Julia is an early childhood and music educator in Columbia, Missouri. She works as a teacher at Learning Star Preschool, a private flute/piano instructor, and is completing her certification in Early Childhood/Elementary Education at Stephens College. Performer and private instructor in the Columbia, Missouri area, Julia Gundacker earned her Master's degree in flute performance at The University of Alabama under the instruction of Diane Boyd Schultz. At the university, she performed regularly with the Huxford Symphony Orchestra and the Huxford Wind Quintet. She completed her undergraduate degree in Flute Performance at the University of Arizona with Brian Luce. There, she performed with many of the university's large ensembles, including the Arizona Symphony Orchestra, The UA Philharmonic Orchestra, Wind Ensemble, Chamber Winds, and the University of Arizona’s resident flute choir, Flutefinity. In 2016, she performed with Flutefinity at the National Flute Association convention in San Diego. She was a founding member of UA Musicians on Tour, a group that promotes University of Arizona student performers throughout Arizona. With this group, Julia has performed a collaborative recital with harpist Hannah Knight, a solo recital with pianist Dylan Dominguez, and appeared in concert with world renowned harp ensemble, Harpfusion.Julia also offers private instruction in Columbia, teaching private lessons to students of varying ages, and has appeared as a coach to the flute section of the Pride of Prescott Marching Band, as well as to the Million Dollar Band at the University of Alabama. Additionally, Julia was the flute instructor and coach for the University of Arizona Outreach Band for two years. There, she sat in the section during rehearsal, serving as an example for proper playing and rehearsal technique and providing assistance when needed, and gave weekly sectionals/masterclasses to the students, providing more specific and individual instruction. She also participated in Tucson Summer Music as a flute instructor for free for low income families in the Tucson area.