CMP Faculty
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Ansyn Banks, jazz trumpet
Ansyn Banks is the newest member of the Jazz division at the University of Louisville. Here, he will teach Jazz trumpet, coach combos, and other courses in the jazz program. Originally from Columbus, Ohio Ansyn has performed with the legendary Hank Marr, Gene Walker and Vaughn Wiester’s Famous Jazz Orchestra. During his tenure in Indiana, Ansyn frequently performed with the Buselli-Wallerab Orchestra and quickly became a first-call musician throughout Indianapolis. In addition to the Jazz genre, Ansyn Banks has shared the stage with The Mighty Dells, The Temptations and other R&B artists. Ansyn has a Bachelors of Music degree in music education, from Ohio Wesleyan University, a Masters of Music in Jazz studies from Indiana University, and has completed his course work toward his doctoral degree in brass pedagogy.(also at I.U.) In addition to David Baker and Bill Adam, Ansyn Banks has studied with Larry Griffin, John Rommel, Joey Tartell, Edmund Cord and Patrick Harbison.
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Timothy Durbin, violinDr. Timothy (Terry) Durbin's unique brand of teaching excellence makes him one of the most sought-after clinicians/conductors in the country. With infectious enthusiasm and inspired musicianship, he brings smiles and laughter to students throughout the United States and around the world. His dynamic teaching career includes over 700 workshops and institutes! His performance career stretches across the United States and Canada into Bermuda, Germany, Italy, China, Malaysia and Singapore, and he has recorded two CDs, including the complete chamber music of Marcel Dupre for the Naxos label. Terry Durbin is also an accomplished composer and notable arranger. Dr. Durbin holds a DMA in orchestral conducting from Claremont Graduate University in Los Angeles, California, a Masters in violin performance from the University of Illinois, an undergraduate degree in violin performance from the University of Alabama, and is currently the director of the Suzuki String Program in the University of Louisville's Community Music Program. Terry lives with his wife, Sandy, on 75 acres north of Lexington, Kentucky. They have three children and two grandchildren. He believes in the magic of music's power to enrich our lives.
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Anastasi Fafalios, trombone
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Michael Ferraraccio, percussionMichael Ferraraccio was born in New York, and attended Cornell University and New York University, from which he received his Bachelor of Music Degree, and the University of Louisville, from which he received a Master of Music Degree, and a Juris Doctor Degree.
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Karen Griffin, pianoKaren Griffin holds a Bachelor of Music degree from the University of Toledo, and a Master of Music degree from the University of Louisville, where she studied with Artist-in-Residence Lee Luvisi. Mrs. Griffin currently teaches collegiate piano and class piano at the University of Louisville, as well as Suzuki and traditional piano in the U. of L. Preparatory Department. Karen has been the chairman of the Louisville Piano Guild since 1982. She has judged for the Guild in Evansville, Indiana; Cincinnati, Ohio; as well as Lexington and Radcliff, Kentucky. Other Judging engagements have included KMTA, GLMTA, K.E.Y.S., and the Louisville Area Federation of Music Clubs in Bardstown, Kentucky.
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Katelyn Gullett, suzuki guitarKatelyn Gullett is excited to begin the Suzuki Guitar program at the University of Louisville Community Music Program. She has had many years of experience teaching private lessons at the Oldham County Arts Center and the Little Flock Academy of Arts. She has also conducted guitar ensemble classes at Custer Elementary school in Breckenridge County, Kentucky. Katelyn received a full scholarship to study classical guitar at the University of Louisville where she studies under Dr. Stephen Mattingly. She was named the University of Louisville School Of Music Presser Scholar for the year of 2010 based on outstanding achievement. Katelyn will graduate in the fall of 2011 with a bachelor’s degree in classical guitar performance.
