Educational Programs - Instruction

Area Teachers

• John Flynt - 336-887-4266 - Banjo, Mandolin, Bass, Electric Guitar, Violin/Fiddle.

PIANO

HIGH POINT

• * Saint Marys Music Academy - 336-886-7265
• * Carolyn Bradley - 336-812-9043
• * Kathryn Cloyd - 336-883-9731
• Patrick Hicks - 336-944-3388
  Pianist - Teacher - Suzuki Method
  Piano lessons available for all ages & all levels.
• * Kyoko Huber - 336-454-6863
• * Marty Kirby - 336-869-5527
• * Diane Lloyd - 336-882-5003
• * Wanda Simons - 336-869-7622
• Angela Zimmerman - 336-869-4581
• Emily Merriam - 336-686-6176 or emily.a.merriam@gmail.com
• Wesleyan Christian Studios - Karyn Byerly - 336-991-1055 or a2piano@aol.com
• Half-Pint Harmonies - Audrey Meixner - www.halfpintharmonies.com - 336-858-6115

ARCHDALE

• Karen Chester - 336-689-5719 - jimmykarenchester@gmail.com
• * Judith Winslow - 336-882-8056 - msjudith28@northstate.net - Active teacher of both Kindermusik and private piano lessons.

TRINITY

• * Cassandra Griffin - 336-808-6169
  
• * Charlene Sullivan - 336-434-7434

GREENSBORO

• * Charlotte Stone - 336-454-3957
• * D&L Studio - 336-880-5256

JAMESTOWN

• Chris Behme - 336-501-2947
• * Peggy Spivey - 336-454-1621
• * Paulette Wise - 336-884-1099

THOMASVILLE

• PRAISE 2 LIFE MUSIC ACADEMY, LLC
  220 Cedar Lodge Road
  Thomasville, NC 27360
  336-899-6293
  www.praise2life.com
  Piano, Voice, Guitars, Drums, Brass & Woodwinds, Violin
• Stephen J. Durr - 336-688-0416
• Kay Johnson Aycock - 336-905-8181
  BA Sacred Music

WINSTON-SALEM

• Robin Dorsey - (336)918-7310, rdorsey501@yahoo.com
  Accepting piano & keyboard students ages 4 1/2 + thru Adults! Beginners thru Advanced. Reading Music, Ear Training, Chords, Theory, Understanding Music, Writing Music. Your special interests, Versatile! Classical, Worship, Popular, etc. Sheetmusic, Charts

CLARINET INSTRUCTION

• Kelsey Paquin - (732) 567-6371 - clarinetkp@gmail.com - Masters of Music Performance Clarinet - UNCG
  

SAXOPHONE INSTRUCTION

• Ashley Joines - 336-687-7639

TRUMPET INSTRUCTION

• Instructor of Trumpet - Rusty Smith
  Rusty Smith
  - Elon University - Professor of Trumpet
  - Director of Jazz Ensemble and Elon Jazz Festival
  - High Point University - Professor of Trumpet
• Rusty Smith can frequently be seen and heard in the horn sections of the Four Tops and the Temptations and in the trumpet section of the Winston-Salem’s Camel City Jazz Orchestra. He has performed with such artists as Denny Dias (founding member of Steely Dan) Olivia Newton-John, Aretha Franklin, Franki Valli and the Four Seasons, the Spinners, Steve Lawrence, Bernadette Peters, the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra and many others.
• Rusty has toured both in the US and abroad with the Ray Charles tribute I Can’t Stop Loving You, the world premier tour of Ziegfeld: a Night At The Follies, the Motown Christmas Spectacular, and the Motown Legends Tour. From 1997-2005 he was the trumpet player for the Louise Mandrell Theater in Pigeon Forge, TN.
• Rusty is currently the instructor of trumpet at Elon University where he is also the director of the Elon Jazz Ensemble. In addition, he teaches trumpet at High Point University and plays principal trumpet in the High Point University Community Orchestra.
• Rusty holds a bachelor’s degree in music education from Appalachian State University, a master’s degree in trumpet performance from the North Carolina School of the Arts, and a Doctor of Musical Arts degree with a post graduate certificate in jazz studies from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.
• Rusty’s solo CD Oceanfront was released in 2002 and is available on iTunes. His television appearances include “The Road” with the Four Tops (PBS), “The Louise Mandrell Celebrity Shoot” (TNN), “Motown Live” with the Four Tops, Gerald Levert and Anastacia, and Lee Ann Womac’s Christmas Special (GAC). He can also be seen on the Four Tops 40th Anniversary Special DVD.
• For more information please visit his website at www.rustysmithmusic.com.
  Rusty Smith
  336-662-2706

VIOLIN INSTRUCTION

• My name is Rebekah Carlson; I am a violinist and music teacher, and I wanted to take a moment to introduce myself! My family just relocated from Chapel Hill to High Point this summer (2012), and I host a violin studio at my home, which is in north High Point. I have a degree in violin performance from the Wheaton College Conservatory of Music (IL), and I’ve played in several professional music ensembles, including the North Carolina Opera, the Carolina Ballet, the Chamber Orchestra of the Triangle, the Durham Choral Society, the Duke Chapel Choir, and the NC Master Chorale. I had a violin studio of 50 students in Chapel Hill, where I lived for the last eight years and founded the Chapel Hill String Ensemble, a performing group comprised of my advanced private students. We had the privilege of performing both regionally and internationally, with recent tours to Austria, Germany, and Italy. My students consistently played in the NC All State orchestras and were involved in several local ensembles, including the Piedmont Youth Orchestra and the Mallarme Orchestra. I am also a registered Music Together teacher and greatly enjoy teaching general music classes to children from birth to five years.
  
  I am hoping to connect with young students in the area. My website:  http://www.carlsonsuzukistudio.com/ .
  
  
• Gregorio Midero
  Professional Violin / Viola Instruction
  Studio:
  Deep River Friends Meeting
  5300 West Wendover Avenue
  High Point NC 27265
  Phone: 336-303-0241
  www.deepriverviolinstudio.com
  
  I am a professional violinist and teacher based in High Point, North Carolina. As a performer, I am a familiar presence here in the Piedmont Triad through my work with the Winston-Salem Symphony, where I am Associate Principal Violin II.
  
  I am also an active freelance performer as a soloist and ensemble member on violin and viola. It is my great pleasure to bring my experience and love of music to the community Please visit my website for more information.
  Thank You. - Gregorio Midero -- classical violin.

VOICE

Dr. Alexa Schlimmer - (336) 869-0904
B.M., Winthrop College; M.M., University of North Carolina at Greensboro; D.M.A., University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Stephen J. Durr - Cell: (336) 688-0416 (Leave message)
BM, MM, Vocal Music Education
Lessons offered in Voice, Piano, Music Theory, & Audition Preparation