Gretchen Grube grew up as a traditional violin student in northern Wisconsin and was introduced to the Suzuki Method while studying violin at the University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point. As an undergraduate, she took her first Suzuki Pedagogy course at the world-renowned Aber Suzuki Center with Pat D’Ercole. During that time, she fell in love with the Suzuki philosophy and its belief in the limitless potential of every child.

Ms. Grube holds a Bachelor of Music in Violin Performance with Suzuki Pedagogy from the University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point and a Master of Music in Violin Performance with Suzuki Pedagogy from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. She has been teaching both traditional and Suzuki students for over ten years.

Her work has been published in the American Suzuki Journal, and she has presented at the Biennial Suzuki Conference on Classroom Management. Ms. Grube is a past president of the Suzuki Association of Wisconsin and remains an active member of the Suzuki community.

Her previous teaching positions include serving as String Department Chair at the Wisconsin Conservatory of Music, faculty member at the Music Institute of Chicago, and teacher at the Talent Education Suzuki School (TESS) in Norwalk, Connecticut, where she also founded the Suzuki Early Education program.

Currently, Ms. Grube is the Director of Music for Youth, a Suzuki in the Schools program in Arlington Heights District 25. She embraces the Suzuki philosophy to help each child reach their fullest potential, finding joy in guiding students as they grow into confident, capable young musicians and individuals.

In addition to teaching, Ms. Grube is an active clinician at institutes and workshops across the country and performs with the Irish rock band The Gleasons. Outside of music, she enjoys spending time with her cat, scrapbooking, and eating ice cream.