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Michael Hill, violaA native of Cleveland, Ohio, violist Michael Hill began his studies at the age of seventeen with John Largess and continued his education with Masao Kawasaki and Dr. Catharine Carroll, earning a Bachelor of Music degree at the University of Cincinnati’s College- Conservatory of Music. He relocated to Louisville to complete his Master of Music degree at the University of Louisville’s School of Music with Dr. Chien-Ju Liao and Yen-Ting Wu; he was a member of the Graduate String Quartet and also served as principal viola and teaching assistant to the viola studio throughout the degree program. Mr. Hill has performed as an orchestral and chamber musician at the Aspen Music Festival and School and as principal violist with the Opera Theatre and Music Festival of Lucca, Italy. He collaborates on chamber music performances in the area as well as with the Heaven Gallery Recital Series in Chicago, IL. He is completing Suzuki teacher training and teaches several private studios. Mr. Hill hopes to advance his career as a performer from early music to new works and continue to share music with others through education and through efforts making classical music more accessible to the public. Local performances have included Hear + Now at 21c, with the Choral Arts Society, Bourbon Baroque and the Kentucky Baroque Trumpets as well as several orchestras in Kentucky and Indiana. Mr. Hill also works regularly as part of the Concentus String Quartet in educational and performance settings.
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Wayne Krigger, celloWayne’s cello playing experience began at the age of 13 in the Louisville Public Schools. Two years later, he was teaching cello and directing ensembles in a summer program for inner-city youth under the mentorship of Virginia Schneider, a professional musician who introduced the Suzuki method to Louisville. At this time, Ms. Schneider insisted that Wayne begin learning and playing the violin, also. Wayne continued teaching cello in after-school programs throughout high school. Those few years of teaching and playing made it clear to Wayne that this would be his passion in life. Wayne received his Bachelor of Music and Master of Music in cello performance at the University of Louisville and, in 1983, joined the university as a teacher in the Preparatory Department. He also began teaching fitness, dance, and tennis in the Health, Physical Education and Sports Studies Department. After 13 years in the HPESS Department, he left to devote more time to teaching and performing. He began traveling as a guest clinician to other preparatory programs in the country to teach cello, and to coach and conduct ensembles. Wayne is in great demand as a workshop teacher throughout the Midwest and South. Locally, Wayne has conducted the Governor’s Scholar Orchestra and the All County Orchestra for Middle Schools in Kentucky, which he greatly enjoyed. When traveling, Wayne observed that many children did not seem to be connected in mind, body, and spirit with their music so he developed a creative movement program. This program engages the body’s large muscle groups and voice while still maintaining the student’s individuality by using music from the early Suzuki repertoire and supplementing with music from other venues and cultures. Wayne is a past member of the Louisville Orchestra. Currently, he performs in the Highland Chamber Players, which is an extremely popular group in the Louisville area. Wayne was one of the original members of the Highland Chamber Players, which was formed in 1982. The HCP plays over 150 weddings yearly as well as many other events. It also provides educational concerts for children in the public schools. Individually, Wayne takes great joy in volunteering at Kennedy Montessori School. Since 1993 he has taught violin to students on a weekly basis at Kennedy. Wayne’s classical cello training was done under the guidance of Guierllmo Helguera, Susannah Onwood, Nella Hunkins and Paul York. His Suzuki cello training was done with Tanya Carey, Nancy Hair, Carol Tarr, Nell Novak, Rick Mooney and Jean Dexter. Wayne and his lovely wife, Karen, have been blessed with two children: Jonathan and Kayla.
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Denine LeBlanc, pianoDenine LeBlanc is instructor of Piano in the Preparatory Department of the University of Louisville, School of Music, and the Arts and Humanities teacher at Coleridge-Taylor Montessori Elementary School in Louisville. She is a frequent accompanist, chamber player, and performer of new music in the surrounding region. Dr. LeBlanc’s recently released Compact Disc entitled “The Sun Shines Bright” on the Sea Breeze Recordings label features new and original music by Kentucky composers, a project very dear to her heart. Dr. LeBlanc has given many lectures including a presentation at the 1998 Music Teachers National convention based on her research in the Isidore Philipp Archives of the University of Louisville. In addition, Dr.LeBlanc has articles on Isidore Philipp in the American Music Teachers and Clavier. In collaboration with Rachel Grimes, a Louisville composer and pianist, Dr. LeBlanc is a co-recipient of grants from the University of Louisville Women’s Center, the Kentucky Foundation for Women, and the Kentucky Arts Council. Dr. LeBlanc is Past President of the Greater Louisville Music Teacher’s Association and of the Kentucky Music Teachers Association.
