Castle Rock Music

Amy has been teaching and performing for over a decade. She studied at the Metropolitan State University of Denver as a double major in Music Performance and Music Education. Amy is a woodwind specialist who teaching oboe, flute, clarinet, saxophone, and bassoon.

She currently plays bass clarinet with the Colorado Wind Ensemble and has a woodwind studio located in Castle Rock, Colorado. Amy has held the positions Woodwind Technician, Woodwind Section Coach, and Private Instructor at several public schools around the Denver area.

She has also worked with the Castle Rock Youth Symphony, the Colorado Honor Band, and was previously a band teacher for Springboard After School.

Amy has turned her attention specifically to her woodwind studio in Castle Rock and works with students of all ages. They have auditioned for, and been accepted in to, the Denver Young Artist Orchestra, Colorado Honor Band, Colorado All-State Band, Continental League Honor Band, Continental League Honor Orchestra, CU Middle School Honor Band, and the Douglas County Middle School Honor Band.

Amy enjoys spending time with her wonderful husband and son and feels very blessed to have such an amazing life where she gets to share her love of music with others.

April received her Master of Music Degree from the Longy School of Music of Bard College and Bachelor's Degree in Music Performance from Northern Arizona University, and has spent the last 4 years teaching piano and flute privately.

She believes in the importance of a mind and body connection through training in yoga, Alexander Technique, body mapping, and long arduous hikes. She also believes in the importance of social justice and equal opportunity, spending time volunteering for El Sistema Colorado and teaching flute sectionals at Adams City High School through the educational outreach program of Colorado Wind Ensemble.

Having spent years trained classically in ear training, theory, technique, and music history, she now turns her attention to playing music from the heart. She spent the last year mostly improvising music, tuning into the moment as a conduit for inspiration, and blurring the lines between audience and performer. She also started a project, Nothing is Everything, featuring ambient meditative music to play for meditations, yoga classes, and performance art events. The goal for herself and students is to find the balance between discipline and creativity!