Donna Gielow McFarland received a B.Mus. in Piano Performance from Wheaton College and an M.Mus. in Piano Pedagogy from the University of Oregon. Along with teaching piano lessons, she teaches music classes at Northwest Christian University. Donna has published a variety of music books including Follow the Star: Christmas Songs for Piano Vol. 1-5, Music Theory Made Simpl(er), Intro to Piano: Class Piano for Adult Beginners and Worship at the Keys: A Method Book. She has also written several children's early readers and chapter books. Donna lives in Oregon with her husband and son.