YOR
Virtual Conservatory
Career Guidance
For all students, experience in a youth orchestra is very
important to Admissions Directors at colleges and universities.
The YOR experience and repertoire also provides excellent material
for college application essays.
If you are interested in pursuing music, you must develop your
musicality, technical facility and knowledge of music and direct
experience performing the repertoire. These activities must take
priority:
- Private lessons and personal practice toward
those lessons
- School music programs, ideally in leadership
positions
- Youth Orchestra, where you play significant
repertoire and have contact with professionals in the field
- Chamber music, to further refine all skills,
and gain independence
- Listening to recordings of orchestral,
chamber and solo repertoire
A selection of the top music schools
in America:
Curtis
Institute of Music
Cleveland
Institute of Music
Eastman
School or Music
Indiana
University, Jacobs School of Music
The
Juilliard School
Manhattan School
of Music
Mannes
College of Music
New
England Conservatory
Oberlin
Conservatory
The
Peabody Institute
Rice
University Shepherd School of Music
University
of Cincinnati, College-Conservatory of Music (CCM)
University
of Michigan School of Music
University of Southern California Thornton School of Music
Yale
School of Music
Colorado and Wyoming also have excellent
state colleges, schools, and departments of music, including:
CSU
Department of Music, Theater and Dance
CU
Boulder College of Music
University
of Denver, Lamont School of Music
UNC
College of Performing Arts
UW
Department of Music
Other
Links
Colorado All-State Ensembles
Colorado
All-State Bands
Colorado
All-State Orchestra
UNC
Western States Honor Orchestra
Local Professional Orchestras and Bands
Cheyenne
Symphony Orchestra
Colorado
Symphony
Fort Collins
Symphony
Fort Collins Wind Symphony
Greeley Chamber Orchestra
Greeley
Philharmonic
Longmont Symphony Orchestra
Pro
Musica Colorado Chamber Orchestra
Local Music Stores and Instrument
Repair / Sales
Boomer
Music (Fort Collins)
Murphy Violins (Fort Collins)
Campus
Music Store (Greeley)
Marlow's Music (Cheyenne)
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
Viola
Cello
Bass
Flute
Oboe
Clarinet
Bassoon
French Horn
Trumpet
Piano
Violin
Elaine Badiere
Suzuki violin
717 Tracey Parkway
Fort Collins, CO 80524
Ph # (970)493-0731
ebadiere@msn.com
www.elainesviolinstudio.com
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 Curtis
Institute of Music and in Europe
Danielle Dron
Violin - All Ages & Levels
5720 N. Taft Hill Road
Fort Collins , CO 80524
(970) 219-8163
www.dronviolinstudio.com
Jean Farley
Violin, All levels,
258 Camino Del Mundo
Fort Collins 80524
226-4772
jeanannfarley@yahoo.com
Bachelor's Degree in Violin Performance, 20 years experience
in teaching and performing
Andrea French
cello & violin, violin: beginner through intermediate,
Suzuki 5 or 6
1006 E. 2nd st. Loveland, 80537
Phone: H: 970-667-6412
C: 970-690-0345
musicguru77@yahoo.com
Leanne Griffey
violin/viola, Ages 5-adult
2001 MacKenzie Court
Fort Collins, CO 80528
(970) 266-8869
klgriffey@comcast.net
Carla Hager
Violin, Viola all levels
913 Sailors Reef , Fort Collins, 80525
970-223-8363
chager@verinet.com
Ruth Engle Larner
violin, 3-18 years old (Suzuki)
6325 Cattail Ct
226-4340
larners@aol.com
Kathy Murphy
2024 Huntington Circle
Ft Collins 80526
224-4865
kmvln@yahoo.com
Violin, All levels
Bachelors and Masters in Violin Performance; 25+ years teaching
and professional performance experience; All 10 levels registered
Suzuki teaching
Allison Sherman
Suzuki Violin, level 10,
Youth from 4 1/2+
2940 Rocky Mountain Court
Fort Collins, CO 80526
970.223.7339
Phyllis Smith
Suzuki violin
1339 Catalpa Drive
Ft. Collins, CO 80521
970.493.0742
smithfccs@msn.com
Leslie Stewart
Violin
(970) 219-5985
Leslie2.Stewart@ColoState.EDU
Former Assistant Professor of Violin, Old Dominion
University. Currently at CSU as Director of its new
String Pedagogy Program,
adjunct violin teacher, chamber music coach and second violinist
in the CSU Faculty String Quartet
David Swiss
violin and viola, all levels.
1212 Solstice Lane
Fort Collins, CO 80525
(970) 988-3978.
deswiss@comcast.net
Master of Music, UNC. Suzuki levels 1A, 1B and 2. Greeley
Philharmonic and Fort Collins Symphony. Teaching music
for 28 years
Jaylene Willhite
Violin
Address: 1634 Crook Ave. Cheyenne, WY 82001
307-637-3785
jaylenemw@msn.com
24 years experience teaching. Orchestra Grades 4 through
9 Laramie County School District #1, Director of the
Cheyenne Youth Symphony
Viola
Leanne Griffey
violin/viola, Ages 5-adult
2001 MacKenzie Court
Fort Collins, CO 80528
(970) 266-8869
klgriffey@comcast.net
Carla Hager
Violin, Viola all levels
913 Sailors Reef , Fort Collins, 80525
970-223-8363
chager@verinet.com
David Swiss
violin and viola, all levels.
