Elizabeth James is a 2002 graduate of Hillsdale College with a BA in music education. Percussion was her primary instrument and piano was her secondary instrument. She has been playing the piano since she was 9 and started teaching lessons in High School. She has a MME from VanderCook College of music in 2010. She was the band and music teacher in Brimley for 12 years and currently teaches Elementary General music in Cedarville. Her favorite percussion instruments to play and teach are marimba, vibraphone, timpani, snare drum, and triangle among others. Elizabeth teaches for the Soo Theatre out of her home in Pickford.