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| Oscar Macchioni, Piano, Theory, Recorder | |
| Training: | Education: Bach. deg., Performance, Universidad Nacional de Tucumán, Argentina. Masters deg., Performance, Louisiana State University. Doctors deg., Performance, University of Arizona Principal Teachers: Tannis Gibson, Ewa Bukojemska, Nohema Fernandez, Ana Maria Trenchi de Bottazzi |
| Experience: | Over 17 years of teaching |
| Student Ages | accepts adults; youngest age accepted: 5 |
| Employment | Music faculty, UTEP. Web page |
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| Paul McLaughlin, trumpet | |
| Training: | Education: Bach. deg., Performance, UT Austin. Masters deg., Performance, Univ. of New Mexico. Doctoral study, Univ. N. Texas. Principal Teachers: Keith Johnson UNT ; John Holt, UNT; Richard Giangiulio Dallas Sym. (ret.); Raymond Crisara UT |
| Experience: | Over 16 years of teaching |
| Student Ages | accepts adults; youngest age accepted: 7 |
| Employment |
*Member El Paso Symphony 2006-Present
*Menber Mesilla Valley Community Band 2006-present *Teaching Fellow UNT 2005-2006 *Member United States Army Field Band Wash. DC 1999-2004 Member New Mexico Brass Quintet 1997-1999 |
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| Gilbert Mata, Guitar all styles | |
| Training: | Education: Bach. deg., UTEP, music education , Principal Teachers: Charlie Gorman, Curt Warren |
| Experience: | Over 11 years of teaching |
| Student Ages | accepts adults; youngest age accepted: 8 |
| Employment |
Have been teaching the Guitar program at Ysleta High School for the past 7
years.
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| David McCullough, guitar | |
| Training: | Education: Principal Teachers: Charlie Shoemake |
| Experience: | more than 15 years of teaching |
| Student Ages | Accepts adults; Youngest accepted: 8 years |
| Employment | |
| Graduate of the Musicians Institute. | |
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| Mary MacKay, piano | |
| Training: | Education: Principal Teachers: Edith Faust |
| Experience: | Just starting. "I have never taught before (I am still in high school), but I have been studying piano and theory for more or less 10 years. I would like to try to teach piano to explore career goals, not to make money. " |
| Student Ages | Youngest accepted: 5 years |
| Employment | |
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| Aida McQuien, violin, viola | |
| Training: | Education: B. Mus., Music Education, UTEP; M.Mus in conducting, UTEP Principal Teachers: Charles Angerstein, Abraham Chavez |
| Experience: | More than 10 years of teaching experience |
| Student Ages | Youngest age accepted: 6 years old; oldest age accepted: 17 years old. No adults. |
| Employment | Currently Montwood M.S. Orchestra Director. Taught at Desert View M.S. 1999-2003 and for El Paso Philharmonic Strings 1994-2001 |
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| Robert Madeson, Trumpet, Horn, Baritone, Trombone, Tuba | |
| Training: | Education: Bach. deg., Music Education; Masters deg., performance Principal Teachers: John Groves, Dr. James Shearer, Dr. Kenton Frorhrip, Dr. Albert Moore |
| Experience: | Over 9 years of teaching |
| Student Ages | accepts adults; youngest age accepted: 10 |
| Employment | 18 years performing euphonium in the Army Band, active arranger, perform with the El Paso Wind Symphony, Tuba Quartet, and various solo work, arranger for Cimmaron Music, Middle School Band, Canutillo, Tx |
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| Rodrigo Maldonado, cello | |
| Training: | Education: Principal Teachers: Zuill Bailey, Gloria Mendoza, Marcia Fountain, Arturo Chavez |
| Experience: | More than 2 years |
| Student Ages | No adults; youngest age accepted: 12 years old; oldest age 16 |
| Employment | I am a music major at the University of Texas at El Paso. |
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| Shelby Manney, Violin (both classical and Jazz), Viola, Cello, Beginning Piano, All Genre's of Guitar | |
| Training: | Education: Principal Teachers: Dr. Stephanie Schwiegart (Violin); Mario Otero (Guitar); Diana Gililand (Violin); Stefan Shyga (Guitar) |
