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| Zazha Amaro, violin | |
| Training: | Education: UTEP - on way to nursing/music education degree. Principal Teachers: Dr. Stephanie Schweigart; Ms. Leann Isaac; Anita Steadman; Nuria Gamboa |
| Experience: | More than 5 years of teaching |
| Student Ages | No adults; youngest age accepted - 10; oldest age accepted: 18 |
| Private Instructor at Desert Moon Studios along with my own studio, Z Music Studio | |
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| Tori Anderson, beginning piano | |
| Training: | Principal Teachers:
Vici Anderson; Nancy Pirtle |
| Experience: | One year of teaching |
| Student Ages | No adults. Youngest age accepted: 6 years. Oldest age accepted: 16 |
| Specializes in children's to young adult's beginning piano, low rates | |
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| Jesus Apodaca, string bass | |
| Training: | Principal Teachers: Erik
Unsworth |
| Experience: | more than 4 years of teaching |
| Student Ages | Accepts adults; youngest age accepted: 11 |
| Member of El Paso and Las Cruces Symphonies | |
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| Vici Anderson, piano | |
| Training: | Education: Bachelor deg, Wayland Baptist College. Masters deg., Baylor. |
| Experience: | More than 27 years of teaching |
| Student Ages | Accepts adults; youngest age accepted: 6 years |
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| Bryan Andrade, euphonium, trombone | |
| Training: | Education: Texas Christian Univ.: Bachelors, Music Education; UTEP: Masters, Music Education. Principal Teachers: John Faraone, Frank Brown. |
| Experience: | More than 17 years of teaching |
| Student Ages | Accepts adults. Youngest age accepted: 12 |
| Employment | Director of Bands at Eastwood High School; Principal Euphonium, El Paso Wind Symphony |
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| James Angerstein, violin, viola | |
| Training: | Education:Bachelor deg, UTEP: music education. Masters deg., UTEP: performance Principal Teachers: Abraham Chavez |
| Experience: | More than 30 years of teaching |
| Student Ages | |
| Employment | Orchestra director, Austin High School |
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| Charles Angerstein, violin, viola | |
| Training: | Education:Bachelor deg, UTEP: music education. Masters deg., UTEP: conducting Principal Teachers: Abraham Chavez, Laurence Gibson |
| Experience: | More than 20 years of teaching |
| Student Ages | Youngest age accepted: 10; oldest 18. No adults |
| Employment | Orchestra director, Irvin High School |
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| David Angerstein, violin | |
| Training: | Education:Bachelor deg, Univ. of N. Texas: music education. Principal Teachers: Philip Lewis, Dr. Karrell Johnson, Dr. Manish Vadya, Dr. Sovik |
| Experience: | More than 6 years of teaching |
| Student Ages | Youngest age accepted: 10; oldest 18. No adults |
| Employment | Student taught at Denton High School, Currently employed with Desert Moon Music Studio as violin instructor |
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| Sara Artes, bagpipes | |
| Training: | Education: The College of Wooster Principal Teachers: Sarah Ford, Adrian Melvin, Jon Maffett, Ian Colletti |
| Experience: | more than 3 years of teaching |
| Student Ages | Accepts adults; youngest age accepted: 8 |
| Employment | Currently graduate student at U.T.E.P. in the Anthropology/Sociology Department. Learned to pipe in Undergrad. and have been playing and competing ever since! Attended Baltimore School for the Arts for instrumental music with a concentration in flute. |
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| Ann Barto, flute, piccolo | |
| Training: | Education: University of Denver: Bachelors, Performance; San Francisco Conservatory of Music: Masters, performance Principal Teachers: Timothy Day, Karen Yanovitz, Doriot Dwyer, Paul Hockstad |
| Experience: | More than 25 years of teaching experience |
| Student Ages | Accepts adults. Youngest age accepted: 10 |
| Employment | Adjunct faculty at El Paso Community College, teaching flute and music academics; previously free-lance musician in San Francisco Bay area and Denver, CO |
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| Kellie Bledsoe, voice, piano | |
| Training: | Education: UT-Austin: Bachelors, Music Education; U of Kansas: Masters, performance Principal Teachers: Phyllis Brill, Lita Guerra, Wendy Zaro, Simon Carrington |
| Experience: | More than 10 years of teaching experience |
