Audition Prep with Zoe R.

Zoe has been teaching lessons privately since 2009 and began building her current studio when she moved to Tennessee in 2013. Since moving to Tennessee she has taught over 1000 lessons. Since starting with Take Lessons she has taught lessons in various subjects to over 25 students with her primary focus on Audition Preparation and First Time Flute Students. Her current studio sits at 14 students of various ages and concentrations. Zoe has played flute in several ensembles over the past ten years. Most recently she performed with the, Middleton Players Theater Pit Orchestra, Middleton Symphony Orchestra, Middleton Wind Ensemble, the University of Wisconsin Madison Concert Band, University of Wisconsin Whitewater Concert Band, the Volunteer State Jazz Ensemble, the Volunteer State Show Stoppers, Vanderbilt University's Spirit of Gold, and Tennessee Technological University Concert Band. Zoe has been featured as a soloist with the Madison Jazz Society and Middleton Concerto Competition, the Volunteer State Jazz Ensemble, Volunteer State Show Stoppers, and appeared on the 2014 and 2015 Sounds of the Season CDs. During High School, Zoe annually competed in the Wisconsin School Music Association (WSMA) Solo and Ensemble Festival earning a total of eighteen medals at the District and State Levels. Over the past nine years, she developed an interest in clarinet and earned a gold medal at WSMA Solo and Ensemble less than six months after she began playing the instrument. Zoe is a member of the National Association for Music Education which has most recently allowed her to Attend the Wisconsin State Music Educators Convention (October 2012) as well as the National Music Education In-Service Conference (October 2014). Zoe moved to Nashville Tennessee in 2013 to further her education and continue her career in Music Education. She has recently started working on a series of method books for flute as well as a series of etudes to use with her students, and a dictionary of musical terms by language. She believe in teaching with good technique at an early age to help prevent repetitive motion injuries and a life long enjoyment of music.