"Hello, my name is Sara! I graduated from Florida State University with my Master's in oboe performance and hold a degree in music education from Central Michigan University as well. I have I taught private oboe, English horn, and reed making lessons for all ages and ability levels, tutored for music theory, history, and composition classes, and during the summer months I have worked as a counselor and teaching assistant for numerous music camps as well. I have had the privilege of teaching students of all ages, ability levels, and backgrounds, and learned a lot through it!

Music can be a very challenging subject. I have experienced this first hand many times, and know how to turn my failures into successes, and how to help you, too! In my time studying music I have taken every available opportunity to learn from different teachers with different teaching styles -- this has helped me learn different ways of teaching, which allows me to adapt my teaching style to each student, their strengths, and their needs.

I teach my students to be independent musicians and creative thinkers, which are two of the most important qualities a musician can have. It is important to be able to practice and work effectively on your own, so I focus on teaching my students necessary skills to evaluate and improve outside of their lessons and tutoring sessions, essentially becoming their own teachers. This helps students improve more in less time, and helps them gain more confidence in their abilities along the way.

Tutoring is a team effort -- I ask that all my students come to the session with questions or concerns prepared, so we can hit the ground running and have a focused session from the beginning. I also ask my students to come with an open mind, willing to try new things!" less...