Learn from Great Woodwinds Teachers

I’m a classically trained musician and educator with over 23 years of experience teaching in Ontario’s public school system, including 9 years as an elementary music specialist. I hold a B.Mus (History and Theory), ARCT (Flute performance), and B.Ed., with an Additional Qualification in Special Education, and I specialize in adaptive, inclusive teaching for learners of all…

Catherine Edwards graduated from the Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University with a Bachelor of Music in Performance, having studied under renowned clarinettist and composer Paul Dean. Throughout her training, she had the opportunity to learn directly from world-class clarinettists including Andrew Marriner, Robert Spring, and Philippe Cuper, and have participated in…

I have been teaching piano, strings, and band instruments (flute, oboe, clarinet, saxophone, bassoon, trumpet, trombone, and drums) for more than 30 years in the public schools as well as privately. I have instructed large groups and ensembles, as well as smaller musical groups in and out of the public schools.

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).

Margali Grenier (she/her) is Founder, President, and Executive Director of the nonprofit ensemble Plattsburgh Community Clarinet Choir, Incorporated (PCC), and Founder and Owner of Major Fifth Music. She is an active performer, educator, and instrument repair technician specialising in the curation and production of concerts featuring newly commissioned music.

Chad Smith has spent the last 25 years performing in prestigious orchestras, Broadway shows and recording sessions. Enjoying a bicoastal career in New York and Los Angeles Chad has appeared with the Metropolitan Opera, Philadelphia Orchestra and Los Angeles Philharmonic as a saxophonist and major motion pictures, Family Guy and American Dad as a bassoon doubler.