Crystal V  
Instruments: Flute, Piccolo
Styles: Classical, Marching Band, Avant-garde

I have been teaching flute since 2015. Where ever I have traveled for work or school, I have been able to teach private lessons for the duration of my stay. I've taught masterclasses in middle schools, held sectionals for high schools, and assisted with a summer rookie camp for incoming freshman flute players. I've attended and participated in professional masterclasses. In college I was a TA for music theory, and was also first chair and section leader for much of my time there. I've taken classes focused on woodwind pedagogy. I have experience teaching ambitious 11-year-olds, stubborn high-schoolers, beginners, and even students with diagnosed anxiety. Although I have the same curriculum for all my students, I think it is important for students to feel safe during lessons, and to be allowed to progress at their own pace.

My curriculum in based on learning western technique with heavy emphasis on learning the circle of fifths. Students learn to play all major and minor scales, and learn to apply them in music by playing etudes in all 24 keys. I also incorporate aspects of the Suzuki method such as tone exercises, developing a good ear, and repertoire provided in their books. I use a pass-off chart to motivate and direct students in their progress. Rewards for pass-offs are presented at each of our semi-annual recitals, which are not only open to the public, but students are given posters to hang up and taught to self advertise. In lessons I am honest, but encouraging. I make it a point to be particular in catching bad habits before they begin. I am especially attentive to hand posture, tone, and rhythm.