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Lisa Lewis, organMs. Lewis is a graduate of the University of Louisville, with Bachelor and Master’s Degrees in Organ Performance. Along with organ study with Melvin Dickinson, she studied extensively with Dr. Gerhard Herz and later worked with him on his book Bach Sources in America. Ms. Lewis is a frequent recitalist in the Louisville area, playing harpsichord, organ and piano. She has also played organ recitals on the historic Schnitger organ in Stade, Germany and the Clicquot organ in Souvigny, France. Ms. Lewis is Organist/Choirmaster at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, Anchorage, Kentucky, a post she has held since 1984. Under her leadership, the choir program has flourished. The Chancel Choir sang at the National Cathedral in Washington, DC in May 2006. St. Luke’s is getting a new tracker organ built by Martin Pasi, Roy, Washington in January 2013. Currently teaching piano at the Oldham County satellite location, Ms. Lewis is also available for organ study at Belknap Campus.
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John Little, french hornJohn Little is the instructor of Horn and Music Theory in the University of Louisville Preparatory department. He has been the Horn instructor since 1996 and the instructor of Music Theory since 1999. Mr. Little holds the Masters and Bachelors degrees in Horn Performance from the University of Louisville. He has also studied at The New School of Music in Philadelphia. He was a recipient of a 2008 Music Teachers National Association STAR award. As a performer Mr. Little has performed with the following ensembles; The Philadelphia Orchestra Society, The Owensboro Symphony, The Music Theatre Louisville Pit Orchestra, Louisville Civic Orchestra, and has been a featured soloist at the conferences of The Kentucky Music Educators Association, Kentucky Music Teachers Association and The Southern Indiana American Guild of Organists. Mr. Little is an active recitalist on both the modern and natural horn. As one who cares greatly about chamber music he was a founding member of the Derby City Brass Quintet and The Crossgate Woodwind Quintet. Mr. Little has taught Horn at the Settlement School of Music in Philadelphia and served as an “Artist in Residence” at Bellarmine University. He frequently presents masterclasses and has served as an adjudicator for the Kentucky State Solo and Ensemble Festival. Mr. Little has had numerous students chosen for All-County and All-State ensembles, and has enjoyed success in securing collegiate music scholarships.
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Paolo Manrique, violin (Oldham County) email Paola Manrique
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Stephen Mattingly, guitarStephen Mattingly – guitarist, has been warmly received by audiences in the United States and Europe as a soloist and with the Tantalus Quartet whose first CD, debut, was released in July 2007. His performances have aired on KOLO, KUNR, WFLA, WLKY, and NPR affiliates. During the 2007-08 season he was a Featured Guest Artist at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and Valdosta State University. As recipient of the prestigious Theodore Presser Award, he directed and performed on a recording of the complete guitar chamber music by Franz Schubert. Dr. Mattingly’s performance editions of these works are available internationally through Chanterelle Verlag. In addition to his performing career, Dr. Mattingly is the Director of Membership and Development for the Guitar Foundation of America (GFA) where he advocates for the growth and enhancement of services for guitarists worldwide. Dr. Mattingly has been a member of the board of directors for the Sierra Nevada Guitar Society and is co-director of the Sierra Nevada Guitar Festival and Competition. Dr. Mattingly has been a guest lecturer or faculty member at various conferences including the GFA Convention, the Iserlohn Guitar Symposium in Germany, the Acadia International Guitar Festival in Canada, and the College Music Society. Dr. Mattingly also enjoys a vibrant career directing classical guitar studies at the University of Louisville in Kentucky where he teaches guitar and music theory courses. Prior to this appointment, he was a Visiting Adjunct Professor at Florida State University, Chipola College, and Bainbridge College. Dr. Mattingly frequently writes on issues of guitar pedagogy and history. Soundboard magazine published his article on Schubert and the Guitar in its fall 2007 issue. Dr. Mattingly also enjoys a vibrant career directing classical guitar studies at the University of Louisville in Kentucky where he teaches guitar and music theory courses. Prior to this appointment, he was a Visiting Adjunct Professor at Florida State University, Chipola College, and Bainbridge College. Dr. Mattingly frequently writes on issues of guitar pedagogy and history. Soundboard magazine published his article on Schubert and the Guitar in its fall 2007 issue. Stephen earned a Doctorate in Music at the Florida State University under the instruction of renowned pedagogue Bruce Holzman. He also completed a two-year residence in Germany where he was awarded an Artist Diploma while studying with Dale Kavanagh at the Hochschule für Musik in Dortmund. His studies also include masterclasses with Oscar Ghiglia at the Accademia Musicale Chigiana in Siena, Italy. Prior to his work in Europe, Dr. Mattingly studied with Nicholas Goluses at the esteemed Eastman School of Music where he earned a Master’s and a Bachelor Degree with distinction, a Certificate in Arts Leadership, and a Performer’s Certificate. Recordings by Stephen Mattingly and by the Tantalus Quartet are available online at iTunes, CD Baby, and ClearNote Publications.
