Learn from Great Woodwind Teachers

Kerri Arakawa is the founder and President of the Orange County Flute Association, a non-profit organization dedicated to providing performance opportunities and promoting the education of flute players in Orange County, CA. Under her leadership, the OCFA has performed throughout greater Los Angeles area and hosted numerous masterclasses and clinics.

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.

My name is Elena. I received my musical education in Ukraine and spent twelve years working as Principal Flute in the Philharmonic. After that, I won the audition for the National Opera Theatre, where I served as Principal Flute for five years. Later, I moved to Italy and continued my career as Principal Flute with the Orchestra Metropolitana Città di Bari.

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…

Born in Barva de Heredia, Costa Rica, Jaime Mora holds master’s degrees in Saxophone and Chamber Music from the F.A. Bonporti conservatory of Trento, Italy; and a B.A in Saxophone performance and education from Universidad Nacional in Costa Rica. Mr.

Hello, My name is Pooyan Farzin, and I offer Flute, Traverso and Recorder lessons for beginners and advanced students of all ages, including children, teenagers, and adults. I also provide music theory instruction. I have been working as a music teacher for 17 years as an instructor for beginner and professional flutists.

Andrija Mirković is Serbian clarinetist born in 1992. After successfully finished Bachelor degree in Niš (Serbia), he graduated his Master degree in Ljubljana (Slovenia). He won many prizes on International competitions and performed as a soloist with ZORT orchestra, Niš symphony orchestra, Academic orchestra of Faculty of Arts - Niš and Concertante chamber orchestra .Andrija…

I have a bachelors degree in music performance (emphasis in saxophone) from Colorado Mess University, and I am currently attending a graduate level performers certificate program at Norther Illinois University for the same. My final goal is to acquire a DMA with emphasis in saxophone performance, and become a full time university professor of saxophone.

Joel Panas is the Clarinet Graduate Teaching Assistant at West Virginia University where he is currently pursuing the Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Clarinet Performance. He also held the Clarinet Graduate Teaching Assistant appointment at Ohio University prior. He is an accomplished performer as a soloist, chamber musician, orchestral player, and wind band musician.

I have been a private music teacher for over 10 years now, and have enjoyed it immensely! For 5 of those 10 years I worked at a music conservatory in New Jersey helping students to prepare for auditions, competitions, and exams. When COVID hit, I started teaching online and have realized that these lessons can be just as effective as in person!