| Student Ages | Accepts adults. Youngest age accepted: 7 |
| Employment | Recent arrival in El Paso; taught in grades 1 - 10 music at Waldorf School in Austin; teaching assistant in voice at U of Kansas |
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| Pete Biddle, Classical guitar | |
| Training: | Education: BIS UTEP; UNT Masters of Libraray and Information Sciencies Principal Teachers: Charles Teitsworth, Armin Harrison, Stefan Schyga, Randy Reed |
| Experience: | 15 years of teaching |
| Student Ages | Accepts adults; youngest age accepted - 5 years old |
| Employment | Director of Childbloom Guitar Program in El Paso which is a guitar program for kids ages 5 to 12. Website is childbloom.com. Videos of ensemble curriculum available at youtube.com keyword childbloom. Texas certified Music Teacher K-12. |
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| Shirley Bingham, flute/piccolo | |
| Training: | Education: Principal Teachers: Lisa Van Winkle, Lisa Garner, Don Wilkinson, Melissa Colgin |
| Experience: | 5 years of teaching |
| Student Ages | Accepts adults |
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| Andria Blizzard-Kruk, oboe | |
| Training: | Education: Principal Teachers: Don Wilkinson, Janie Sanchez, Gordon Pugh, Patrick Calderon |
| Experience: | more than 10 years of teaching |
| Student Ages | Accepts adults; youngest accepted - 10 years old |
| El Paso Jewish Academy Indian Ridge Middle School North Star Elementary |
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| Lydia Bourselan, piano | |
| Training: | Principal Teachers: Ann Bowman, Mrs. Blaisdell, Mrs. Gerry Weigel |
| Experience: | more than 18 years of teaching |
| Student Ages | Accepts adults; youngest accepted - 3 years old |
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| Suzanne Bowles, voice | |
| Training: | Education: Baylor University, Bachelors deg., performance. Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Masters, performance. Principal Teachers: |
| Experience: | more than 25 years of teaching experience |
| Student Ages | Accepts adults; youngest age accepted: 13 |
| Employment | Member of the UTEP faculty since 1994. Soprano. Teaches applied voice, vocal pedagogy and diction courses. Serves as undergraduate advisor to vocal majors and coordinates the vocal area recitals. Maintains private voice studio and works with children's choirs at First Baptist Church, El Paso. |
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| Bing Browning, jazz piano | |
| Training: | Education: Principal Teachers: Morton Shoenfeld U. of New Mexico; Lanney Steel North Texas State U.; Elizabeth Neuman Julliard |
| Experience: | 10 years of teaching |
| Student Ages | Depending on interest |
| Employment | Employed at the Hilton Hotel and the Bella Napoli Restautant
playing Jazz Piano. I also have a recording studio where I make CD's for my students and professionals players. |
| Miscellaneous | I try to get my students to read music and also teach some ear training along with their lessons so they can transcribe music from recordings |
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| Cindy Cabada, violin, viola | |
| Training: | Education: Bachelors deg., Music Education, UTEP Principal Teachers: James Angerstein, Charles Angerstein, Laurence Gibson |
| Experience: | More than 6 years of teaching experience |
| Student Ages | Youngest age accepted: 5. Accepts adults |
| Employment | -Teach orchestra, mariachi, and music history at El Dorado
High School -a member of El Paso Symphony -instructor of the EPCC Senior Adult mariachi -member of Mariachi Los Pasajeros -Suzuki certified for violin |
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| Christina Caraveo, violin, viola | |
| Training: | Principal Teachers: Susan Hernandez, Stephanie Schweigart, Laurence Gibson |
| Experience: | more than 3 years of teaching |
| Student Ages | Youngest age accepted: 8; Oldest age accepted: 15. No adults |
| Employment | Smart Money Solutions, Marketing and Financial Assistant. |
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| Ron Cardenas, trumpet | |
| Training: | Education: B. S. Principal Teachers: Kenny Capshaw, Sam Trimble |
| Experience: | Over 5 years of teaching experience |
| Student Ages | No Adults. Youngest accepted: 9 years old. Oldest Accepted: 16 years |
| Employment | Bethel Temple Band Director; Member - El Paso Wind symphony |
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| Reymundo Cardenas, guitar | |
| Training: | Education: UTEP Principal Teachers: Stefan Schyga, John Siqueiros |
