Welcome to Groove City Kids Music, LLC! We’re dedicated to giving your family the best foundation for Children’s Music Instruction in our hometown – Grove City, OH! We are pleased to offer Kindermusik classes for children ages birth to 7 and Private Piano & Guitar Lessons for ages 5 and up.
Meet our Founder
Stephanie Dille has been combining the love of music and teaching children for most of her life! Born and raised in Grove City, OH, Stephanie first fell in love with music as a young child singing specials in her church and children’s choir. This passion quickly turned into taking piano lessons at the age of 7 and learning the Clarinet for the Brookpark Middle School Band. She served as Brookpark’s Band President from 1996-1997. Joining the Grove City High School Band and Choir Program in her freshman year of High School, Stephanie served in the Pit Percussion, Concert Choirs, Concert I and Symphonic Bands, All State Band Member and finally as Field Commander in her Junior and Senior years. One of her greatest memories from the GCHS Band Program was marching in the 2000 Rose Parade in Pasadena, California as a Field Commander.
After her Freshman year at Columbus State Community College, Stephanie felt a higher calling to ministry and moved to Indianapolis, IN to attend Indiana Bible College. At College, Stephanie continued with music and piano instruction, was a part of the 2004 Live Recording Choir and finally graduated in 2005 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Theology and Social Science.
Never wanting to live anywhere else but Grove City, Stephanie moved back home in 2005 to continue serving in her home church in the Music Worship Team, Children’s Choir Director, Piano Instructor and Sunday School Teacher. In December 2005, Stephanie married her hometown sweetheart, Jude. The couple welcomed their first child, Nathan, in 2011 and their daughter, Erin, in 2014.
In the summer of 2013, Stephanie began to make a slow transition from working at the American Society for Nondestructive Testing as the Executive Assistant to devote her time as a full-time Mother, Music Minister and ultimately the Firm Foundation Children’s Pastor at Steadfast Church in 2015.
In 2020, Stephanie was introduced to the amazing world of Kindermusik and finally found a way to marry her life-long passion of music and teaching children! Recently completing her Kindermusik Certification requirements, Groove City Kids Music Studio opened its doors in the Fall of 2021 in the town she loves. Ms. Stephanie is available for Kindermusik Classes & Piano Lessons – Enroll Today!
Let’s Groove and Grow together as you add Groove City Kids Music to your life story!
Listen to Ms. Stephanie’s Sirius XM Elvis Radio Interview with Argo!
Guitar Instruction
DEVON EDWARDS
Devon is excited to be teaching guitar lessons at Groove City Kids Music! Music has always been a huge part of his life—he began private guitar lessons at age 9 and continued until he was 16. Devon has since had the opportunity to play rhythm guitar for four different churches, where he worked on the media teams: combining his love of music and technology.
Devon moved to Grove City in 2020 and loves spending time in the downtown area, especially visiting the library. You can often find him at Transcend or enjoying a round of putt-putt golf at Putt and Play—one of his favorite ways to relax!
He feels fortunate to share his life with his amazing wife, Drew, and they’ve been happily married for just over three years. Together, they have a lively 1.5-year-old son, Alistair, and are excitedly expecting another little boy in March!
When Devon is not teaching guitar, he works full-time as an Outbound Operations Lead at a medical distribution center and runs his own web design and marketing business called Nspire. Devon is also passionate about reading books on team building, leadership, and business development, which helps fuel his growth in both his personal and professional life. In his free time, Devon enjoys playing board games and video games with friends, as well as, building Legos and collecting Pokémon cards.
Devon is really looking forward to helping new students discover the joy of playing guitar and starting their musical journeys!
Piano Instruction
TARA GOLLIHUE
Tara is so excited to join Groove City Kids Music teaching piano lessons and Kindermusik classes! She has always had a passion for music, and she started exploring the piano as soon as she was able to climb up on the bench by herself and reach the keys. She took private lessons for 10 years, and enjoyed several other musical endeavors, such as volunteering in the choir at church, joining the concert choir in high school, and performing in a musical theater production. Music brings so much joy to her life, and she’s eager to share her passion with children who are looking to explore the exciting world of music!
Aside from music, Tara enjoys traveling, hiking, and spending time outdoors with her husband, Jacob. They have been happily married since 2022, and their most recent adventure involved a two month road trip across the western US to visit 22 states and 35 National Parks.
After returning home from their trip, Tara discovered that joining Groove City Kids Music would provide her the perfect opportunity to combine her passion for working with children and her passion for music. She is looking forward to connecting with families and children in the community as they learn and grow through the experience of music!