Karel Butz taught orchestra in Indiana and Texas. His orchestras have performed at The Midwest Clinic and received several state and national awards including being named the 2019 Texas State Honor Orchestra, 2019 Houston Orchestra Cup Winner, and National Honor Orchestra Winners in the Foundation for Music Education Mark of Excellence Competition. His book Achieving Musical Success in the String Classroom is published by Oxford University Press. Mr. Butz graduated from the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music with degrees in music education and violin performance.