Korie B
Instruments: Guitar, Voice, Trombone, Euphonium, Tuba, Music
Styles: Classical, Jazz, Pop, Blues, Gospel, Musical Theater, Opera, Latin, Funk, Showtunes, Spirituals, Latin Jazz, Swing, Samba, Bossa Nova, Soul, Marching Band
Korie B
Instruments: Guitar, Voice, Trombone, Euphonium, Tuba, Music
Styles:
Classical, Jazz, Pop, Blues, Gospel, Musical Theater, Opera, Latin, Funk, Showtunes, Spirituals, Latin Jazz, Swing, Samba, Bossa Nova, Soul, Marching Band
Where I Teach:
Ages Taught: 8-80
ABOUT
Degrees / Training / Special Info:
Graduate Degree: Michigan State University, Bachelor Degree: Murray State University
Awards:
Taste of The Arts Scholarship
Department of Music Scholarship
Roger E. Reichmuth Scholarship
Racer Band Scholarship
Missouri A+ Scholarship
Overview:
Classically and Jazz trained trombonist with a diverse background in solo and group instrumental and choral music. An aspiring musician, teacher, and role model that always strives to expand technical skills and collaborate with creative professionals. Have performed with a vast amount of instrumental and vocal ensembles of all sizes across the country for 15 years. During the my freelance career in during 2022-2023, I auditioned and participated in the Austin Civic Orchestra, Austin Brass Band, Austin Symphonic Band, University of Texas at Austin’s second Jazz ensemble, Lab Orchestra, and Hispanic Caribbean ensemble. Served as programming committee member and current artist for the Chromatic Brass Collective. Since furthering my studies at Michigan State University in Music Performance, I currently teach trombone lessons to middle and high schoolers around Lansing and Marshall Michigan. In addition to lessons, I have been diligent about marketing myself off campus and have since acquired assistantships teaching lows brass sectionals at four schools in the Lansing, Okemos, and Marshall School districts.
EXPERIENCE
I am now on my 3rd year of teaching lessons. My lessons ranges from student in 6th-12th grade. I always ensure that there is an equal amount of opportunity for the student to be exposed to any and all music, techniques, and theory there is to offer. Students should always feel successful, creative, motivated, and most importantly prepared to become the best musicians and people they can be after each lesson. Through months of strides and goals met with my students, I have high hopes to see them outgrow me and become outstanding individuals at their instruments as well as get to a point where they become their own best teacher.
METHODS USED
For students of all ages including myself, I believe all students should work in 3s: Creating a Warm Up, work through a few Methods and Etudes Books, and spending a substantial time working on solo and ensemble rep. In my own practice sessions, I tailor my routine around future performances, auditions, and styles of repertoire that I would like to improve upon. A typical structure would be to go through a series of of exercises that pertain to the music being studied. During the first few lessons, I should be able to understand what level of playing capability the student is at. After the first lesson, I would introduce an adaptable routine of how to maintain healthy habits for retention, select various works from etude and methods books, and collaborate on choosing a solo that would follow along with their current level of playing. In between the lesson, I would run a series of Stretching, Breathing, Alignment, and working on building the most healthy foundation they need to get through each lesson. The goal for the end of then lesson is for the student have felt accomplished in the hopes that they have built interest in new materials, tips, and tricks, and most importantly that they enjoyed the music that they were able to create!
LESSON STYLE
I have strived for my teaching style to be the most inclusive, accessible, and overall enjoyable experience. That is the way I was taught from previous instructors and I plan to utilize some of the beneficial resources they have shared with me over the years. I want all of my students to realize how powerful the world of music is and the large sense of community that comes along with it. I highly reiterate to my current students that they have the chance to be as grand as any professional player or well-rounded teacher. I want to ensure that each student has developed self-sufficient habits, has established many genres and styles that they have become inspired by, and have reached the point of being able to depict an image of what kind of player and person they plan to be.
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