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2021/2020 TENOR SAX LESSONFACE TEACHER OF THE YEAR! Erika Friedman holds education and performance degrees from Ithaca College (B.M. in Music Education and Saxophone Performance) and New Jersey City University (M.M. in Multiple Woodwind Performance). She has taught private music lessons to beginner and advanced students for over 15 years.

I grew up in Portland, Oregon, where I played and composed music throughout my formative years. Upon completing high school I moved to Utah to study at Brigham Young University under Dr. Ray Smith, where I earned a BM in Saxophone Performance in 2018.

Hello and welcome to my LessonFace Profile. My name is Robi Varga. I have over 35 years of experience playing the alto and tenor saxophones, flute, and clarinet. I have a bachelor’s Degree in Music and I am a UMTC Certified Elite Music Theory Educator with 25+ years of teaching experience. See what others are saying about Robi Varga Music below!

Kenneth Graves was appointed Principal Clarinet of the Greensboro Symphony Orchestra in 2024. Before relocating to North Carolina, he served as Principal Clarinet of the Mississippi Symphony Orchestra, where he was also a member of the MSO Woodwind Quintet for fourteen seasons.

I'm a Professional Musician from Buenos Aires, Argentina. I studied Music at Jazz School in "Conservatorio Manuel de Falla". I have also studied with Maestros like Carlos Michelini, Marcelo Ruiz Schulz, Guillermo Fernandez. I have been giving private lessons since 2012, and I have found there a passion for teaching and sharing music with students I didn't know i had.

Shannon has numerous years of experience teaching all skill levels on woodwinds, and beginning-intermediate piano & classical strings, using various approaches to best suit the student's learning style, personality, and needs. Shannon is an active musician, who has been featured as a soloist, and in the flute and woodwind sections with various orchestras, chamber ensembles, opera…

I have been teaching for over 25 years and I have studied with Frank Kocman (student of Nilo Hovey), Larry Allen (student of Robert Bloom & Humbert Lucarelli), Hollis Ulaky (Principal Oboist of Charlotte Symphony Orchestra), and Amanda Hardy (Principal Oboist of Portland Symphony Orchestra- student of John Ferrillo).

Angela received her Bachelor's degree in Education and a Master's in Performance from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. She was awarded the Chancellor's Talent Award scholarship as an undergraduate. Applied horn studies with Laura Klock and Jazz Horn with John Clark. As a freelance musician, Angela enjoys performing chamber music, shows, big band, rock and blues.

Described as "an up and coming bass clarinetist with a deep passion for others," Tommy Shermulis is a musician who seeks to bring others together through music. Tommy has displayed great proficiency in many genres of music, including classical, jazz, contemporary, electroacoustic, and more.

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).