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Summer Music Clinic Instructors 2026
Junior Session Instructors
Pacal Bayley
Learn to DJ, Music Business, Score Creation
Monica Bertrand
Choir, Voice, Musical Theatre, Musical Concepts and Ideas
Laura Burns
Viola, Chamber Strings
Ben Carlee
Mariachi
Prenicia Clifton
Vocal Coaching
Patrick Coughlin
Drumline
Justin Coyne
Trombone
Kirsten Diederichs
Oboe
Rob DZ
Songwriting, Hip Hop Performance
Shannon Farley
Violin
Kevin Friermood
Tuba/Euphonium
Vince Fuh
Accompanist
Brian Gnojek
Clarinet, Compositional Sign Language
Ben Grochowsky
Chamber Winds
Todd Hammes
Percussion and Percussion Ensemble
Richard Hildner
Guitar
Eleni Katz
Bassoon
Amy Lewis
Musical Creativity through Improvisational Play, Jazz Ensemble
Audrey Martinovich
Sound Design for Content Creation, Digital Audio Production
Luis Mendoza
Saxophone, Mariachi Ensemble
Payam Pahlevanian
Piano, Accompanist
Hanul Park
Bassoon
Will Preston
Piano, Collaborative Piano, How to Work with an Accompanist
Leonardo Quintero
Guitar
Jesse Rathgeber
Musical Making, Listening to and Talking About Music, Ukulele Jam
Tom Ross
Brazilian Drumming, Percussion
Katherine Schmit
Trumpet
John Scoville
Accompanist
Leotha Stanley
Gospel Choir, Harmonic Styles of 18th Century European Musicians
Daria Tennikova
Piano, Harmonic Styles of 18th Century European Musicians, Composition and Arranging
Ben Therrell
Cello
Lawren Brianna Ware
Piano, Harmonic Styles of 18th Century European Musicians, Composition and Arranging, Music History of African Americans, Women in Music
Jeff Weiss
Double Bass
Beth Wilson
Accompanist
Justin Wright
Spoken Word
Nathan Wysock
Guitar, Guitar Ensemble
Senior Session Instructors
Josh Baker
Saxophone
Eleanor Bartsch
Violin Institute
Pacal Bayley
Learn to DJ, Music Business, Score Creation
Monica Bertrand
Choir, Voice, Musical Theatre, Musical Concepts and Ideas
Grant Blaschka
Double Bass, Rock Band, Free Improvisation
Sahada Buckley
Violin, Pop Strings Collective
Laura Burns
Viola, Chamber Strings
Ben Carlee
Mariachi
Prenicia Clifton
Vocal Coaching
Patrick Coughlin
Drumline
Justin Coyne
Trombone
Tom Curry
Tuba/Euphonium
Stephen Dubetz
Clarinet
Rob DZ
Songwriting, Hip Hop Performance
Matt Endres
Jazz Drums, Jazz Ensemble, Jazz Combo
Shannon Farley
Violin
Lindsay Flowers
Oboe, Audition Crushing
Vince Fuh
Accompanist
Scott Gendel
Accompanist
Brian Gnojek
Clarinet, Compositional Sign Language
Todd Hammes
Percussion and Percussion Ensemble
Richard Hildner
Guitar
Trace Johnson
Cello, Pop Strings Collective
Beth Kille
Rock Band
Isabelle Kramar
Music AND…
Trygve Lebakken
What’s Going On In the Score – Inside the Mind of a Composer
Amy Lewis
Musical Creativity through Improvisational Play, Jazz Ensemble
Ben Lokuta
Becoming an Octupus, Rudimental Ear Training, Progressive Drumming
Arun Luthra
Jazz Theory, Jazz Combo, Konnakol, History of the Blending of Indian Musics and Jazz
Lo Marie
Rock Band
Audrey Martinovich
Sound Design for Content Creation, Digital Audio Production
Luis Mendoza
Saxophone, Mariachi Ensemble
Nick Moran
Latin American Music, Jazz Bass, Afro Cuban Ensemble
Payam Pahlevanian
Piano, Accompanist
Will Preston
Piano, Collaborative Piano, How to Work with an Accompanist
Leonardo Quintero
Guitar
Jesse Rathgeber
Musical Making, Listening to and Talking About Music, Ukulele Jam
Tom Ross
Brazilian Drumming, Percussion
Julia Rottmayer
Voice
Katherine Schmit
Trumpet
John Scoville
Accompanist
Leotha Stanley
Gospel Choir, Harmonic Styles of 18th Century European Musicians
Daria Tennikova
Piano, Harmonic Styles of 18th Century European Musicians, Composition and Arranging
Matthew Treviño
Voice
Ryan Valdivia
Trumpet
Lawren Brianna Ware
Piano, Harmonic Styles of 18th Century European Musicians, Composition and Arranging, Music History of African Americans, Women in Music
Jeff Weiss
Double Bass
Beth Wilson
Accompanist
Dawn Wohn
Violin Institute
Justin Wright
Spoken Word
