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Private Lessons & CoachingsGeoffrey Johnson has played both oboe & English horn with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra for the past four seasons and teaches oboe students across the Detroit Metro. In addition to DSO, he has performed with Chicago Symphony Orchestra, National Arts Centre Orchestra (Ottawa, Canada), Pittsburgh Symphony, Honolulu Symphony, Detroit Chamber Winds, Michigan Opera Theatre and more. He is a graduate of the Cleveland Institute of Music where he studied with famed teachers, John Mack and Frank Rosenwein, and was accepted to Juilliard as well. Mr. Johnson has given masterclasses at the University of Ottawa, was also a private lessons teacher with the Sphinx Preparatory School for underprivileged students, and is an oboe teacher and coach for AVANTI, the DSO summer music festival. |
His private lessons students’ achievements include:
Private lessons are offered year round for beginners to advanced, and include individual attention on:
- Acceptance into Interlochen Academy for the Arts
- Acceptance into major universities, such as Baldwin-Wallace College, Vanderbilt University, Oakland University, etc. as oboe performance majors
- FULL music scholarships to major universities, including Vanderbilt University and Oakland University, by multiple students
- Merit scholarships
- Music scholarships
- Royal Oak Music Scholarship Competition winner
- Birmingham Musicale Scholarship Competition winner
- First divisions at STATE solo & ensemble competitions in both Texas & Michigan
- Chairs in Texas All- State Orchestra (TMEA) AND Michigan All-State Orchestra (MMEA)
- Selected to perform at Michigan Youth Arts Festival, and have won top chairs in the Michigan Honors Band
- Playing in Detroit Civic Youth Ensembles (CYE) , Dearborn Youth Symphony, Detroit Metropolitan Youth Orchestra, and other youth symphonies
- Acceptance into University of Michigan summer camp, Blue Lake Festival, Interlochen Summer camp, and more
- Featured in newspapers, including Royal Oak Review, Troy Tribune, Michigan Chronicle, etc.
- Highlighted in television series, Detroit Performs, which focuses on young artists in the Detroit-Metro
- Invited to perform solos at locals events and as well as trips to the White House
- Music majors in college after their studies with Mr. Johnson
Private lessons are offered year round for beginners to advanced, and include individual attention on:
- Technique practice with advanced rhythms, scales & arpeggios
- Preparation of music for solo & ensemble
- Help with band & orchestra music
- Preparation of music for scholarship and college auditions
- Reed making
- Instrument repair
- Orchestra Excerpts
- Double Tonguing exercises
- Handmade oboe & English horn reeds for sale
There are several options for lessons:
- First lesson is free for limited time only
- 30-minute lessons – middle school and adult only
- 45-minute lessons – middle school, high school, adult
- 60-minute lessons - middle school, high school, adult
Group coachings for ensembles is also available, as well as
Oboe & English horn rental for students (based on availability).
Reed making classes are offered separately and periodically throughout the year, as well as instrument repair and maintenance classes. Classes with no more than 4 students per class allows for each student to get individual attention during the class. The reed making classes allow the students to both learn to make reeds from scratch, as well as adjust store bought reeds for better performance. Beginning reed making classes include tying reeds and basic scrapes (including adjusting store bought reeds), intermediate classes include advanced scraping techniques (for specific goals such as response, pitch, and tone), knife sharpening, adjusting reeds, and advanced classes include shaping cane, and gouging, along with gouger setup. The goal is for all of my student's to eventually gain independence in their reed making, and to make reeds that suit their needs.
Group coachings for ensembles is also available, as well as oboe rental for middle school students (based on availability).
Oboe studio is located in Royal Oak, close to Ferndale, Troy, Madison Heights, Birmingham, Berkely, Bloomfield Hills, West Bloomfield, Farmington, Grosse Pointe and Walled Lake
Please visit my blog to see students' recent accomplishments!!
Group coachings for ensembles is also available, as well as oboe rental for middle school students (based on availability).
Oboe studio is located in Royal Oak, close to Ferndale, Troy, Madison Heights, Birmingham, Berkely, Bloomfield Hills, West Bloomfield, Farmington, Grosse Pointe and Walled Lake
Please visit my blog to see students' recent accomplishments!!