Private Lessons
Private lessons provide individualized instruction that will enhance a students skill, motivation, and musicianship.
Students will learn on a one-on-one basis providing instant feedback for their specific needs. Students will learn how to practice effectively and efficiently. Students will gain a strong foundation for their instrument as well as the knowledge that will allow them to be a successful musician. Students will grow by taking ownership of their education through self-discipline, time management, goal-setting, decision-making, and other skills that will transfer to real world experiences.
Flute Instructor
Dr. Lisa Phillips
Phone: (607) 731-3879
Email: lisaphillipsflute@gmail.com
Credentials:
Lisa Phillips received a DMA and MM in flute performance and pedagogy from the University of Colorado at Boulder and a BM in flute performance from Ithaca College. A top prize winner in the San Diego Flute Guild Artist Gold Competition, she performs with the Lone Star Wind Orchestra and has also performed with Seven Degrees Flute Quartet and Metroplex Flutes. She teaches privately in Frisco, TX and serves as Past President of the Texas Flute Society. Her teachers include Rebecca Gilbert, Christina Jennings, Nancy Andrew, and Dr. Wendy Mehne.
Dr. Lisa Phillips
Phone: (607) 731-3879
Email: lisaphillipsflute@gmail.com
Credentials:
Lisa Phillips received a DMA and MM in flute performance and pedagogy from the University of Colorado at Boulder and a BM in flute performance from Ithaca College. A top prize winner in the San Diego Flute Guild Artist Gold Competition, she performs with the Lone Star Wind Orchestra and has also performed with Seven Degrees Flute Quartet and Metroplex Flutes. She teaches privately in Frisco, TX and serves as Past President of the Texas Flute Society. Her teachers include Rebecca Gilbert, Christina Jennings, Nancy Andrew, and Dr. Wendy Mehne.
Clarinet Instructor
Logan Miller
Phone: (210) 861-3351
Email: LMillerClarinet@gmail.com
Credentials:
I recently graduated from Texas Tech University with a BM in Clarinet Performance and am currently in my second year of a MM in Clarinet Performance at Southern Methodist University. While at Texas Tech I was a member of the Concert Band, Symphonic Band, and Symphonic Wind Ensemble as well as the undergraduate clarinet quartet. At SMU I am a member of the Meadows Symphony Orchestra, Meadows Wind Ensemble, Meadows Opera Orchestra, and various chamber ensembles. I currently keep an active studio in the DFW area. My major teachers have included Dr. David Shea, Prof. Paul Garner, and presently Prof. Steve Ahearn.
Logan Miller
Phone: (210) 861-3351
Email: LMillerClarinet@gmail.com
Credentials:
I recently graduated from Texas Tech University with a BM in Clarinet Performance and am currently in my second year of a MM in Clarinet Performance at Southern Methodist University. While at Texas Tech I was a member of the Concert Band, Symphonic Band, and Symphonic Wind Ensemble as well as the undergraduate clarinet quartet. At SMU I am a member of the Meadows Symphony Orchestra, Meadows Wind Ensemble, Meadows Opera Orchestra, and various chamber ensembles. I currently keep an active studio in the DFW area. My major teachers have included Dr. David Shea, Prof. Paul Garner, and presently Prof. Steve Ahearn.
Horn Instructor
Bradley Burford
Phone: (469) 667-0988
Email: bburford@mail.smu.ed
Credentials:
Bradley Burford is a performer and educator of the French horn, currently in pursuit of a Master of Music degree from SMU in Dallas. Bradley holds a Bachelor of Music degree from Louisiana State University, where he instructed a private studio and taught masterclasses over the summers throughout his undergraduate career.
Bradley Burford
Phone: (469) 667-0988
Email: bburford@mail.smu.ed
Credentials:
Bradley Burford is a performer and educator of the French horn, currently in pursuit of a Master of Music degree from SMU in Dallas. Bradley holds a Bachelor of Music degree from Louisiana State University, where he instructed a private studio and taught masterclasses over the summers throughout his undergraduate career.
