Ger V  
Instruments: Saxophone, Flute, Clarinet, Piccolo, Oboe, English Horn
Styles: Classical, Musical Theater, Marching Band

My teaching began in the first year of my undergraduate degree. I was hired on as an adjunct to coach sectionals for a small school who later went on to get high marks on their marching assessment that year. Following that, I taught lessons to those same students. These students were able to place high in honor bands. I also have experience with teaching students who were starting on day one of playing. Even though I have participated in many competitions, it is not something that I require from my students. I think finding what a happy medium between what the student likes and how to make musical progress has been successful in my teaching,

For beginning students, we will spend a good amount of the first few lessons in developing core fundamentals. Once we have a solid foundation, I will start to add in some exercises. I work out of many books to expose my students to different methods of playing. For more advanced students, I will work with them on developing more characteristic sounds. We will also dive into deeper topics such as tone color, articulation style, and period specific styles. I encourage my students to branch out and play music that also makes them happy.