Learn from Great Bassoon Teachers

[4.96 rating over 26 reviews from another lesson platform] Dr. Jack Fanning has been teaching the bassoon since 2015. Jack is the principal bassoon of Carolina Philharmonic, second bassoon of North Carolina Opera, and third bassoon/contrabassoon of Greensboro Symphony. Jack is an accomplished bassoon reed maker and makes his reeds available to purchase for his students.

Christine Breeden is a Chicago-based bassoonist and contrabassoonist active in performance, education, administration, and advocacy. She is Second Bassoon with the Great Falls Symphony in Great Falls, Montana, and she teaches private lessons while freelancing throughout Illinois and Michigan.

I am Jefimija Šipka, an accomplished bassoonist, educator, and performer My passion for music started at a young age, and over the years, I have had the privilege of earning numerous awards and accolades, including two-time Laureate award at the "Davorin Jenko" International Competition, multiple Vidovdanska certificates of appreciation, and recognition for my achievements in…

Clair Cangialosi enjoys an active career as a performer and educator in the Northern Virginia area. She has taught woodwind students in grades 4–12 as well as at the university level in private lesson and masterclass settings. As a life-long band nerd, Clair is passionate about supporting current and future music educators in the development of their double reed pedagogy.

Lee Quick teaches acoustic guitar, electric guitar, songwriting, bassoon, music theory and live performance, using a holistic and minimalist musical approach. Lee has also led week-long seminars in acoustic guitar, music theory and songwriting for the National Guitar Workshop summer programs in New Orleans, Austin, Chicago and Nashville.

Ben Baron served as the Assistant Principal / Second Bassoonist with the Orquesta Sinfónica del Estado de México (OSEM) from 2013 - 2014. Ben received his Bachelor of Music degree from The Juilliard School in 2012, having studied with Patricia Rogers.

I am a dedicated teacher passionate about music and the success of learners of all ages and levels. I am a very patient teacher. If I am your music teacher, learning will be fun! It is important that my students enjoy music and their instruments. I will lead you step by step along the way and will make sure that you have mastered each lesson before we move to the next level.

Mr. Prentice Scott is an accomplished music educator and performer with over 15 years of experience guiding students to excellence in music. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Music Performance from Clark Atlanta University and a Master’s in Music Education from the University of Georgia. With a foundation rooted in both performance and pedagogy, Mr.

Francesco Quarata (b. 2000, Salerno) is an Italian bassoonist who earned his Master’s degree and Postgraduate diploma at the Universität Mozarteum Salzburg under Maestro Marco Postinghel. He previously studied at the Conservatorio “G. Martucci” in Salerno and at the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Rome with Maestro Francesco Bossone.

Holding a Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) in Bassoon Performance, I am a dynamic and energetic Bassoon & Piano teaching artist, appearing as a soloist, chamber musician, orchestra musician, and educator. I am classically trained and started my music journey with the piano and flute at the age of 5. I started playing bassoon when I was 11 years old.