Flute Lessons Midwest

Instruments: Flute, Piccolo

I have been teaching private flute lessons for a total of five years. When I was in high school, I regularly taught three to four students who were in elementary and middle school. After I graduated from the University of Illinois, I taught private lessons to three elementary and middle school students and flute sectionals to students at a local middle school. I emphasize fundamentals in my lessons, including tone quality, breathing, posture, and scales. Read More

Instruments: Flute

Upbeat, encouraging lessons, I individualize my expectations to each student's goals. We have fun, and we work hard. Read More

Instruments: Trumpet, Trombone, Saxophone, Flute, Clarinet

There are quite a few method books that I like to use with my students. To start, I like to have students use the Beginner Rubank Method Book (the blue book) and work through this to get the basics down. After this, I like to choose some supplemental solo pieces that aren't in this book to help the students grasp the concepts that they have been working on, outside of what is shown in the book. Read More

Instruments: Piano, Flute, Piccolo

More than anything else, teaching music is what I love to do! It is a blessing to be apart of someone's musical development. In 1992, I graduated from Spring Arbor University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Instrumental Performance (Flute/Piano). Then in 1996, I graduated with a Master of Music degree from University of Massachusetts-Lowell with also in Instrumental Performance. I've taught private flute and piano lessons at: Andrews University, Lake Michigan College, Crescendo Academy of Music, The Citadel, Nashua Community Music School, and currently, my home studio in Plainwell. Read More

Instruments: Flute, Piccolo

My teaching style is casual with an emphasis on developing love for the music alongside a technical and musical understanding of it. I encourage this by promoting practice methods which are likely to foster a deep experience of the music in the student, setting realistic but challenging goals in lessons which require the student to grow in order to succeed, and providing honest feedback with lots of encouragement. By discovering how I can help the student to feel inspired, I can successfully guide them to a rewarding and enriching music-making experience. Read More