Learn from Great Clarinet Teachers

The 2017 winner of Hot House Magazine's "NYC Jazz Fans Decision" award for Best Clarinetist, Dan Levinson is equally at home as both leader and sideman, fronting his own groups as well as performing with those led by others. During a 30-year career specializing in traditional jazz and swing music, he has appeared alongside such prominent artists as Mel Tormé, Wynton Marsalis, Dick…

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.

Originally from a tiny town in the Sierra Foothills in Northern California, I started taking piano lessons at the age of 9. Through the school band I picked up the clarinet and bass clarinet, and in high school my curiosity got the best of my and I learned how to play my grandpa’s cornet using a fingering chart printed from the Internet.

Kristine Dizon (born 1988) is an international artist and teacher who has performed in Europe, Asia, and the Americas. An passionate music educator, she has taught clarinet masterclasses in Armenia, Cyprus, Thailand, Perú, and Poland. Kristine served Visiting Professor at the University of Saint Joseph - Faculty of Creative Industries in Macao, China in 2018.

Hello! I'm Ryan W. Tedder, originally from Tulsa, OK, and now based in Chicago, IL, where I've lived for over a decade. My musical journey began at a young age, inspired by my uncle, a Grammy-winning classical bassoonist. He gifted me a clarinet, sparking my lifelong passion for music.

As a seasoned music teacher and private instructor, I've taught hundreds of students and helped them achieve their goals. My education is from Concordia College (Moorhead, MN) where I studied with Dr. Leigh Wakefield and earned a Bachelor of Music major in Music Education. I earned a master's degree in music education from the University of Nebraska (Kearney, NE).

Hi! I’m Greyson, a third-year clarinet performance major at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, where I study with Eli Eban. While at IU, I’ve had the opportunity to perform in orchestras, bands, the Music Scoring for Visual Media ensemble and premiere dozens of new works by student composers.

I have taught clarinet professionally since 1993. Most recently, I taught at Indiana State University for seven years, where I attracted a large studio. I have been a guest artist at the Clarinetissimo Festival at the National Conservatory in the Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic six times since 2017. This festival attracts highly notable clarinet artists from around the world.

As an ARTIST: Carola lives in Barcelona, where she received a classical clarinet training for 15 years and graduated in Voice Jazz Bachelor in ESMUC. She has three albums as a singer, clarinetist & composer that have been recognized by national and international press: SIRIN (2016) , SPIRALA (2018) , PECATA BEATA (2021) and CANTARERAS (2023).

Ian van Nuys is a woodwind specialist, with playing proficiency in saxophone, oboe, flute, and clarinet. His primary instrument is the saxophone, which he studied as part of Dr. Chien-Kwan Lin’s saxophone studio at Eastman School of Music. Before studying at Eastman, Ian studied saxophone with Mr.