Meghan S  
Instruments: Saxophone, Clarinet
Styles: Classical, Jazz, Blues, Folk, Musical Theater, Showtunes, Swing, Soul, Marching Band

I have been teaching private lessons to students since 2004. I mainly teaching clarinet and saxophone privately, but I also teach beginning and intermediate instrumental music students in the public schools. In the schools, I have taught flute, clarinet, oboe, bass clarinet, saxophone (alto & tenor), trumpet, trombone, euphonium, violin, viola, cello, and string bass. I have loved teaching all of these instruments! My specialty area remains woodwinds, mainly clarinet and saxophone. I encourage my students to practice outside of their scheduled lesson. Students make more progress on their instruments when practicing regularly - for beginners, I recommend 10 minutes a day, five days a week. As students progress, I encourage increasing their practice time.

For beginner students, I use a variety of lesson materials. If the student is involved in band, I try to stick with whatever book their teacher has assigned them. In Seattle Public Schools, we use Standard of Excellence. I also add other materials as the student advances such as scales, etudes, and finger and rhythm exercises. Adding in music the student finds exciting also helps them feel more encouraged to practice! I will incorporate pop music, jazz, holiday music, or anything else the student would like to learn.