Before Dr. Boules transitioned into the field of Psychology she received a piano performing arts scholarship from Drake University in 1984 and was studying to become a concert pianist. Dr. Boules studied piano since the age of 5 in New York state, St. Louis, Boston and Chicago. Dr. Boules received third place in her first piano competition in Ontario, Canada at the age of 8. She continues her study and love of classical piano through teaching and yearly competitions and adult Masters recitals as an amateur pianist. More recently, Dr. Boules has placed in the following piano competitions in her age group: In 2013, she received First Place in the Grandquist Music Competition where she played Claude Debussy Clair De Lune at the Concert Level; in 2014 she received Second Place at the 54th Annual Illinois Music Association Competition in her age group where she performed Sergei Rachmaninov’s Humoresque Op. 10, No. 5; in 2015 Dr. Boules received First Place at the Illinois Music Association Competition performing Franz Schubert’s Impromptu Op 142 No. 2, and in 2016 she received First Place performing Ernesto Lecuona’s Malaguena classical piano solo. As of 2026, Dr. Boules won Third Place at the Illinois Music Association Competition on May 30, 2026 for her virtuoso piano performance of Béla Bartók's Allegro Barbaro.

She studied under several renowned concert pianists from around the world. i.e., Hungarian concert pianist, Miklos Ivanich, who won the Liszt prize in 1956; Dr. Bela Nagy from Boston University; George Banhalmi from the North Shore Music Center; Dr. Teresa Hurwitz, graduate of Juliard and professor at University of Michigan; and concert pianist and professor Dennis Dorris. She continues her study and love of classical piano through teaching and yearly competitions and adult Masters recitals as an amateur pianist.