Learn from Great Oboe Teachers

Sarah Kendis was born and raised in Beachwood, Ohio, where she was a student of Danna Sundet. After completing her undergraduate degree from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music as a student of Mark Ostoich, she went on to pursue her graduate work at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, where she studied with Cynthia DeAlmeida, principal oboist of the…

Dr. Scott D. Erickson, D.M., currently serves as the assistant professor of Oboe and Theory at the University of Central Oklahoma and as second oboe in the Yakima Symphony Orchestra in Yakima, Washington. His unique experiences have given him an adventurous musical personality, and his pursuits for newer sounds and ideas manifest themselves in performances of both written and…

I’m Xale Slusser, a Los Angeles–based bassoonist and oboist with degrees in performance, composition, and ethnomusicology from Ohio Northern University, the California Institute of the Arts, and UCLA. I teach Bassoon and Oboe (all levels) as well as Saxophones (SATB) and Clarinets (Sopranino–Contra Alto).

Bonnie has been teaching for over 25 years in both piano and oboe and has taught students on-line over 10 years through Skype and various on-line sites. She also enjoyed serving as a licensed Kindermusik teacher privately and at the School of Creative Arts in Lexington, Massachusetts, where she also taught oboe and piano.

Mike Becker is a woodwind specialist from the New England area who teaches and performs on saxophone, flute, oboe, and clarinet. An avid performer in classical, jazz, contemporary, and commercial music, Mike holds a bachelor's degree in saxophone performance from Mansfield University of Pennsylvania and a master's degree in multiple woodwinds performance and pedagogy from Ohio…

Luca Ortolani is a Canadian oboist recognized for his thoughtful musicianship and versatility across solo, orchestral, and chamber settings. He has performed with ensembles including the National Arts Centre Orchestra, the Kentucky Symphony Orchestra, the Music Academy of the West Festival Orchestra, the Tianjin Symposium Festival Orchestra, the National Youth Orchestra of Canada,…

I began studying the oboe 19 years ago and went on to earn a minor degree in Music Performance at the University of Illinois Springfield on a full music scholarship. My classical training gave me a strong foundation in technique, tone production, music reading, and disciplined practice habits—skills I now focus on passing along to beginners in a clear, encouraging way.

My name is Victor, and I am a dedicated music tutor with experience teaching clarinet, oboe, recorder, saxophone, and music theory to both children and adults. I received my Bachelor of Arts in Music from the University of Lagos, Nigeria. I am currently a Master of Arts in Music student at the Mountain Top University, Nigeria.

Based in New York City, Belinda Rosen has garnered an international presence playing the oboe and English horn to a wide range of audiences throughout the United States, South America, and Europe. She has engaged audiences as an orchestral and chamber musician and has developed a strong musical profile with her diverse range of recorded music.

Kristi grew up in Lorain, Ohio, just outside of Cleveland. She began playing the flute in her school band in fifth grade but quickly found it unchallenging. By seventh grade, she wanted to quit band altogether, but her mother insisted she stay. Determined to make a change, Kristi switched to the oboe in eighth grade, playing on an old instrument with plastic reeds.