Devin B  
Instruments: Saxophone, Flute, Clarinet, Oboe, Bassoon, English Horn
Styles: Classical, Pop, Marching Band

My teaching experience started 5 years ago. I was a senior in high school and was teaching a beginning student the trombone. Throughout the past 5 years I have continued to teach students when I was able to. I encourage regular practice and maintaining a consistent schedule. I always say 10 minutes a day is better then 30 minutes every 3 days. For younger students a combination or aural learning and written learning are great ways to help them engage and keep an interest. Everyone likes being able to play a fun sounding piece from memory to impress your friends. For older students, typically there is a specific goal in mind or genre you want to play and that will be the main forus as a 'classical' training is not super important.

Like I said in my experience section. I believe that students of different ages that are just starting instruments will have different wants and needs. So my teaching style will change a bit. Younger students, such as children, should get a healthy mix of popular music and some form of 'classical' training, I am including Jazz and other genres in the 'classical' as there is large amounts of history and techniques to explore. I will introduce solos and other repertoire that is appropriate for solo performances and competitions they may want to participate in. Generally, my teaching style will be different for each student as each student will have different needs.