Chris has been teaching for 18 years. He earned a Bachelor of Music Education degree from VanderCook College of Music in Chicago. Chris then went on to earn a Master of Arts degree from Radford University in Radford, VA.
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Chris teaches beginner flute, oboe, and clarinet. He also teaches beginner and intermediate saxophone, trumpet, french horn, trombone, baritone/euphonium, and tuba. Chris also teaches composition and music theory.
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Chris is also a published composer, writing music for nearly forty years. Chris has also been an active arranger and orchestrator. He has composed, arranged, and orchestrated for CD accompaniment recordings for the Standard of Excellence, Tradition of Excellence, and String Basics instrumental method books.