My husband and I relocated to North Carolina due to a huge development going in behind our beloved home of 16 years where we use to have privacy and woods.  It was a difficult decision, for I had 45 wonderful students.  Since Covid, we all learned how to conduct business online, and so after Covid, I opened my doors back for students to come in person, but anytime a student was sick, or the weather was bad, or if it was just more convenient for the parent to stay home that day, I still offered online lessons when in need.  Now that I have relocated to North Carolina, I have 33 Missouri students who are remaining with me online.  Piano Guild and Music Federation Club is allowing me to still enter my Missouri students in the program and they can still perform live.  I am blessed to have so many supportive and wonderful students and families to remain with me online while I continue to get local North Carolina students as well.  I was a regular and preferred musician at Springfield, Missouri's Highland Springs Country Club's Sunday Brunch, and the musician for Hickory Hills Country Club's Holiday dinners.  I was also the Top Performer on the Gigsalad site in the Springfield, Missouri region, so giving all of this up was difficult.  But we need peace and the new development going on behind our house was not giving us peace.  

We love North Carolina where we bought an old historical farmhouse with 3 acres and in the country.  My husband is going to continue to garden but this time for a career.  Our last house only had .05 acres, so his gardening was more of a hobby and provided wonderfully for us.  Now he wants to provide to the community.  

I am going to continue to teach online and in person, and to gig.  I have just recently purchased my new business card and will hit the streets soon in getting out my business card to more wedding venues here locally, country clubs, churches, schools, funerals, and wherever else I can send them.   

I always love playing the harp for weddings.  The harp is such a peaceful instrument, that one cannot go wrong with the harp.  The wedding was outside, and a beautiful setting at the Storybrook Barn.  The drive was about 20 minutes away and while I was driving, a bad storm came and hailed on the car.  When I arrived, it was raining very hard and extremely windy.  The wedding party waited a bit, and when the rain opened up to a beautiful sunny day, I was able to set up outdoors and the wedding began.  The wedding was beautiful.  

Fantastic:   
Gina was fantastic Playing the harp at my daughters wedding. Her communication from the very beginning to meeting with the bride to go over exactly what music she wanted to showing up and performing right after a storm rolled in before the ceremony. I would highly Gina!
Rating: 5 star    
Reviewer: Sherry Collier
Event Date: July 29th, 2023
​Services Provided: Harpist

Thank you, @ Celebrity Spray Tans!  

Students perform on piano, harp and guitar.  Student ages are from kindergarten to adult.  I host a recital twice a year at Drury.  Students are publicly honored for their year event awards.  Many students each year achieve medals, pins, trophies, certificates, and report cards in the MMTA District and State competition, and the Music Federation Event along with Piano Guild event annually.  

Springfield-Greene County Library District:  June 10th, 2023
Six young women.  Six harps. And a free concert

Gina Marie Edwards Castle Music Studio's harp ensemble will perform at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday June 10th, 2023, in the Library Center Auditorium.  The performers range from grade 5 through college, performing a mix of jazz, Celtic, and classical pieces.

I have been teaching a student harp ensemble since 2016.  Over the years, we have performed at my recitals held at Drury University, nursing homes, and the library.  I arrange the harp for three parts.  The students play at their own level and I adapt the arrangements around their level.  The students learn new music each semester, and then we love to share our gift to the community for free concerts.