Clarinet Lessons Mountain

Instruments: Piano, Guitar, Violin, Trumpet, Trombone, Saxophone, Flute, Clarinet

I am a southern California retired music teacher. I graduated with a double major in music from South Dakota State University. I taught instrumental music in public and private schools for the last 36 years. I have also owned and operated my own piano studio. I am married and have three boys. I'm active in church music and I also frequently accompany music students for recitals and rehearsals including school musicals. Read More

Instruments: Clarinet

I am a dedicated and passionate music educator and clarinetist. I graduated with my Bachelors in music education from the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley in 2019. I received my masters in clarinet performance at The University of Texas at El Paso in 2022 and just started by DA in clarinet performance at the University of Northern Colorado. Ive always placed in the top ensembles in all universities and received teaching assistantships from both universities during my graduate studies. Read More

Instruments: Piano, Saxophone, Clarinet

For beginning improvisers, I rely solely on my own materials and exercises, which emphasize the bebop scale and short ii-V licks and help develop understanding of key centers and 7-3 resolutions. For intermediate students as well, these concepts are essential to development as an improviser. For saxophonists, I begin with scalar studies and stress the importance of tone developing exercises such as overtones and long tones, but quickly introduce manageable repetoire. Read More

Instruments: Saxophone, Flute, Clarinet

I am an avid music educator and performer. I am originally from Austin, TX, but moved to Colorado in order to pursue a masters degree in performance and pedagogy at the University of Colorado Boulder. I have performed throughout Colorado as a saxophonist, clarinetist and flutist. I love listening to all kinds of music including jazz, classical, folk and funk. As an educator, I have given several clinics and masterclasses in Texas and Colorado. Read More

Instruments: Piano, Guitar, Violin, Saxophone, Clarinet

Thirty-five years teaching in private studios and schools in Michigan, New Mexico, Utah, and Colorado Private music teacher: clarinet, saxophone, classical guitar and finger picking, beginning piano and violin.< Principal Clarinet, Chamber Orchestra of the Springs, 1994-2003. Band Director, Farmington Public Schools; Gadsden Public Schools; Academy School District #20; Widefield Public Schools; Cheyenne Mountain Charter Academy Director of Church Music and Youth Choir, Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church, Littleton, Colorado Shepherd of the Springs Lutheran Church, Director of Adult and Youth Choirs, Colorado Springs, CO Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Interim Director of the Adult Choir, Bell Choir, Brass Ensemble, and Woodwinds. Read More