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Carol McClure, harpCarol McClure, Artistic Director of The Harp School, Inc., cites the University of Louisville School of Music Community Arts Program as a catalyst for her enthusiastic and passionate approach to performing and teaching. Both an American Harp Society and Scottish Harp Society prizewinner, Carol’s career began while still a teenager, and continues today, with solo recitals and collaborative performances. Her influential teachers included Marcel Grandjany of The Juilliard School and concert artist Mildred Dilling. Solo recitals throughout the United States, Europe, South America, Mexico and Bermuda, as well as ballet, opera, pops and symphonic orchestral playing in Great Britain, New Orleans, Atlanta, Chattanooga and Nashville, have marked Carol’s thirty-year performance career. She is in constant demand as a choral accompanist, having worked with such renowned conductors as Sir David Willcocks, Gerre Hancock and the late Robert Shaw, and having performed Britten’s Ceremony of Carols more than 300 times. An active composer, she has received major grants from the Mary and Barry Bingham Fund for Kentucky composition projects, and is Composer in Residence for the Vanderbilt University Children’s Choirs. An active recording harpist for many years, Carol is a 2008 Southern Arts Federation performing artist. Carol is Lecturer in Harp at University of Louisville, teaches preparatory and ABRSM Diploma students through The Harp School in Nashville, Knoxville, Louisville, Indianapolis and Chicago, gives monthly master classes and teacher training seminars throughout the United States, and directs the National Summer Harp Academy in Louisville, an intensive training week for harpists from Canada, Great Britain and the U.S. Carol is a member of the World Harp Congress, the American Harp Society (AHS), the Music Teachers National Association (MTNA), and the American String Teachers Association whose pupils have won prizes in national and international competitions, including in the AHS National Competition, MTNA National Composition Competition, Nippon Harp Competition and Cambridge (England) Young Composer and Performer of the Year Competitions. Carol served as Harp Adviser for the 2008-2010 National Federation of Music Clubs Festivals Bulletin. She and husband Wes Ramsay are area representatives for the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music, London, England. Carol, who earned both the Bachelor of Arts (University of Louisville) and the Master of Church Music (Southern Baptist Theological Seminary) in Louisville, is excited about her affiliation with the University of Louisville. “I love to start beginning harpists as young as age four, nurturing them into well-rounded, informed musicians, and teaching them to work cooperatively and to support each other.” Using The Angel’s Harp curriculum and classical European technique, Carol meets with students twice monthly in both private and ensemble settings. email Carol McClure
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Cathy Mejia, suzuki violinMy name is Cathy Mejia. I began to learn to play violin when I was only three years old. I enjoy teaching Suzuki violin classes one on one, and in the context of a classroom. My work includes teaching students of all ages and assist parents to help their children to accomplish specific goals while their practice at home I hold a Bachelor of Arts degree in violin performance. During the last fifteen years my interaction with violin students has happened in different cultural and socio-economic settings. I can also teach lessons in Spanish since this is my native tongue. I served as Director of the Suzuki program in the Center of Arts in El Salvador during seven years. Since coming to Kentucky, I taught violin at the Nazareth Arts for Life during five years in Bardstown, Kentucky. Later, I became the Director and instructor of the Bardstown Suzuki Music Academy. During the last year, I had the opportunity to teach violin at the William Wells Brown Elementary School. This was an eye opening experience for me as teacher working and serving students with limited resources at home. Yet, I saw a change in student’s lives by the end of the school year. I am looking forward to serve and work in the context of the University of Louisville Suzuki Program and offer my experience and skills for its growth and expansion in the city. "Cathy's teaching style is unique. From her upbringing, Cathy has a strong work ethic and inspires her students to be disciplined. At the same time, Cathy has a wonderful sense of humor and a passion for teaching which lets her students knows that learning music can be fun." Concy Simms
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Miguel Monroy, percussion
Miguel Monroy, originally from Tucson, Arizona has been a passionate drummer and percussionist for over 18 years. When Miguel was in High School he began to play and studyJazz with John LaBarbera, whose own career began as an arranger for one of Jazz’s greatest drummers…Buddy Rich. Upon entering college at the University of Louisville as a Music Industry major, Miguel began to expand his musical palette by studying both classical percussion and numerous styles of music for drum set. During his time at U of L Miguel also played drums, percussion and piano frequently at the Youth Performing Arts School to accompany the contemporary dance classes. Since Miguel left college in 2003 he has played drum set for many genres of music, from pop to metal, with local artists such as 49th Star, Roman Half Death, Dave Moisan, Jamie Barnes and Brooks Ritter. You can hear Miguel’s most recent playing on the latest EP by Brooks Ritter titled “The War”. Miguel can also be found regularly playing the evening services at his church of over 10 years, Sojourn Community Church. Most recently, Miguel has gained recognition as a leader and mentor of musicians through founding LouisvilleDrummer.com, an educational resource devoted to providing drumming education and resources for every musician desiring to learn more about their craft.
