Now Teaching In-Person at Bill's Music!
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Name: Amanda M. Wren
Instruments taught: Piano, Violin, Flute, Bb Trumpet, Recorder, Music Theory
Instruments will teach in the future: Voice (after surgery), Viola, Cello, String Bass, Bb Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Oboe, Bassoon, Trombone, Baritone, Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Horn in F, Percussion (Snare Drum, Bass Drum, Cymbals, Mallets, et al.)
Instruments will not teach: Guitar
Rate: $34 per ½ hour, $60 per hour
Ages Taught: Ages 5 and up with a trial lesson available for students under the age of 5 to determine readiness
Other instruments played: Nose Flute, Kazoo :)
Teaching since: 2012 (with student teaching and practicum experience prior).
Teaching at Bill’s since: 2024
Experience playing music: Piano and Voice since 5 years of age. Cello in Elementary School. Trombone in Elementary and Middle School. Colonial Singers madrigal group in High School. All other instruments in College and as a Certified Teacher. Previous theater experience with the VCU Opera, not only behind the scenes as the Stage Manager, but also onstage as Anna in the Consul, Mother in Hansel and Gretel, and various other roles. Performed as a soloist and choral singer many times, including concert tours in Germany and France, and at The Kennedy Center with The Choral Arts Society of Washington.
Genres of music taught: Any
Education: PreK-12 Music Teaching Certification through Board of Education of Virginia and of Maryland. Master's level accredited courses at James Madison University. Accredited workshops for recertification. Bachelor's Degree in Music Education from Virginia Commonwealth University. Associate's Degree in Music from Northern Virginia Community College.
Personal teaching style/philosophy:
Music is an integral part of being human; we create it, we recreate it, we listen to it every day. We distinguish voices of different pitches and timbres over the phone. We sing in the shower. We beat out rhythms with our hands on the steering wheel as we sit in traffic. Music is important to us; Music Education is what helps us to realize that. Regardless of vocation or profession, music enriches our lives and connects us to the people around us.
"Talent is cheap. Dedication is expensive."
