Are you …
-looking for an oboe teacher for yourself or your child?
-interested in help with music theory or ear training?
-seeking out some reed-making lessons?
-curious to learn more about online music lessons?
Let’s connect.
“I’m an older adult and beginner at learning the oboe online with Lauren. Even through video lessons Lauren’s enthusiasm, musicality, technical skill and deep knowledge of the instrument enormously helped me overcome the challenges of a double reed instrument. She knows the problems a beginning learner faces and how to methodically overcome them. She skillfully educated me on the craft of reed-making and coached me on instrument repairs I did at home. I highly recommend her, for your child or yourself.”
— Marty
Online Lessons:
Music can be an amazing tool of self-expression for both adults and young people.
I have many years of experience teaching online:
-Oboe Lessons
-Reed-making Lessons
-Music Theory/Ear Training Tutoring
With so much remote learning happening, you might wonder if online music lessons are worthwhile?
The answer is yes — they are a convenient, comfortable way to add music lessons to your (or your child’s) schedule, no matter where you live. I believe they are an excellent alternative to in-person musical instruction.
Music lessons, including online, can be a valuable time for students to explore their creativity, process emotions and develop a nonverbal expressive outlet.
Teaching Philosophy:
My focus as an educator is to help each student achieve their artistic goals while experiencing the joy of playing music.
Everyone on earth has an artistic voice that is valuable and worth exploring. My approach when working with students is to create a supportive space that will help each individual with that exploration — and to provide whatever tools will be most conducive to learning for them specifically. For this reason, I use a variety of teaching methodologies, materials, and approaches in lessons.
In the classical music world, there is often a strong emphasis on the idea that teachers are all-knowing experts. I approach music education differently:
I aim to decenter myself to avoid the “expert - learner” hierarchy of power within lesson contexts by 1) centering the work upon developing a student’s unique musical voice, and 2) emphasizing the framework that every person and musician — including myself — is continually growing and learning.
What music do you love?
When working with students, I am always curious to know the music that they are passionate about — and pull from a variety of sources for what studies, solos, and ensemble music to explore together. It’s my intention to expand and innovate beyond the white-male-centric musical education that I and many others received and approach lessons instead from a much wider vantage point. I also love finding/arranging music for my students from any source - video games, movies, pop music - if it’s music they are interested in playing.