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Florence Pilkinton, accompanist
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Blaise Poth, suzuki violin
A career performer with the Louisville Symphony Orchestra in Kentucky, Ms. Poth’s expertise in the Suzuki method of violin instruction has been honed through a dedicated course of study over the last nine years at institutes certified by the Suzuki Association of the Americas such as the Colorado Suzuki String Institute, Chicago Suzuki String Institute, Intermountain Suzuki String Institute, Northern Arizona University Suzuki Institute, Virginia Suzuki Institute and University of Louisville Suzuki Institute. Ms. Poth has moved her private studio to the University of Louisville, Community Music Program. She has built Suzuki programs at Wheeler and Farmer Elementary Schools in Louisville growing the programs to over 100 violin students currently. She also serves as the Director of the Summer Institute at the Louisville Suzuki String Association housed at the University Of Louisville School Of Music. Recently she was named the new Director of the Indianapolis Suzuki Academy, formerly incorporated as the Indianapolis Academy of Music. Her position with the Academy corresponds with the organization’s transition to a formal Suzuki-based music education program. Ms. Poth began her study of the violin at age five as a Suzuki student at Brescia College in Owensboro, Kentucky, studying with Sister Mary Cecelia Payne, James Douglas White, and Almita and Roland Vamos. She went on to earn a Bachelor’s degree in Music Education from the University Of Louisville School Of Music in Louisville, Kentucky, studying with Peter McHugh, Marcus Ratzenboeck, and Patrick Rafferty. She was a full time violinist with the Louisville Orchestra from 1982 to 2011, while also performing regularly with the Louisville Bach Society. She is the proud mother of four, all of who were Suzuki students. She now looks forward to teaching her grandchildren the Suzuki way and providing Suzuki education to all families in central Indiana and at the University of Louisville, in Louisville, Ky.
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Andrew Rhinehart, classical guitarAndrew Rhinehart holds a Bachelors of Music Performance degree with an emphasis on classical guitar from the University of Louisville, where he studied with Daniel Boring. During his studies, Mr. Rhinehart performed in master classes for classical guitar greats such as Matteo Mela, Dr. Steven Thachuk, Jason Vieaux, Andrew Zohn and Manuel Barrueco. He has also participated in summer programs with the Cincinnati Conservatory, the Castellani-Andriaccio Duo and the National Pastoral Musicians Association. Mr. Rhinehart has been teaching guitar for the University of Louisville Community Music Program since 2008, and has been an adjunct faculty member at Indiana University Southeast since the fall of 2010, where he teaches a variety of guitar styles and shares his teaching philosophy with students who want to achieve technical discipline and overall mastery of music. Currently, he is pursuing a Masters of Music degree at the University of Louisville with Dr. Stephen Mattingly, while serving on the board of directors of the Louisville Guitar Society.
