Flute Lessons in Kilbourne, OH

Instruments: Voice Flute Recorder Piccolo

My teaching began in the late 1990's as professional musician in the United States Marine Corps teaching new Marine Musicians how to double & triple tongue and play minor scales as well as Greek Modes.I enjoyed the challenge of teaching someone a skill or technique. My reward is watching the lightbulb come on and them master the new skill.   I have played professionally for over 15 years and taught flautists during this time. Read More

Instruments: Piano Trumpet Flute Keyboard

I have also performed many solos at OMEA Solo and Ensemble. In 2015, I performed the class B piece Allegro by Antonio Vivaldi and received an excellent rating. In 2016, I performed the class A piece Concert Etude by Aleksandr Goedicke and received a superior rating. In 2017, I performed the class A piece Sonata (mvt. 2) by Eric Ewazen and received a superior rating. Lastly, in 2018, I performed the class A piece Sonata (mvt. 1) by Kent Kennan and received a superior rating. Read More

Instruments: Piano Voice Flute Music

I teach through positive reinforcement and encouragement with a set structure that allows for discipline and certain benchmarks that can determine success and mastery of certain skills. I truly believe that when students are nurtured and given a comfortable space they will excel as creating music and art is vulnerable and requires the student to let go. This cannot happen unless the teacher facilitates an environment and space for organic innovation by the student. Read More

Instruments: Saxophone Flute

I feel that I can relate to most students, no matter their skill level or dedication. I found my passion in music later in the game than most, and I know that I can inspire young musicians to be all that they can be. I am primarily a teacher, but I also like to form a friendship with my students. I want to be someone they can look up to and reach out to if need be. Read More

Instruments: Piano Flute

Every time I meet for lesson with student(s), I prepare handouts and copies of pieces. The handouts are usully about warm-up routines (excercises of tone, fingering techniques, tonging excercises, vibrato and so on). It depens on the level of the students. If a student needs to buy new music(piece), I recommend to purchase and give information (title, composer, website, and price) Read More

Instruments: Saxophone Flute Clarinet

I taught the saxophone section the basic fundamentals of saxophone, along with properly assembling and taking apart their instrument. This helped evolve my skills for new and beginning level music students to make playing instruments fun, enjoyable, and not too overwhelming or difficult to dull their desire to learn and progress. Three weeks in the late summer, I was granted the opportunity to work with Harding's High School Marching Band as their Saxophone Technician. Read More

Instruments: Flute

Ohio schools marching band's method. French Method Altes, Taffanel & Gaubert and Marcel Moyse methods such the Sonorite, Games and Arpeggios. Petite Etudes, Daily Exercises, Andersen, Moyse, Bohem, Koehler, Vazquez etudes. Special Original etudes For band written by R. Vazquez for flute band students with special emphasis two the middle and high registers of the flute with extensive exercises for 2nds, 3rds, 4ths, 5ths, 6s, 7ths and octave intervals and all mayor, minor, dominant, diminished and augmented triads and chords. Read More