Private Teachers

These listings do no constitute recommendations of any one teacher; they are simply a cross section of the private teachers in the Northern Colorado / Southern Wyoming area. If you would like to be included, just send us an email with your name, instrument, level that you teach and contact info; we’ll be happy to include you.

Please click on the instrument you are looking for:

Violin

Elaine Badiere
Suzuki violin
717 Tracey Pkwy
Fort Collins, CO 80524
970.493.0731
ebadiere@msn.com
www.elainesviolinstudio.com

Jephta Bernstein
violin and viola - all ages and levels
3633 Wild View Dr
Fort Collins, CO 80528
970.682.2565 / 512.825.4122
jephtabernstein@gmail.com
Graduate of Oberlin Conservatory and Manhattan School of Music; extensive teaching experience; Former Director of CHAMPS, Chamber Music in Public Schools (Austin, TX)

Alvaro deGranda
violin
5963 Swift Ct
Fort Collins, CO 80528
970.232.9207
lalipwd@comcast.net
Member of The Cleveland Orchestra for 40 years, 31 as Assistant Concertmaster; 35 years experience teaching; studied at the Curtis Institute of Music and in Europe.

Danielle Dron
violin - all ages & levels
5720 N Taft Hill Rd
Fort Collins, CO 80524
970.219.8163
www.dronviolinstudio.com

Jean Farley
violin - all levels
258 Camino Del Mundo
Fort Collins, CO 80524
970.226.4772
jeanannfarley@yahoo.com
Bachelor's Degree in Violin Performance; 20 years experience in teaching and performing.

Andrea French
violin - beginner through intermediate, Suzuki 5 or 6
1006 E 2nd St
Loveland, CO 80537
H: 970.667.6412 - C: 970.690.0345
musicguru77@yahoo.com

Leanne Griffey
violin and viola - ages 5 to adult
2001 MacKenzie Ct
Fort Collins, CO 80528
970.266.8869
klgriffey@comcast.net

Carla Hager
violin and viola - all levels
913 Sailors Reef
Fort Collins, CO 80525
970.223.8363
chager@verinet.com

Ruth Engle Larner
Suzuki violin - 3 to 18 years old
6325 Cattail Ct
970.226.4340
larners@aol.com

Kathy Murphy
violin - all levels
2024 Huntington Circle
Fort Collins, CO 80526
224-4865
kmvln@yahoo.com
Bachelor's and Masters in Violin Performance; 25+ years teaching and professional performance experience; All 10 levels registered Suzuki teaching.

Lois Owsley
violin, viola, cello, piano, and systematic computerized theory instruction, with opportunities to perform
1500 S Bryan Ave
Fort Collins, CO 80521
970.672.6025
muzk4lo@yahoo.com
Bachelor's in Violin Performance, Masters in Music Education; 30+ years teaching experience.

Allison Sherman
Suzuki violin up through level 10, youth from 4 1/2.
2940 Rocky Mountain Ct
Fort Collins, CO 80526
970.223.7339

Phyllis Smith
Suzuki violin
1339 Catalpa Dr
Fort Collins, CO 80521
970.493.0742
smithfccs@msn.com

Leslie Stewart
violin
970.219.5985
Leslie2.Stewart@colostate.edu
Former Assistant Professor of Violin at Old Dominion University; currently director of CSU String Pedagogy Program and adjunct violin teacher, chamber music coach and second violinist in the CSU Faculty String Quartet.

David Swiss
violin and viola - all levels (Suzuki levels 1A, 1B, and 2)
1212 Solstice Lane
Fort Collins, CO 80525
970.988.3978
deswiss@comcast.net
Master of Music, UNC; Member of Greeley Philharmonic and Fort Collins Symphony; has taught music for 28 years.

Jaylene Willhite
violin
1634 Crook Ave
Cheyenne, WY 82001
307.637.3785
jaylenemw@msn.com
24 years experience teaching; orchestra grades 4 through 9 in Laramie County School District #1; director of the Cheyenne Youth Symphony.

Viola

Jephta Bernstein
violin and viola - all ages and levels
3633 Wild View Dr
Fort Collins, CO 80528
970.682.2565 / 512.825.4122
jephtabernstein@gmail.com
Graduate of Oberlin Conservatory and Manhattan School of Music; extensive teaching experience; Former Director of CHAMPS, Chamber Music in Public Schools (Austin, TX)

Leanne Griffey
violin and viola - ages 5 to adult
2001 MacKenzie Court
Fort Collins, CO 80528
970.266.8869
klgriffey@comcast.net

Carla Hager
violin and viola - all levels
913 Sailors Reef
Fort Collins, CO 80525
970.223.8363
chager@verinet.com

Ann Schnaidt
viola - beginner through college/adult
618 East Plum St
Fort Collins, CO 80524
970.495.0546
Instructor at Front Range Community College

David Swiss
violin and viola - all levels (Suzuki levels 1A, 1B, and 2)
1212 Solstice Lane
Fort Collins, CO 80525
970.988.3978
deswiss@comcast.net
Master of Music, UNC; Member of Greeley Philharmonic and Fort Collins Symphony; has taught music for 28 years.

Sue Temple
viola - beginner to pre-college, any age
1812 Essex Dr
Fort Collins, CO 80526
970.482.1647
stemple@comcast.net

Cello

Vicki Cotton
cello - ages 6 to adult, all levels
2609 Pleasant Valley Rd
Fort Collins, CO 80521
970.221.5071
grace42c@gmail.com
Bachelor's in Music in cello performance; 7 years private studio experience; studied cello with Fred Hoeppner, Barbara Thiem, James Fittz, and Heidi Mausbach.