| Experience: | More than 7 years |
| Student Ages | Accepts adults; youngest age accepted: 4 |
| Employment | Student at University of Texas at El Paso. |
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| David Martinez, guitar, bass instruments | |
| Training: | Education: Principal Teachers: Aquiles Valdez, Armin Harrison, Stefan Schyga |
| Experience: | More than 5 years of teaching experience |
| Student Ages | Accepts Adults; youngest age accepted: 6 years old |
| Employment | Instructor and co-founder of Vivace Music Studios located at 1855 Trawood, Suite 101 |
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| Mata, Michael, Percussion (steel drums, drumset, latin percussion and marimba lessons) | |
| Training: | Education: Principal Teachers: Larry White; Gilbert Mata |
| Experience: | 2 years teaching experience |
| Student Ages | Accepts Adults; Youngest age accepted: 3 |
| Employment | Free-lance musician - Church jobs to El Paso Symphony |
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| Candice Maughan, flute, voice, piano | |
| Training: | Education: Bachelors deg. Brigham Young, Music Education. Principal teachers: Patricia George, Kristine Ciesinski |
| Experience: | More than 4 years. |
| Student Ages | Accepts adults. Youngest age accepted: 5 |
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| Diana McConnell, cello | |
| Training: | Education: Bachelors deg. UTEP, Music Education. Masters deg., UTEP, Performance - conducting. Principal teachers: Richard Clark, Gloria Mendoza, Marcia Fountain, Ron Hufstader. |
| Experience: | More than 9 years. |
| Student Ages | Accepts adults. Youngest age accepted: 7 |
| Employment | SISD Orchestra Director, El Paso Philharmonic Strings Cello Teacher and Conductor, was also YISD Orchestra Director |
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| Deborah McCoy, violin | |
| Training: | Education: B. Mus., Concordia University Principal Teachers: Pamela Shaffer (Minnesota Orchestra); Professor Gilbert (Lubbock); Dr. Karyn Boyce (MacPhail); Dr. Yalli You (Concordia University) |
| Experience: | over 5 years of teaching |
| Student Ages | Accepts Adults. Youngest age accepted: age 2 1/2 |
| Employment | Currently a Music and Communications double major at New Mexico State University. I also have studied music privately for over 15 years. |
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| Christopher Meerdink, voice | |
| Training: | Education: B. Mus., Houghton College, Music Performance. Masters, Bowling Green, Music Performance. Doctorate, University of Michigan, Music Performance. Principal Teachers: George Shirley, Adreas Poulimenos, Betty Giles, Spiro Malas |
| Experience: | over 13 years of teaching |
| Student Ages | Accepts Adults. Youngest age accepted: varies |
| Employment | Lecturer in Music at UTEP. Formerly Assistant Professor of Music at Taylor University |
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| Mary Mendez, horn | |
| Training: | Education: Bachelors deg.: Concordia College, MN. Masters deg.: UTEP, conducting Principal Teachers: Gerd Seiffert (Berlin Philharmonic), Eric Penzel (Koln Music School); Ron Hufstader, UTEP |
| Experience: | 18 years of teaching |
| Student Ages | Beginner through high school. No adults |
| Employment | Orchestra director, Franklin High School, Rosa Guerrero Elementary. Member El Paso Symphony |
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| Robert Melendez, trombone/euphonium | |
| Training: | Education: B. Mus., music education, UTEP Principal Teachers: Ron Hufstader, Jan Zubeck |
| Experience: | more than 10 years of teaching experience |
| Student Ages | No adults. Youngest accepted: 7th grade. Oldest: 18 years old |
| Employment | Director of bands at Valley View Middle School, YISD. Member of the El Paso Wind Symphony trombone section |
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| Esequiel (Zeke) Meza, piano/theory/technique | |
| Training: | Education: B. Mus., in performance, Sam Houston State; Masters and Doctors degree from University of Arizona in performance Principal Teachers: Menahem Pressler, Ozan Marsh, Nohema Fernandez, JoAnn Fargason |
| Experience: | more than 18 years of teaching experience |
