Denise Roper
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About
I am a private instructor of flute and piccolo with over 30 years of teaching experience. I teach beginning, intermediate, and advanced school-aged students as well as adult amateurs. I am an active performer on flute and piccolo as a soloist and in numerous secular and Christian church ensembles. I specialize in preparing students for college auditions, preparing for solo and ensemble festivals, and preparing for elementary, middle school, and senior high honor band auditions.
Awards and Achievements:
2021 San Diego Flute Guild Festival-Piccolo Competition Finalist.
2021 San Diego Flute Guild Festival- two Superior Ratings given on two Solo Flute Performances.
2021 Floot Fire National Virtual Soloist Competition Honorable Mention/2nd Place.
2021 Texas Flute Society Honor Solo Performer Certificate/2nd Place.
2021 Houston Flute Club Denise Jennings Solo Competition-Honorable Mention/2nd Place.
2021 Utah Flute Association Virtual Sonata Competition-Honorable Mention/2nd Place.
2020 Louisiana Flute Society Adult Masterclass Competition-1st Place.
2020 Floot Fire National Virtual Soloist Competition Honorable Mention/2nd Place.
2020 Arizona Flute Society Virtual Soloist Competition-3rd Place.
2020 Performed with the National Flute Association Virtual Flute Choir.
2019 Dallas Flute Inferno solo performer and flute choir member.
2019 Texas Flute Symposium participant, festival flute choir and advanced flute choir performer.
2018 Texas Flute Society Outstanding Solo Performer certificate/1st Place.
2017 Houston Flute Club solo competition (Superior ratings).
2016 Texas Flute Society Honor Solo Performer certificate/2nd Place.
2015 Mid-south Flute Festival Superior Solo Performance certificates on flute and piccolo.
Nominated for Louisiana Music Educators Association Hall of Fame in 2021.
Nominated for the 2018 Bandmaster of the Year by the Louisiana Bandmasters Association.
Nominated for Band Director of the Year by L. M. E. A. Districts II and VII more than a dozen times.
1998-1999 Teacher of the Year at Oaklawn Junior High School.
Qualifying participant in the L. M. E. A. State Large Ensemble Festival more than 20 times.
Teaching Style:
I adapt my teaching style to suit the needs of my students, and am focused on student achievement, personal goal-setting, motivation, and the student performance confidence.
Master of Music: Louisiana State University And A&M College | Baton Rouge, LA | August 1996.
Bachelor of Music Education: Instrumental Music Education (English Minor) Louisiana State University And A&M College | Baton Rouge, LA | May 1991.
I am a retired public school music teacher who has achieved teaching certifications in Louisiana, Texas, and Mississippi. Before retiring I was active in the National Association for Music Education, the Louisiana Music Educators Association, the Louisiana Bandmasters Association, the National Flute Association, and multiple state and regional flute associations, including the Louisiana Flute Society and Texas Flute Society.
I use many resources that are available in the public domain as free downloads, including scales, arpeggios, etudes, and solos. This is very beneficial to students with limited financial resources.
Purchasing Texts:
For Beginner and Intermediate Students I Recommend the Patricia George and Phyllis Louke books: Flute 101, Flute 102, Flute 103, etc. These books are best used in subscription lessons as a semester or year-long course.
For more advanced students I recommend the Taffanel and Gaubert Daily Exercises, Marcel Moyse's De La Sonorite, the Trevor Wye Practice Books (available individually or in an omnibus edition), and the George and Louke Top Octave Book.