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Pre-Season Camp: July 31 & Aug 1
RMS Orchestra Director Ezra Hood is in his second decade teaching orchestra. Mr.Hood has instructed students from 3rd graders to seniors throughout D/FW.
Beyond teaching, Mr. Hood literally wrote the book about TCU football, loves hiking in mountains (in the photo above he's standing at the summit of Mt. Bierstadt in Colorado) plays piano for fun, organ for church, composes for fun and performance. Most recently he penned Pachyderm Passapied, a piece which the sixth grade honor orchestra for Denton ISD's all-district festival performed in January 2025.
Mr. and Mrs. Hood, both TCU grads, raise their family in Aubrey.
He would love to get to know you better! Please reach out:
972-347-7041 | ehood@dentonisd.org
8650 Martop Rd. Oak Point, TX 76227
Nicole Laborte directs the Braswell HS orchestras. Nicole brought her wealth of very successful orchestra teaching experience in Washington state to UNT, where she is finishing her Ph.D in music education. She has presented practitioner, poster, and research sessions for WMEA, TMEA, NAfME All-Northwest, and NAfME National conferences.
She may be reached at nlaborte@dentonisd.org.
Private Lessons
Research shows that privately trained students outperform 98% of students who lack private lessons. Denton ISD offers private lessons during regular orchestra class, as well as before and after school.
For only $22 a week (which is far lower than the price you'd pay outside of school) you will boost your child's musical capacity and enjoyment of playing. Few investments in your student will pay off as quickly and enjoyable as private lessons. Give your child this opportunity.
To enroll your student in private lessons, please fill out this form.
Violin& Viola Instructors
After moving to Denton, TX from South Korea in 2017, Hank (Hyunseok) Chang is one of the most active and energetic string teachers and youth orchestra conductors in the North Texas area.
For over 25 years, Hank Chang has taught violin and viola, and conducted at various levels of orchestras including youth and university orchestras in the USA and South Korea.
Mr. Chang finished his Master’s degree in Orchestral Conducting at UNT with Anshel Brusilow. Currently, Mr. Chang teaches violin and viola at Denton ISD and Frisco ISD. Many of his students are making their Region orchestras. He is also serving as the music director and conductor at the Youth Symphony of Denton, which has started its inaugurate season in the fall of 2019, and the Ascolti Korean Chamber Orchestra in South Korea.
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