Flute Lessons Midwest

Instruments: Guitar, Violin, Cello, Viola, Saxophone, Flute, Clarinet, Bass Guitar, Mallet Percussion, Orchestral Percussion, Oboe, Bassoon, Electric Guitar, Classical Guitar, Acoustic Guitar

My philosophy of teaching is that there is a base of knowledge and skills that a student must possess before a more personal journey in music can occur. While I don't subscribe to any particular method I do believe there is a best order to learning. After about a year of instruction I try to encourage students to explore music more on their own, and eventually get to the point where my job is more of a coach than a teacher. Read More

Instruments: Saxophone, Flute, Clarinet, Bassoon

I like to create a combination of my own supplementary material, along with what the students are preparing for classes or outside engagements. I believe in a very strong fundamental background and have created a set of exercises geared to maximize effectiveness, and guarantee progress. Excellence in preparation leads to excellence in performance, and a focus on fundamentals builds the skillset and the confidence to achieve. In addition to the exercises, I have a standard solo repertoire curriculum students will play through, based on their comfort level with the instrument. Read More

Instruments: Saxophone, Flute, Clarinet, Piccolo, Oboe, English Horn

As I said earlier I tend to use the Rubank and Essential Element books in lessons. I start with seeing what the students goals are and making a goal sheet. For instance if a student is interested in Musicals. We will start with our basic warm up and techniques but on top of that I would assign an excerpt from a musical that correlates with the current lesson. So that way the student is working toward their goal and having fun doing so. Read More

Instruments: Piano, Voice, Flute, Recorder, Piccolo

I'm an enthusiastic and motivated teacher who adores sharing my love and passion for music with others. This coming May, I will be graduating from the University of Illinois with my Bachelor of Music Education degree. Currently, I am student teaching and my experiences have been priceless, as I teach students from Kindergarten through 12th grade. It is a pleasure to be able to work with so many students. While at the University of Illinois, I had the opportunity to serve as the Assistant Undergraduate Director for the Women's Glee Club. Read More

Instruments: Piano, Saxophone, Flute, Music

Music has been around my whole life, as I got more experience I was in charge of small group rehearsals for Flute, Alto Saxophones, and vocal. In college, I helped with Dubuque Community Schools with their instrumental placement for 4th grade, focusing on Flute. Right after I graduated college, I started to Substitute teach for the Dubuque Community Schools, the Cedar Valley Catholic schools. in January 2019, I started to teach at St. Read More