1212 Solstice Lane
Fort Collins, CO 80525
Phone: (970) 988-3978.
deswiss@comcast.net
Master of Music, UNC. Suzuki levels1A, 1B and 2. Greeley
Philharmonic and Fort Collins Symphony. Teaching music
for 28 years
Sue Temple
Viola, beginner to pre-college, any age
1812 Essex Drive
Ft Collins, CO 80526
970-482-1647
stemple@comcast.net
Cello
Vicki Cotton
Cello: Ages 6 to adult, all levels
Contact info: 2609 Pleasant
Valley Rd
Fort Collins, CO 80521
970-221-5071
grace42c@gmail.com
Bachelors of Music in cello performance
7 years private studio
experience
Cello studies with Fred Hoeppner,
Barbara Thiem, James Fittz, 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
Cello studies with Judith Glyde, Barbara Thiem, Janos
Starker, Eva Jantzer, Andre Navarra
James Fittz, DMA
Professor of Cello, Honors Program Coordinator
School of Music
University of Northern Colorado
Greeley, CO 80639
(970) 351-2967
james.fittz@unco.edu
Andrea French
cello & violin, Level/Age Range: cello: All Levels (beginner
through Advanced )
1006 E. 2nd st. Loveland, 80537
Phone: H: 970-667-6412
C: 970-690-0345
musicguru77@yahoo.com
Becky Kutz Osterberg
Cello, ages 6-adult; all levels
6612 Avondale Rd. #6A
Fort Collins, CO 80525
bjocello@juno.com
970-206-0605
Haide Lefebvre
Suzuki Cello (and traditional), all ages.
Fort Collins, CO
Haide_Lefebvre@live.com
970-377-2264
Kim LeMonde
Cello, all levels, and all ages.
970-631-4748
kimberlylemonde@yahoo.com
Degree in cello performance from Georgia State University, 10 years
teaching.
Heidi Mausbach
Cello, ages 7 - adult
1132 Argento Dr.
Fort Collins, CO 80521
970-472-8338
cellos@vcn.com
Andrea Pinedo
Cello, all ages, beginning through advanced
(970) 481-8632
andrea.rs@juno.com
Bass
Forest Greenough
Double Bass, Level, mainly experienced high school
students, but occasionally make exceptions for younger
students.
970-978-3075
forest.greenough@colostate.edu
Assistant Professor of Music, Double Bass and Music Theory
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 Fort Collins Symphony Orchestra flute section
Oboe
Lindsey Bird Reynolds
All levels of oboe, English horn and reed making
825 Ponderosa Lane
Lochbuie, CO 80603
lbird@uwyo.edu
970-978-9853
Instructor of Oboe, University of Wyoming
Marilyn Johnson
5132 N. Monroe Avenue
Loveland, CO 80538
(970)667-7506, cell(970)412-2609
email: MJDBLRDS@aol.com
Oboe/Bassoon instruction gradeschool through highschool
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/English horn
serious beginners through professional level players
lauren.murray@unco.edu
970-351-2248
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
Phone 970-353-6409
e-mail dolorick@AOL.com
Principal Clarinet: Greeley Philharmonic, Ft. Collins
Symphony, Cheyenne Symphony.
College Teaching: CSU, Adjunct, UNC, Department Chair and Faculty
Emeritus
April Johannesen, MM
Clarinets, Eb, Bass :: All Levels
www.apriljohannesen.com
distantvelvet@hotmail.com
303-746-0683
2nd Clarinet, Fort Collins Symphony
Bassoon
Marilyn Johnson
Oboe/Bassoon instruction gradeschool through highschool
5132 N. Monroe Avenue
Loveland, CO 80538
(970)667-7506, cell(970)412-2609
email: 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 reedmak-ing classes.
French Horn
Jennifer Swanson
Horn Instruction: Beginner through adult
1015 E. 4th Street, Loveland, CO 80537
970-396-3032
email: swanson.jennifer@gmail.com
B.M. Horn Performance at University of Northern Colorado
Studies with Jack Herrick, Marion Hesse, and Christopher
Leuba
Currently 3rd Horn, Cheyenne Symphony Orchestra and
Wyoming Symphony Orchestra
Member, Simply Brass Quintet
Additional performing with Loveland Chamber Orchestra, Fort Collins
Wind Symphony, Centennial Philharmonic, 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.).
Offer two student recitals per year. Also teach at CSU and Front
Range Community College.
Piano
Denise Apodaca
3737 Bromley Drive
Fort Collins, CO 80525
(970) 689-3460
apodacamusic@yahoo.com
Piano, all levels and ages
Masters in Piano Performance and Piano Pedagogy
For further resources, contact the faculty at your local university
(links at top of page in Career Guidance section)
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