Mount Vernon School District, WA

As with all subjects when students can receive one on one instruction, their ability to succeed exponentially increases. Private instruction in music is a must-have for students to perform at a high level. Each voice and instrument is different requiring specialized instruction and being able to select who is brought in will allow us to ensure students are receiving quality lessons. Along with providing students with quality tutoring this program builds a strong and supportive music community, enhance classroom productivity, and decrease student attrition in the music department.

Students can receive weekly lessons during class time, which would benefit not only their musical growth but also decrease the stress placed on many music students busy schedules. It is our hope this will open more opportunities for students who would not otherwise be able to get outside help or are aware it is available to them.

Annie Scherr is a 2006 graduate of Western Washington University where she completed a bachelors degree in piano performance. During her time at Western,  Annie also studied flute with Western professor Lisa McCarthy for three years while playing in both the Symphonic Band and the Wind Symphony, as well as in various chamber ensembles. Annie currently resides in Bellingham where she enjoys teaching a full piano studio. She regularly plays piano and flute in the community as an accompanist, primarily playing for students and faculty at WWU.

Jennifer Weeks grew up in Montreal, Canada.  She received a Bachelor of Music degree from McGill University in Montreal, where she studied under Theodore Baskin of the Montreal Symphony.  She went on to complete graduate studies at the Cleveland Institute of Music under John Mack of the Cleveland Orchestra.  Additional training involved participation in several summer festivals in Canada and the United States, including the Domaine Forget in Quebec and the Tanglewood Fellowship Orchestra at the Tanglewood Summer Festival in Massachussetts.

In 1995 she won a job as principal oboist with the Kingston Symphony Orchestra in Ontario, Canada.  During her five year tenure in Kingston she was a member of the adjunct faculty at Queen’s University.

Throughout her professional career, Jennifer has performed with many orchestral and chamber music groups including the Orchestre Symphonique du Quebec, Les Violons du Roi, l’Orcestre Metropolitain de Montreal, the Canadian Opera Company, The National Ballet of Canada, the Canadian National Arts Center Orchestra, the Sarasota Opera Company, the Pacific Northwest Ballet, and the Seattle Symphony.

After returning to school in 2002 to try a life that did not involve making oboe reeds......she completed a degree in Environmental Studies.

Apparently unable to resist a love of making music and the stubborn determination required to make reeds.....Jennifer returned to playing music as much as possible.  She is a member of the Whatcom Symphony Orchestra and plays in a woodwind quartet (Zephyr Winds) in Bellingham, WA.

Kim has worked as extra musician with the Seattle Symphony, the Pacific Northwest Ballet Orchestra, the Bellevue Philharmonic, and the American Sinfonietta. Most recently, Kim has performed with the Saratoga Chamber Orchestra on Whidbey Island, and Zephyr Winds Quartet in Bellingham.

Teaching experience includes middle school band and orchestra in the Edmonds and Lake Washington School Districts, coaching woodwinds for the Seattle and North Sound Youth Symphonies, and  private clarinet studio instruction.

_ Bassoonist Pat Nelson is an active chamber musician in the Northwest.  She has been the bassoonist with the Westwood Wind Quintet since 2001 and appears with them on the Crystal Records in their latest releases of the complete quintets of Anton Reicha.   She has been a guest artist and instructor at Musicfest in Wales, the Utah State Music Camp, Summer Sounds in Washington, and most recently was guest artist at  Wright State University and California State University at Long Beach.  Pat received a Bachelor of Music from the University of North Carolina, a Masters of Music from Northwestern University and post-graduate studies at the University of Arizona.  Her teachers include John Pederson, Robert Barris, and William Dietz.

_ Josh Cook studied jazz and classical saxophone at Northern Arizona before going on to earn a Masters in Jazz at New York University. He has performed in many venues in Okinawa, Japan and throughout the U.S. Josh has studied or shared the stage with renowned artists including George Garzone, Ernie Watts, Eric Marienthal, Don Menza, Marvin Stamm, and Bill Watrous. He teaches lessons and performs regularly in the area. He has a regular gig at the Semiahmoo Resort with Blues Union and can been heard often in the venues of Bellingham and Anacortes.

