If this sounds like you, please send the following information to rgrubb1@utk.edu:

Name, instrument(s) that you teach, teaching location(s), cost per half hour and hour lesson, one sentence teaching style/method, and a short bio (3-4 sentences).

Musically yours,

Rachel Grubb, ORYSO Music Director

ORYSO Private Instructor List:
Ms. Kathleen Bowman - Cello, Knoxville area
Trained in the Suzuki Method, Kathleen Bowman offers private cello instruction designed to develop and foster the musical ability within each student. Students enrolled in the Bowman Cello Studio participate in private lessons, group classes, and performance opportunities each semester. Students as young as three and four years old are welcome. Lessons are designed to create a positive learning environment and involve the parent in the learning process. No experience necessary. For more information, please contact: BowmanCello@gmail.com or 865-257-2283. To learn more, please visit: www.bowmancello.com . Ms. Bowman actively performs in the Knoxville area, holds a Bachelor of Arts Music degree, and completed a Master’s degree in Cello Performance from the University of Tennessee in May 2009. She has over five years teaching experience and a commitment to excellence in teaching.

Mr. Jamie Hackney - Percussion, Knoxville & other locations according to student needs. Mr. Hackney is currently accepting all levels of percussionists on instruments of all types including snare drum, drumset, timpani, xylophone/marimba and orchestral instruments. He will start with the basics and find out what the students goals are and work with that student to achieve above and beyond those goals. He holds a Bachelors degree in Music Education and a Masters degree in Percussion Performance. He has 7 years of teaching experience. $20 half hour and $35 for an hour. (Price may be negotiable). Contact info:
Phone: 434-334-7302
jamie_hackney@hotmail.com

Ms. Robyn James - Violin/Viola, Information coming soon.
Mr. Micah Layne - Flute, Oak Ridge/ Knoxville.
Mr. Layne is the ORYSO Woodwind Coach and Assistant Director, and he is also University of Tennessee’s Flute Graduate Teaching Assistant. Information about his teaching philosophy and an introductory letter can be found by clicking HERE. His contact info is: (310) 502 - 4224
email: mlayne@utk.edu
Ms. Alicia Keener - Viola and Violin, UT Campus
Pricing: $10 for a half hour, $15 for 45 minutes, $20 for full hour.

Alicia Keener is currently pursuing a Bachelor’s of Music degree in Viola Performance at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. She began her musical studies on violin at age 5 and began viola in high school. Her teaching style is influenced by the Suzuki Method and includes scales study, etudes and technique-building exercises, and ensemble and solo repertoire. Students of any level and age are welcome. Her email address is: akeener3@utk.edu.

Ms. Susan Shor - Viola, Oak Ridge. Ms. Shor is now accepting beginning students on violin and viola, Suzuki Method. Her contact info is: 483-6145 susanshor@yahoo.com
Ms. Ayca Yayman - Oboe, Knoxville (Studio at Rush’s music- both Cedar Bluff and Chapman Hwy locations)
Pricing: $20/half-hour, $30 for 45 min, $40 for hour lessons.

Teaching style- Curriculum includes scales and technique exercises, Barret oboe method, attention to orchestra music and solo works, and sometimes reed-making.
Ms. Yayman is an Oboist and frequent English horn player with the Knoxville Symphony, the Oak Ridge Symphony, Missouri Symphony, and several surrounding orchestras in TN and Alabama. Has 13 years experience playing professionally and teaching oboe. Contact info: ayca9000@aol.com

Good luck, and happy practicing!
Rachel Grubb, ORYSO Music Director