer and has been singing since she was old enough to talk. Major accomplishments include being the first of two high schoolers admitted to sing with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus, singing in the 2017 Serenade! centennial celebration at the Kennedy Center, as well as singing with the Boston Pops at the Tanglewood Institute. Grace is excited to join the Eastside team and to explore her new hometown of Austin with her husband and dog, David Bowie.