As part of my FREE FLOW Trumpet/Brass and Alexander Technique Teaching Studio, I offer Clinics and Guest Artist Residencies around the world, nation and region primarily for Trumpets and Brass, and increasingly for all instrumentalists and vocalists, theater, dance, and physical education students.
Capitalizing on my 30 years of teaching and performing experience, I’m comfortable weaving in a combination of coaching, lessons, sectionals and Alexander Technique for my classes and residencies as requested. Performing a recital, concerto with university ensembles, performing with the local symphony, and/or as a liturgical musician for churches are all options as time/facilities permit.
I am a Conn Selmer Artist/Clinician and have been honored to have been chosen as one of 5 representatives of the Bach Sound. Click ’07’ on the left side of the page. That will bring you to my photo, click there. With 60 days notice, Conn Selmer can help support my residencies.
Additional grant support is available through the International Trumpet Guild Chapter Awards
Clinic/Residency topics:
- The Brain and the Body: Top Ten Tips for Peak Performance Practice
- Performance Anxiety to Performance Excitement: Embracing your Full Self with the Alexander Technique’.
- ‘Performance Anxiety to Performance Excitement: Alexander Technique and Better Brass Playing
- Healthy Playing Habits
- Trumpet: Sing, Buzz Play
- Brass Playing Tooh – OH – Tooh
CLINICS
Alexander Technique and BRASS:
2020
Illinois State University
2019
International Women’s Brass Conference. Arizona State University. “Boosting Brain/Body Connection: Restore Ease and Efficiency for Excellence in Practice and Performance”IWBC: International Women’s Brass Conference
Eastern Music Festival Trumpet Master class. Mind/Body Connection for Excellence and Efficiency
Baldwin Wallace Conservatory
East Tennessee State University
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
2018
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Kent State University, Kent, OH
College of Wooster, OH
Carnegie Melon University
2017
University of Iowa
University of Northern Iowa
Luther College
Wartburg College
Western Illinois University
2015
International Women’s Brass Conference, Northern Kentucky University,
Alexander Technique and TRUMPET
2019
University of Akron
2017
South Carolina Governor’s School of the Arts and Humanities “Total Eclipse’ Class
University of Colorado, Boulder
University of Maryland
2016
Modena Conservatory, Italy
National Youth Brass Band of Great Britain on Wymondham, UK near Norwich (2 hours NE of London)
2015
International Trumpet Guild Conference, Columbus, OH
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais in Belo Horizonte, Brasil
Central Conservatory, Beijing, China 2014
Shanghai Conservatory, Beijing, China 2014
Alexander Technique and OTHER POPULATIONS:
2020
UMKC Theater 2nd Year Master’s Students
UMKC Collaborative Piano and Piano Master classes
2018
Cuyahoga Community College, OH – Dance, Theater, Music, Physical Education
Burlington and Jamestown, NC Group Classes to People Living With Parkinson’s Disease (PLwPD) through the Poise Project.
Winston Salem 10-week course to Care Partners of PLwPD
2017
University of Baltimore Arts and Society classes
Alexander Technique International (ATI) Annual General Meeting, Seattle, WA. Stop, Wait, Rest, Time
2016
Moore Philharmonic members (ages 16 – 68), NC
Roads Scholars: Shenadoah Valley Bach Festival – 50 adults aged 65-85 Virginia
2015
Pro Arte, a community band (ages 6 – 86) in Tatui, Brasil (two hours west of Sao Paolo) daily 3 hour master classes for the Pro Arte Students, as well as many students of Marcelo Costa Trumpet Professor, Tatui Conservatory.
Arbor Acres: Elder Care Facility, Winston Salem, NC
BRASS Clinics
In 2014-2015, I presented a number of clinics with the UNCSA Faculty Brass Trio for various NC high school band programs.
2006 – 2014 UNCSA Faculty Brass Quintet presented concerts/clinics for NC state high schools.
1999 – 2006 Wichita Brass Quintet presented concerts/clinics in KS, MO.