Oral History Interview with Kaitlyn Tracy Ipson, January 23, 2025

The interview details the musical journey and career of Kaitlyn Ipson, the Choral Teacher at Carbon High School. Born in California, her love for music was nurtured by her mother's emphasis on piano lessons and later inspired by her high school choir teacher, Brian Manternach, to pursue music as a career. After earning a Bachelor's degree in Music from Southern Utah University, she taught band at Mont Harmon, a range of music classes at Water Canyon High School, and eventually returned to Carbon High to teach choir, where she emphasizes sight-reading. During this time, while teaching and being a new mother, she also completed a Master's degree in Learning Design from Western Governor's University and musically directed several successful high school productions, including Anastasia and The Little Mermaid.