Woodwind Instruments
Our Woodwind staff have extensive performance experiences and/or pedagogy degrees. Emphasis is placed on fundamentals and developing tone, technique and musicality as well as standard repertoire. Improvisation is also taught. We offer performance opportunities in the form of at least 2 recitals per year, and optional participation in jazz ensembles, worship band and other groups.
Our standard instructors use the Suzuki and Rubank method books alongside other curriculum. We accept students from age 7 and up, though exceptions are made on a case by case basis.
Our Flute, Clarinet, Saxophone & Woodwind Instrument Instructors
Lori Richardson (flute, piano)
Earned a Bachelor of Music degree with and emphasis in Performance from California State University Fresno. Lori also studied with Leone Buyse, Jim Walker, and attended Summer Master Class Seminars with the renowned master flutist and teacher, Frances Blaisdell. With over 20 years of performing and teaching experience Lori is passionate about passing on her love of music to her students through a nurturing environment that emphasizes tone production, technique building, ear training and artistry/musicianship. She believes the study of music enhances every aspect of a young persons development, creativity, sense of accomplishment and future success.
Board Member MTAC, Member National Flute Association
Tuesday 1:30pm-6:00pm, Wednesday 1:30-6:30, Additional availability upon request
Earned a Bachelor of Music degree with and emphasis in Performance from California State University Fresno. Lori also studied with Leone Buyse, Jim Walker, and attended Summer Master Class Seminars with the renowned master flutist and teacher, Frances Blaisdell. With over 20 years of performing and teaching experience Lori is passionate about passing on her love of music to her students through a nurturing environment that emphasizes tone production, technique building, ear training and artistry/musicianship. She believes the study of music enhances every aspect of a young persons development, creativity, sense of accomplishment and future success.
Board Member MTAC, Member National Flute Association
Tuesday 1:30pm-6:00pm, Wednesday 1:30-6:30, Additional availability upon request
Joshua Jerome (saxophone, clarinet, flute)
Is featured as the lead tenor saxophonist in the LA Swing Barons as well as member of the classical saxophone quartet Ex Sono. Josh has received numerous awards as a soloist and section player in multiple genres including Outstanding Musicianship awards from the Riverside Jazz Festival and the Fullerton College Jazz Festival as well as winning the state MTNA chamber music competition in California. As a student at California State University Fullerton, Josh played principal saxophone for Symphonic Winds and First Tenor for the Fullerton Jazz Orchestra while studying with Damon Zick and Jeff Ellwood. Josh has performed with artists such as Bob Mintzer, Joe LaBarbera, Francisco Torres, and Scott Robinson. .
Saturday 9am-5pm
Is featured as the lead tenor saxophonist in the LA Swing Barons as well as member of the classical saxophone quartet Ex Sono. Josh has received numerous awards as a soloist and section player in multiple genres including Outstanding Musicianship awards from the Riverside Jazz Festival and the Fullerton College Jazz Festival as well as winning the state MTNA chamber music competition in California. As a student at California State University Fullerton, Josh played principal saxophone for Symphonic Winds and First Tenor for the Fullerton Jazz Orchestra while studying with Damon Zick and Jeff Ellwood. Josh has performed with artists such as Bob Mintzer, Joe LaBarbera, Francisco Torres, and Scott Robinson. .
Saturday 9am-5pm
is a multi-instrumentalist and composer in Southern California. He specializes in playing the oboe, English horn, and saxophones, and is also proficient on the flute and piano. His musical abilities encompass various styles including classical, jazz, and gospel music. Nathaniel's passion for music developed at a young age and has deeply influenced him. Nathaniel completed both his Bachelor of Music and Master of Music degrees in Oboe Performance from Azusa Pacific University (APU) as a student of Dr. Ted Sugata. He also studied composition under the tutelage of Tom Hynes and Dr. Philip Shackleton. Nathaniel has performed with the Inner City Youth Orchestra of Los Angeles (ICYOLA), which is the largest majority Black orchestra in the nation. He has also played with the Orchestra Collective of Orange County, maintains a private oboe studio, and is a saxophonist in Jimmy McConnell's Super Big Band. In 2024, Nathaniel released his first jazz album, with the patronage of Christ St. John Baptist Church, titled “Gospel Translated to Jazz” and it is available for streaming. Nathaniel is passionate about music pedagogy and will be pursuing his Doctor of Musical Arts degree at Rutgers University and will continue to be available online for lessons.
is an experienced clarinetist who believes in the power of education to change people's lives. She began his musical life in Brazil at the age of 12 through a free social project and has since gone through an extensive process of specialization. This process took her through Pablo Komlós music conservatory and the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul where she received a bachelors degree in performance, and has received a full scholarship to Azusa Pacific University in California where she is working on her master's degree in performance. Prior to coming to the US Victoria played professionally as section leader in the Municipal Wind Orchestra of Caxias do Sul, in the Festival internacional de Música de Pelotas and Gramado in Concert and other festivals across Brazil, studigying with Michel Lethiec, Patrick Messina, D. Ray McClellan, Marcio Pereira and Sérgio Burgani. She worked recording tracks in studios for Negro Amar for the samba CD from Pamela Amaro, and presented numerous chamber music shows. Victoria currenly plays in the APU Symphony Orchestra and Wind Ensemble while working as a clarinet instructor at the Alvarado Intermediate. ; Fluent in Portuguese.
Mon, Wed 4pm-8pm, Tue, Thur 6pm-8pm (upon request)
Mon, Wed 4pm-8pm, Tue, Thur 6pm-8pm (upon request)
Registration Private Music Classes
one on one or two on one private lesson with teacher