Trumpet Instructor
Dr. Ben Fairfield
Phone: (305) 726-9652
Email: benfairfieldtrumpet@gmail.com
Credentials:
Ben Fairfield is the Principal Trumpet of the Abilene Philharmonic, the Co-Principal Trumpet of the West Texas Symphony in Midland, TX, and a member of the West Texas Symphony’s Lone Star Brass Quintet. He is also a member of the Lone Star Wind Orchestra in Dallas, TX. He frequently performs as a guest member of the trumpet section with orchestras throughout the United States including the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra, New Mexico Philharmonic, Santa Fe Symphony, Boulder Philharmonic, San Juan Symphony, and the San Angelo Symphony. Recent engagements have taken him to New York, NY, Albuquerque, NM, Denver, CO, Miami, FL, Philadelphia, PA, and San Francisco, CA. Prior to his time in Texas, he performed in the orchestras of the Florida Grand Opera and the Miami City Ballet in Miami, FL.
Ben has taught trumpet at Eastern New Mexico University, Auburn University, Barry University, and the University of Miami. He is also a veteran of the United States Army, performing as a member of the United States Continental Army Band at Ft. Monroe, VA.
Ben currently resides in Arlington, TX. He holds a Bachelor of Music Education degree from James Madison University and graduate degrees (MM, DMA) in trumpet performance from the University of Miami Frost School of Music. His teachers include Craig Morris, former Principal Trumpet of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Gilbert Johnson, former Principal Trumpet of the Philadelphia Orchestra, and James Kluesner Professor Emeritus of Trumpet at James Madison University.
Ben is a Vincent Bach performing artist, a division of Conn-Selmer.
Dr. Ben Fairfield
Phone: (305) 726-9652
Email: benfairfieldtrumpet@gmail.com
Credentials:
Ben Fairfield is the Principal Trumpet of the Abilene Philharmonic, the Co-Principal Trumpet of the West Texas Symphony in Midland, TX, and a member of the West Texas Symphony’s Lone Star Brass Quintet. He is also a member of the Lone Star Wind Orchestra in Dallas, TX. He frequently performs as a guest member of the trumpet section with orchestras throughout the United States including the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra, New Mexico Philharmonic, Santa Fe Symphony, Boulder Philharmonic, San Juan Symphony, and the San Angelo Symphony. Recent engagements have taken him to New York, NY, Albuquerque, NM, Denver, CO, Miami, FL, Philadelphia, PA, and San Francisco, CA. Prior to his time in Texas, he performed in the orchestras of the Florida Grand Opera and the Miami City Ballet in Miami, FL.
Ben has taught trumpet at Eastern New Mexico University, Auburn University, Barry University, and the University of Miami. He is also a veteran of the United States Army, performing as a member of the United States Continental Army Band at Ft. Monroe, VA.
Ben currently resides in Arlington, TX. He holds a Bachelor of Music Education degree from James Madison University and graduate degrees (MM, DMA) in trumpet performance from the University of Miami Frost School of Music. His teachers include Craig Morris, former Principal Trumpet of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Gilbert Johnson, former Principal Trumpet of the Philadelphia Orchestra, and James Kluesner Professor Emeritus of Trumpet at James Madison University.
Ben is a Vincent Bach performing artist, a division of Conn-Selmer.
Trombone/ Euphonium Instructor
Nate Gardner
Phone: (864) 313-9613
Email: ngardnertbone@gmail.com
Credentials:
Nate Gardner is currently working on a DMA in trombone performance at the University of North Texas. He holds a Masters of Music from Indiana University Jacobs School of Music studying with Pete Ellefson and Carl Lenthe, and a Bachelor of Music Education from Bob Jones University with Paul Overly. Nate is an active performer with the Salisbury Symphony Orchestra as second trombone, Appalachia: Southeast Wind Symphony as their principal trombone, and substitute trombone with orchestras across the country. In addition to a performing career, Nate teaches private lessons to trombone, euphonium, and tuba students as well as masterclasses and guest lectures.
Nate Gardner
Phone: (864) 313-9613
Email: ngardnertbone@gmail.com
Credentials:
Nate Gardner is currently working on a DMA in trombone performance at the University of North Texas. He holds a Masters of Music from Indiana University Jacobs School of Music studying with Pete Ellefson and Carl Lenthe, and a Bachelor of Music Education from Bob Jones University with Paul Overly. Nate is an active performer with the Salisbury Symphony Orchestra as second trombone, Appalachia: Southeast Wind Symphony as their principal trombone, and substitute trombone with orchestras across the country. In addition to a performing career, Nate teaches private lessons to trombone, euphonium, and tuba students as well as masterclasses and guest lectures.