| Student Ages | Accepts adults by audition. Youngest accepted: 6 years old. Oldest: 18 years old or by audition. |
| Employment | Winner of the Shreveport International Piano Competition, the Corpus Christi Young Artists Competition, and the Southwestern Pianists Foundation Competition, pianist Dr. Esequiel Meza, has established a strong international reputation as an active recitalist, chamber musician, and orchestral soloist throughout the United States, Europe, Mexico, and Latin America. He has appeared as guest soloist with numerous orchestras including the Orchestre Universitaire of the University of Bordeaux in Bordeaux, France; the El Paso Symphony; the Corpus Christi Symphony; and the Chautauqua Symphony to name a few. Dr. Meza has collaborated with such conductors as Sergiu Commissiona, Abraham Chavez, Beverly R. Henson, Cornelius Eberhardt, Laurence Gibson, and Andor Toth. In addition to numerous appearances on National Public Radio in the United States and Educational Radio broadcasts in Europe, he has also recorded on the Claudio Records label in the United Kingdom. Dr. Meza has taught on the faculties of the University of Bordeaux, and the University of Oklahoma. |
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| Alecia Miller, flute | |
| Training: | Education: B. Mus., Performance - University of Louisville School of Music Principal Teachers: Francis Fuge, Paul Harrington, James Smith |
| Experience: | more than 15 years teaching |
| Student Ages | Accepts adults. Youngest age accepted: 10 years old |
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Andress High School Orchestra Director, El Paso Independent School
District
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| Michael Minjarez, voice, bass, guitar | |
| Training: | Education: Principal Teachers: Dr. Elisa Wilson; Mr. Curt Warren; Mr. Erik Unsworth; Dr. William McMillan |
| Experience: | more than 3 years teaching |
| Student Ages | Accepts adults. Youngest age accepted: 9 years old |
| La Guitarra School of Music. Taught at Burges H.S.. Has had experience with teaching adult choir, youth choir, worship teams, acoustic/electric guitar, jazz/rock electric bass, and vocal technique to varying ages. | |
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| Chris Mitchell, cello | |
| Training: | Education: Principal Teachers: George Webber, Arturo Chavez, Marcia Fountain, Zuill Bailey |
| Experience: | more than 5 years teaching |
| Student Ages | Accepts adults. |
| Currently finishing a music education degree at UTEP | |
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| Rachel Montellano, horn | |
| Training: | Education: B. Mus., Music Education; M.Mus, conducting, UTEP Principal Teachers: Richard Lambrecht, John Groves |
| Experience: | more than 15 years teaching |
| Student Ages | Accepts adults. |
| Currently Orchestra Director at Paso del Norte School | |
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| Gabriel Montes, violin | |
| Training: | Education: Principal Teachers: Abraham Chavez |
| Experience: | more than 2 years teaching |
| Student Ages | Accepts adults. Youngest accepted: 4 years old |
| Employment | Orchestra teacher, Escontrias School, Socorro ISD |
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| Oscar Molina, guitar | |
| Training: | Education: currently Theory & Composition major at UTEP Principal Teachers: Curt Warren, Stefan Schyga |
| Experience: | more then 2 years teaching |
| Student Ages | Accepts adults. Youngest accepted: 9 years old |
| Employment | Recording technology |
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| Albert Montoya, piano, bass, guitar, drums | |
| Training: | Education: Centro de Capacitationes y
Dinamicas Musicales. Durango Mex. Conservatory Principal Teachers:
Esteban Vasquez, Israel Delgadillo, Gustavo Vasquez,
Curtis Tredway |
| Experience: | More than 5 years of teaching |
| Student Ages | Accepts adults; Youngest Age accepted: 8 |
| Employment |
Currently at Canyon Hills MS (orchestra director)
Jesus Chapel (band director) |
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| Andy Moran, horn | |
| Training: | Education: B. Mus., Music Education, NMSU Principal Teachers: Nancy Joy, John Groves, Robert Booth |