| Experience: | |
| Student Ages | |
| Employment | Instructor at Desert Moon Music Studio |
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| Lesley Chen, violin, viola | |
| Training: | Education: B. Mus., and performers certificate, Peabody Conservatory. M. Mus., performance, U. California at Santa Barbara Principal Teachers: Yuval Yaron, Shirley Givens, Marylou Speaker Churchill, Magdalena Richter |
| Experience: | More than 8 years of teaching. |
| Student Ages | No adults. Youngest age accepted: 3. Oldest accepted 25 |
| Employment | Faculty, El Paso Conservatory of Music; El Paso Symphony; Administrative Director, El Paso Symphony Youth Orchestras; Santa Barbara Chamber Orchestra; Las Cruces Symphony; El Paso Opera; Annapolis Symphony |
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| Salina Cobos, trumpet | |
| Training: | Education: B. Mus., Music Education, UTEP Principal Teachers: Sam Trimble, Kenny Capshaw |
| Experience: | More than 10 years of teaching. |
| Student Ages | No adults. Youngest age accepted: 10. Oldest accepted 18 |
| Employment | Montwood Middle School Assistant Band Director Other employment: |
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| James Clarkston, guitar | |
| Training: | Education: primarily self-taught Principal Teachers: Craig McClain; Nester Arzola; Lucy Scarbrough |
| Experience: | I make 100% of my living teaching and playing guitar as well as recording commercials and selling my own cds. I also perform for parties, weddings, and all types of events. Further information can be found at www.jamesclarkston.com |
| Student Ages | Accepts adults; youngest age accepted: 10 years old |
| Employment | Currently teaching in 3 studios in EL Paso's West,East and
Northeast. Inside Kurland-Salzman Music and at the Mel Clarkston Art Studio
and Gallery. Taught Music and Choir at Rancland Hills Middle School; taught Guitar at the EPCC "Senior Adult Program" and the "Continuing Ed. Program" |
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| Christin Coffee Rondeau, voice, piano, music history, theory and composition | |
| Training: | Education: Mercer University, Bachelor
in Performance Principal Teachers: Dr.
Martha Malone, Ms. Janice Felty |
| Experience: | more than 3 years of teaching |
| Student Ages | Accepts adults; youngest age accepted: 12 years old |
| Employment |
Previously taught and performed in
Macon, GA--recently relocated to Las Cruces.
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| Vanessa Colon, voice | |
| Training: | Education: studied at UTEP Principal Teachers: Elisa Wilson, Suzanne Bowles, Kimberley Wolfenbarger, Cynthia Jay |
| Experience: | more than 4 years of teaching |
| Student Ages | Accepts adults; youngest age accepted: 6 years old |
| Employment |
I teach vocal performance for children at EPCC.
Music Theatre or classical coaching or lessons available.
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| Marilyn Cronin, Singing, Public Speaking, Classical and Operatic Coaching in French, German, Italian and English languages,The International Phonetic Alphabet, Musical Theatre, Audition Preparation including Drama, Music Theory and beginning & intermediate Piano | |
| Training: | Education: University of
Nebraska-Lincoln, B. Mus., Music Education;
Conservatoire National Superieur de Musique -Paris, France
- Masters, Performance. Further study: Goethe Institute, Germany,
Konservatorium der Wien, Austria Principal Teachers: Monsieur Dominique Modesti, Paris, France; Regine Crespin, Paris, France; Chloe Owen, New York , New York; Dean Verhines, Los Angeles, California |
| Student Ages | Accepts adults; youngest age accepted: Piano 5 years old; Voice 13 years old |
| Employment | Founding Director of "The Golden Voice Center for Singing & Speaking" in Boston, MA,Exeter, NH (10 years). Faculty of The San Francisco International Summer Music Festival at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. Currently, Golden Voice Institute for Singing & Speaking-El Paso, TX, Centro Municipal de las Artes and Universidad Autonoma de Ciudad Juarez - Grupo de Opera, Mexico. Solo AGMA International Performing and Master Class Artist. |
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| Eric Coughanour, guitar | |
| Training: | Education: B.Mus., UTEP guitar performance Principal Teachers: Curt Warren, Stefan Schyga, Aquiles Valdez |
| Experience: | Over 2 years of teaching |
| Student Ages | Accepts Adults. Youngest accepted: 5 years old. |
| Employment | Orchestra teacher at Vista Hills Elementary |