If you are interested in scheduling lessons with one of our
oboe
teachers, please use the email link at the end of the teacher's biography, or call The Music Store at
(480) 831-9691 and speak to a member of our staff.
Byron Lipkins
Lessons at Maricopa Location Only (map)
Byron earned his B.S. Degree in Music Performance/Education from Ball State University. An elementary and middle school band director in Mesa for over two decades, Byron is a sought after percussion instructor and band clinician throughout the southwest. He has performed with many of the valley's orchestras, played musicals at Gammage, the Sundome, and the Mesa Arts Center as well as a variety of other musical settings. Byron just finished a tour of duty as Timpanist/Percussionist for the Salt River Brass, and is currently performing with the Greg Morton Band. Byron can be spotted on Sundays holding down the bass chair for the World's Most Dangerous Praise Band.
Rates: Contact for rates
Lesson Days: Tuesday, other days by appointment
Instruments Taught: Band instruments (Woodwinds, Brass, and Percussion), Bass Guitar, Drums
Contact: byronlipkins@the-music-store.com
Susan Yuen
Susie graduated Summa Cum Laude with a degree in Music Education from Maranatha Baptist Bible College in Watertown, WI. She has been playing oboe for 13 years. Susie has performed with the Maranatha Symphonic Wind Ensemble, the Maranatha Orchestra, and the Maranatha Chamber Singers during her four years of college. While touring with the Maranatha Chamber Singers, she had an opportunity to sing as well as accompany the choir on piano and oboe. She also traveled throughout the West for tour summer as a school representative with an ensemble. Susie is Director of Bands at Tri-City Christian Academy, where she also teaches oboe and piano privately. She has studied oboe extensively and enjoys passing her knowledge onto the next generation of oboists.
Rates: Contact for rates
Lesson Days: Tuesday
Instruments Taught: Oboe
Contact: susanyuen@the-music-store.com