| Experience: | 5 years of teaching |
| Student Ages | No Adults. Youngest age accepted: 5th grade |
| Employment | Student, staff assistant @ Mayfield High School, horn mentor El Paso High School/Wiggs Middle School |
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| Gilberto Moreno, classical and flamenco guitar | |
| Training: | Principal Teachers: Daniel Driscoll, Aquiles Valdez |
| Experience: | 5 years of teaching |
| Student Ages | No Adults. Youngest age accepted: 10 years old |
| Employment | La Guitarra studio. Guitarist for Flamenco Duende Dance Co. |
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| Nancy Morey, violin, viola | |
| Training: | Education: Bachelors in Music Education, Black Hills State University; Masters in Performance, NMSU Principal Teachers: Purcell Mayor, Joseph Sylvan |
| Experience: | 35 years of teaching |
| Student Ages | No Adults. |
| Employment/experience | Hanks HS (YISD) orchestra director, El Paso Symphony, El Paso Opera, Black Hills Symphony, Shreveport Symphony |
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| Jorge Moreno, Percussion | |
| Experience: | more than years of teaching |
| Student Ages | No Adults. Youngest age accepted: 13 years old. Oldest age accepted: 19 |
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| Marsha Morris, piano | |
| Training: | Education: Ohio State University Principal Teachers: Stefan Bardas, Margaret West |
| Experience: | more than 25 years of teaching |
| Student Ages | Accepts adults. Youngest age accepted: 4 years old |
| Employment | teaches at White's Music Box 7040 N. Mesa Suite M 79912 833-0909 |
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| La Vonne Nelson, piano, voice | |
| Training: | Education: B. Mus.,
Performance, Temple University. M. Mus., Music Education, Temple University Principal Teachers: Dr. Edwin Gordon; Dr .Darryl Walters; Beth Bolton; Klara Meyers; Dr Lucy Scarbrough |
| Experience: | Teaching more than 10 years |
| Student Ages | Accepts adults. Youngest age accepted: 5 years old |
| Employment |
music specialist @ CJCA; Voice and Piano faculty EPCC; Private voice
and Piano/ director of my own Zamar Music Studio. Music Minister @
Christian Joy Center
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| Scotty Norton, violin, viola, cello | |
| Training: | Education: B. Mus.,
West Texas A & M, Music Education Principal Teachers: Marcia Fountain, Gloria Mendoza, Emanuel Lopez |
| Experience: | Teaching more than 5 years |
| Student Ages | Accepts adults. Youngest age accepted: 5 years old |
| Employment |
YISD Orchestra Director, Former
Currently Strings Director for Howard Burnham Elementary School. |
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| Carrie Oliver, voice | |
| Training: | Education: B. Mus.,
performance, Grand Canyon University; M. Mus.,
performance, Arizona State University Principal Teachers: Dr. Jerry Doan, Cheryl Doan, Georgia Stitt |
| Experience: | Teaching more than 6 years |
| Student Ages | Accepts Adults. Youngest age accepted: 14 years old |
| Other details | I have studied voice and vocal technique for 13 years. I have many years experience in choral singing as well. I specialize in musical theatre, opera and classical. I have coached with several musical theatre composers including Andrew Lippa, Georgia Stitt, and Craig Bohmler. |
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| Chris Oliver, trumpet | |
| Training: | Education: B. Mus.,
education, UTEP Principal Teachers: Sam Trimble, Don Wilkinson, Curt Warren, Ruben Gutierrez |
| Experience: | Teaching more than 6 years |
| Student Ages | Accepts Adults. Youngest age accepted: 5 years old |
| Other details | Manager, Capshaw Olivas Music; performs with Hothouse Jazz, a combo available for parties, etc. |
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| Eduardo Orozco, Electronic music, voice, guitar | |
| Training: | Education: Current UTEP
student Principal Teachers: Boris Diaz, Ruben Gutierrez, Andrew Zimmerman |
| Experience: | Teaching more than 5 years |
| Student Ages | Accepts Adults. Youngest age accepted: 6 years old; Oldest age accepted: 16 years old |
| Employment | |
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