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Franzelli (Celi) Sharp, violinFranzeli Sharp's love for the violin began at age six when she started Suzuki Violin lessons. She was granted a scholarship to the University of Louisville to study violin in 1996. Her teaching career began in Elizabethtown, Kentucky in 1996 with individualized lessons for children ages three through fourteen. In 2001, she started teaching in Louisville and decided that teaching the Suzuki Method was her choice as a career. Since 2001 Franzeli has held positions at Wheeler Elementary, Golden Tree Middle School and the Waldorf School of Louisville. She currently teaches at the University of Louisville School of Music Preparatory Department (now re-named the Community Music Program) and has taught Suzuki Violin in this program since 2001. Her newest endeavor is starting a strings program at the Louisville Classical Academy. Franzeli has completed and registered Suzuki Teacher Training from Introductory levels through Book Eight with the Suzuki Association of the Americas and has observed and audited classes to review training every year. Franzeli's short term teacher trainers and mentors who have influenced and inspired her teaching include; Linda Steig, Kimberly Meir-Simms, Moshe Neuman, Edmund Sprunger, William Starr (observation), Sherry Hofmeister (childhood private teacher), Carol Hughes, Roger Steig and Hiroko Driver. Franzeli has been a Suzuki Mom since her daughter started to play the violin in 2003. She is continuing her Suzuki Teacher Training and her music studies at the University of Louisville.
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Jerry Tolson, jazz studies
Jerry Tolson, Associate Professor of Music Education and Jazz Studies, teaches music education and jazz studies at the University of Louisville where, along with classroom instruction, he directs instrumental and vocal jazz ensembles. He taught previously at Central College(IA) and the University of Nebraska-Omaha as well as several Iowa high schools. A graduate of Drake University and the University of North Texas, Mr. Tolson is an active clinician, adjudicator, and guest conductor throughout the United States, and has written numerous instrumental and vocal jazz works. His vocal jazz works are published by UNC Jazz Press. He has also been involved in organizing and administrating jazz festivals and community jazz groups in several states. He is coordinator of the University of Louisville Jazz Fest Week, a week-long celebration of jazz on the U of L campus. In addition, he is a faculty member of the prestigious Jamey Aebersold Summer Jazz Workshops and has been an instructor at numerous other jazz camps including the 1,000 Hills Summer Jazz Camp in Kirksville, MO., the Mile High Jazz Camp in Boulder, CO, and the City Stages Jazz Camp in Birmingham, AL. Mr. Tolson has made workshop presentations at the National MENC conference, the International Association of Jazz Educators (IAJE) Conference, the Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic, and the Southern Regional conference of MENC. He co-founded the Kentuckiana Jazz Style Summer Workshop at Bellarmine University in Louisville. He also co-founded U of L's African American Music Heritage Institute, a three day celebration of the contributions of African Americans to America's musical history, and is co-founder of a series of teacher training institutes sponsored by IAJE that are held at several sites around the country. He has been named to"Who's Who Among America's Teachers", and was the Kentucky Music Educators Association "1998-99 College Teacher of the Year". As a performer on woodwinds, keyboards, and vocals, Tolson leads three of his own groups including a jazz quartet and a big band and has worked with such popular artists as the Temptations, Four Tops, Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme, and Manhattan Transfer, and with jazz artists Pete Christlieb, Phil Wilson, James Moody, Benny Golson, Kevin Mahogany, and Marvin Stamm. His CD "Nu View" was released in July 1999. His latest CD, Back at the Track, was released in September of 2003. Tolson's jazz groups have appeared at local and regional jazz festivals including the Louisville Jazz and Blues Festival and Jazz In Central Park and have been featured on the Kentucky Center for the Arts "Jazz Cabaret Series". Tolson's jazz group has appeared at the prestigious Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland as well as the Umbria Jazz Festival in Perugia, Italy. Mr. Tolson is a board member of the Louisville Jazz Society and is a former executive board member of the International Association of Jazz Educators. He is past president of the Kentucky unit of IAJE and has also served as co-chair of the Planning and Development Committee and as a member of the President's Advisory Board of this organization. Mr. Tolson's other professional memberships include the College Music Society, National Band Association, the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP), and Music Educators National Conference.
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Tony Watson, fluteTony Watson has more than thirty years of studio teaching experience. He earned the Bachelor of Music degree in Music Education from Valdosta State University, the Master of Music degree in flute performance from the University of Colorado at Boulder, and the Doctor of Musical Arts degree in flute performance with a minor in music education from the University of Georgia. His dissertation The Flute Pedagogy of Toshio Takahashi surveys the teaching technique of the Suzuki Flute School author. In addition, Dr. Watson has completed extensive teacher training at the East Tennessee Suzuki Flute Institute and the Talent Education Institute in Matsumoto, Japan where he studied with Toshio Takahashi. Dr. Watson is also an Orff specialist, having earned certification through Level III while teaching in the Fulton and DeKalb County Schools in metropolitan Atlanta. Dr. Watson is a founding advisor and past president of the Atlanta Flute Club. |
