Mrs. Hinman has an Associate Arts Degree from Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa and studied music at UNI and NIU. Mrs. Hinman is an adjunct horn family member at the University of Dubuque and has performed in the Waterloo Symphony Orchestra, the Des Moines Symphony Orchestra, and the Dubuque Symphony Orchestra. She currently performs in the Muscatine Symphony Orchestra as well as freelances with small ensembles.