Natasha Keating earned her Bachelor of Music degree from Brigham Young University and her Masters and Doctoral degrees from Indiana University. Her primary teachers include Geralyn Giovannetti, Linda Strommen, Roger Roe, and Meg Owens. She maintains an active free-lancing schedule all over the United States on both modern and baroque oboes. Natasha has previously taught at the University of Illinois–Springfield and Eastern Illinois University. Natasha is passionate about music theory education and enjoys maintaining an awareness of music theory concepts in the repertoire she performs and teaches to her students. She believes that understanding the theory behind the music we play is the key to musical expression and loves to share this passion with her students. She lives in Oregon with her husband, Logan, and their three children, Molly, Oliver, and Maxwell.