Andrew Bybee is a recent graduate of Western Washington University where he received a B.M. in Trumpet Performance and an endorsement in K-12 Music Education.  While attending WWU, Andrew played in Western Brass (the scholarship brass quintet) for three years, and served as the Principal Trumpet in the Symphony Orchestra and Wind Ensemble.  Among other endeavors, Andrew has played with the Bellingham Chamber Chorale on their production of Menotti’s The Unicorn, the Gorgan & the Manitcore and Mendelssohn’s Elijah, and with various Jazz/Pop groups in Bellingham.  Andrew has also worked as a brass coach for North Sound Youth Symphony and The Bellingham Youth Jazz Band.  Andrew is currently teaching private lessons and playing music in the greater Bellingham area.


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Kimberley; Flute

• (360) 929-2744
• E-mail Kimberley
• All Ages - Beginning/Intermediate/Advanced
• Certified Suzuki Flute Instructor
• BM Flute Performance Boston University

Cliff Cook; Guitar, Fiddle, Banjo, Mandolin, Bass Guitar, Upright Bass, Violin, Viola, Cello

• (360)840-3335
• Email Cliff
• All Ages - Beginning/Intermediate/Advanced
• Full time professional instructor with many years of teaching and playing experience.
• Private lessons with workshops available showing you how to play in a group with other instruments.
• Internet lessons available upon request.
• Learn Music theory, notation, improvisation, arranging, and playing by ear. I use computers to advance the learning process. Call for details.

Marilyn Cook; Guitar, Fiddle, Mandolin, Bass, Ukulele

• (360) 840-0330
• Email Marilyn
• All Ages
• Master time keeping skills, learn musical notation and develop your musical ear.
• Private lessons with group workshops available.

Jim Davis; Bass Guitar, Guitar

• (360) 856-4167
• E-mail Jim
• Emphasis on students requested musical direction. Bring your favorite tunes and we will transcribe and learn them
• Basics in all styles
• Technique, Theory, Ear Training
• Rock and Blues Guitar Style - Beginning/Intermediate/Advanced
• Classical and Jazz Guitar Styles - Beginning/Intermediate
• Bass Guitar - Beginning/Intermediate
• Lessons are recorded for use at home

Kit Mills; Drums & Percussion

• (360) 279-0809
• E-mail Kit
• All Ages - Beginning/Intermediate/Advanced
• Drumset, Snare Drum, Mallets, Contemporary Djembe, Theory, Composition
• BA Music Composition Wheaton College
• 15 years experience as a Percussionist

Jason Roberts; All Styles of Guitar, Piano, Bass Guitar

• (206) 300-3853 cell - (360) 435-5490 home
• E-mail Jason
• All Ages - Beginning/Intermediate/Advanced
• Lessons are customized to each student's specific level and I focus on making the lessons enjoyable
• Lessons cover note reading, traditional/modern theory, improvisation, technique and (guitar) tablature
• Extensive knowlege of composition as well as detailed knowledge of Modern and Classic Rock, Heavy Metal, Classical, Country, Blues, and most other styles
• Has studied Classical Guitar with Michael Partington Classical Piano with Ken Moses.
• Has authored two books ready for publication
  

David Zagelow; Flute, www.evergreenmusicstudios.com

• Phone: 360-220-4628
• E-mail David

David Zagelow opened the Evergreen Suzuki Flute Studio, and the Evergreen Suzuki Institute in 2003 and has been teaching flute ever since.  David started as a Suzuki student himself in 1985.  In 1998 David went on to receive his Bachelors of Music in Flute Performance from Central Washington University and then in 2003 David became a certified Suzuki instructor  and then in 2009 he became a certified Musik Garten instructor.  David has studied with Kenichi Ueda, Dr. Hal Ott, Daniel Rangel, and Autumn Woods Keller.  David has played with numerous groups throughout his career including the Skagit Symphony, Willow Ensemble of Boston, the CWU Flute Choir, and the CWU Wind Ensemble.  He also performed a solo at the 2002 National Flute Convention in Washington D.C.  David now teaches Suzuki flute lessons in Whatcom and Skagit Counties.