Carrie Lane Gruselle is a native of Stevens Point, Wisconsin. She received a Bachelor of Music Education degree from the University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire, and a Master of Music Education degree, Suzuki Emphasis, from the University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point. Ms. Gruselle currently teaches elementary and middle level strings for the Appleton Area School District in Appleton, Wisconsin, and teaches for the Lawrence University Academy of Music. Her arrangements and compositions for beginning and developing string players have been performed across the nation and in Australia.