Private Lessons
All band members are HIGHLY encouraged to take private lessons. The better you are on your instrument, the better our organization will be. PLUS, a private lesson teacher will help students grow at their own pace and prescribe an indiviualized plan for weekly progress! A list of private instructors is available in the Band Room or you may scroll down for their contact information. FYI - Enrollment in private lessons also earns the student an extra 10 Varsity Letterman points per semester!!
WOODWINDS
Flute
Bonney Haugen (certified teacher) - Email: bonneykay@hotmail.com
Sophie Wasserman - Email: sophiewass@gmail.com - (352) 214-0217
Cindy Martin - Email: cmartinflute@gmail.com
Alex Kaufman - Email: alexkaufman27@gmail.com - (321) 616-5670
Clarinet
Lindsey Gassman - Email: lgassman24@gmail.com
Christina Eckstein - Email: ecksteincm@gm.sbac.edu - (352) 318-7679
Alex Kaufman - Email: alexkaufman27@gmail.com - (321) 616-5670
Saxophone
Todd Eckstein (band director @ LMS) - Email: ecksteintj@sbac.edu
Brannen Pfister (ZOOM ONLY) - brannenpfister@gmail.com
Ben Hart (ZOOM ONLY) - (863) 944-1058
Alex Kaufman - Email: alexkaufman27@gmail.com - (321) 616-5670
Oboe
AL Mandese - Email: allymandese@ufl.edu
Bassoon
Kayleigh Bagley - Email: bagley.kmae@ufl.edu
BRASS
Trumpet
Chris Houze (Band Director @ FCMS) - Email: houzect@gm.sbac.edu
Dr. John LaCognata (37 yrs band directing) - Email: johnlacognata@qopacademy.org
Harold Villa - Email: musicvilla94@gmail.com
French Horn
Margaret Dixon - Email: Margaretdixon8@gmail.com (205) 310-9399
Chris Houze (Band Director @ FCMS) - Email: houzect@gm.sbac.edu
Abraham Sulin - Email: a.sulin@ufl.edu
Trombone
Corey Burton - WEBSITE: www.coreyaburton.com
Carli Castillon - Email: carlicastillon@gmail.com
Marco Thomas - Email: mthomas57@cox.net
Euphonium & Tuba
Cody Ray (former band director) - Email: jcr1381@gmail.com
Corey Burton - WEBSITE: www.coreyaburton.com
Marco Thomas - Email: mthomas57@cox.net
Bass Guitar
Cody Ray (former band director) - Email: jcr1381@gmail.com
Terence Sorel (string bass & guitar) - Email: terence.sorel@ufl.edu
PERCUSSION
Danielle Moreau (UF Professor) - Email: dmoreaupercussion@gmail.com
Rickie Santiago (Perc Director Buchholz) - Email: santiagonr@gm.sbac.edu
The more you practice = the better you get
The better you get = the harder music you get to play
The harder the music = the more honor bands and trips you go on
The more honor bands and trips = more compliments you get
The more compliments you get = the more you practice