Lisa Eakins
cello - ages 8 to adult, all levels
2202 A Copper Creek Dr
Fort Collins, CO 80528
970.988.8083
vcellisa1@comcast.net
15 years private studio experience; Founder, Youth Orchestra of the Rockies; 35 years experience as an Orchestral and Chamber Musician; studied cello with Judith Glyde, Barbara Thiem, Janos Starker, Eva Jantzer, and Andre Navarra.

James Fittz, DMA
Professor of Cello, Honors Program Coordinator at the University of Northern Colorado
Greeley, CO 80639
970.351.2967
james.fittz@unco.edu

Andrea French
cello and violin - all levels
1006 E 2nd St
Loveland, CO 80537
H: 970.667.6412 - C: 970.690.0345
musicguru77@yahoo.com

Becky Kutz Osterberg
cello - ages 6 to adult, all levels
6612 Avondale Rd #6A
Fort Collins, CO 80525
970.219.3391
bjocello@gmail.com

Haide Lefebvre
Suzuki cello (and traditional) - all ages
Fort Collins, CO
970.377.2264
Haide_Lefebvre@live.com

Kim LeMonde
cello - all levels and ages.
970.631.4748
kimberlylemonde@yahoo.com
Degree in Cello Performance from Georgia State University; 10 years teaching experience.

Heidi Mausbach
cello - ages 7 to adult
1132 Argento Dr
Fort Collins, CO 80521
970.472.8338
cellos@vcn.com

Andrea Pinedo
cello - all levels and ages
Fort Collins, CO
970.481.8632
andrea.rs@juno.com

Bass

Forest Greenough
double bass - mainly experienced high school students, but occasionally makes exceptions for younger students
Fort Collins, CO
970.978.3075
forest.greenough@colostate.edu
Assistant Professor of Music, Double Bass and Music Theory at Colorado State University.

Flute

Liz Jaeger
flute - all levels
Fort Collins, CO
970.310.7128
flautatime@hotmail.com
Bachelor's Degree in Music Education, emphasis in flute; 14 years teaching and performing experience.

Kristin Sommer
flute - all levels
2830 Antelope Rd
Fort Collins, CO 80525
970.223.0249
kristinsommer@yahoo.com
Bachelor of Music Performance; 14 years teaching experience; member of the Fort Collins Symphony.

Oboe

Lindsey Bird Reynolds
oboe, english horn and reed making - all levels
825 Ponderosa Lane
Lochbuie, CO 80603
970.978.9853
lbird@uwyo.edu
Instructor of Oboe, University of Wyoming.

Marilyn Johnson
oboe and bassoon - grade school through high school
5132 N Monroe Avenue
Loveland, CO 80538
H: 970.667.7506 - C: 970.412.2609
MJDBLRDS@aol.com
BME from Indiana University; MM from University of Denver; Oboe/English horn with the Cheyenne Symphony; over 20 years teaching experience; private lessons, recitals, and reedmaking classes.

Dr. Lauren Murray
oboe and english horn - serious beginners through professional-level players
970.351.2248
lauren.murray@unco.edu
Instructor of Oboe, University of Northern Colorado.
http://www.arts.unco.edu/pva/faculty/bios/murrayl.html

Clarinet

William Jamieson
clarinet and saxophone, woodwind ensemble coach - level: no beginners
1814 19th Ave
Greeley, CO 80631
970.353.6409
dolorick@AOL.com
Has played with the Greeley Philharmonic, Fort Collins Symphony, and Cheyenne Symphony; college teaching: CSU, Adjunct; UNC, Department Chair and Faculty Emeritus.

April Johannesen, MM
clarinets, Eb, bass - all levels
303.746.0683
distantvelvet@hotmail.com
2nd Clarinet, Fort Collins Symphony.
www.apriljohannesen.com

Bassoon

Marilyn Johnson
oboe and bassoon - grade school through high school
5132 N Monroe Avenue
Loveland, CO 80538
H: 970.667.7506 - C: 970.412.2609
MJDBLRDS@aol.com
BME from Indiana University; MM from University of Denver; Oboe/English horn with the Cheyenne Symphony; over 20 years teaching experience; private lessons, recitals, and reedmaking classes.

French Horn

Clint Baker
french horn
709 Knollwood Circle
Fort Collins, CO 80524
970.484.2876
clint_baker@agilent.com

Jennifer Swanson
french horn - beginner through adult
1015 E 4th Street
Loveland, CO 80537
970.396.3032
swanson.jennifer@gmail.com
Bachelor's in Horn Performance from University of Northern Colorado; studied with Jack Herrick, Marion Hesse, and Christopher Leuba; currently 3rd Horn, Cheyenne Symphony Orchestra and Wyoming Symphony Orchestra; member of Simply Brass Quintet; additional performing with Loveland Chamber Orchestra, Fort Collins Wind Symphony, Centennial Philharmonic, and Rome Festival Orchestra; Principal Horn of the New Artist Philharmonic.

Trumpet

Mark Manges
trumpet
2006 Ridgewood Road
Fort Collins, CO 80526
manges@trumpetsource.com
Music bachelors degree from UNC, currently finishing up masters degree in trumpet performance at Colorado State University; professional trumpet player in all styles of music (jazz, classical, rock, etc.); offers two student recitals per year; also teaches at CSU and Front Range Community College.

Piano

Denise Apodaca
piano - all levels and ages
3737 Bromley Drive
Fort Collins, CO 80525
970.689.3460
apodacamusic@yahoo.com
Masters in Piano Performance and Piano Pedagogy.

Lois Owsley
violin, viola, cello, piano, and systematic computerized theory instruction, with opportunities to perform
1500 S Bryan Ave
Fort Collins, CO 80521
970.672.6025
muzk4lo@yahoo.com
Bachelor's in Violin Performance, Masters in Music Education; 30+ years teaching experience.


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