Saxophone Lessons Oklahoma

Instruments: Saxophone, Flute, Clarinet, Piccolo, Oboe

I work individually with students of all playing abilities. I instruct kids with special needs, as well as mainstream students and adults. My lessons include learning to read music, along with understanding proper tone and pitch. I am comfortable teaching the flute, clarinet and saxophone, as well as percussion instruments.January 1990 to present: Private Music Teacher Las Vegas, NV and Minneapolis, MN Personal Lesson Provider My responsibilities with this position include providing entry level lessons for beginning players. Read More

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

Like I said in my experience section. I believe that students of different ages that are just starting instruments will have different wants and needs. So my teaching style will change a bit. Younger students, such as children, should get a healthy mix of popular music and some form of 'classical' training, I am including Jazz and other genres in the 'classical' as there is large amounts of history and techniques to explore. Read More

Instruments: Saxophone

You are going to enjoy music more than you have before after we work together. My focus is you, the student. You will not leave my lesson with your shoulders up around your ears because you are tense from the difficult lesson. You will encounter difficulty, but my style of teaching is to show you that you can do it. We will learn fundamentals and rules of music, but these are necessary to make the music sound more beautiful. Read More

Instruments: Piano, Guitar, Trumpet, Trombone, Saxophone, Flute, Clarinet, Recorder, Euphonium, French Horn

For beginning students whose primary goal is membership in a school performance ensemble, I will usually choose a beginning band method that give them a good foundation in fundamental playing techniques. As they gain basic skills at this level, I expand the content of lessons to include easy solo repertoire. For older and adult beginningstudents, I usually use instrumental methods more suited for older learners. In addition, I incorporate easy solo literature for public performance. Read More

Instruments: Saxophone, Clarinet

I started teaching private clarinet lessons in high school and fell in love with it. After high school, I went to Northern Oklahoma College where I played saxophone and clarinet and was awarded the Outstanding Instrumentalist award two consecutive years. After graduating, I attended Oklahoma City University where I played as 1st chair clarinet in the Wind Philharmonic and Lead Tenor in the Jazz Ensemble. In 2012, I graduated with my bachelor's degree in Music Education. Read More