Learn from Great Bassoon Teachers

[4.96 rating over 26 reviews from another lesson platform] Dr. Jack Fanning has been teaching the bassoon since 2015. Jack is the principal bassoon of Carolina Philharmonic, second bassoon of North Carolina Opera, and third bassoon/contrabassoon of Greensboro Symphony. Jack is an accomplished bassoon reed maker and makes his reeds available to purchase for his students.

I am Jefimija Šipka, an accomplished bassoonist, educator, and performer My passion for music started at a young age, and over the years, I have had the privilege of earning numerous awards and accolades, including two-time Laureate award at the "Davorin Jenko" International Competition, multiple Vidovdanska certificates of appreciation, and recognition for my achievements in…

Christine Breeden is a Chicago-based bassoonist and contrabassoonist active in performance, education, administration, and advocacy. She is Second Bassoon with the Great Falls Symphony in Great Falls, Montana, and she teaches private lessons while freelancing throughout Illinois and Michigan.

Clair Cangialosi enjoys an active career as a performer and educator in the Northern Virginia area. She has taught woodwind students in grades 4–12 as well as at the university level in private lesson and masterclass settings. As a life-long band nerd, Clair is passionate about supporting current and future music educators in the development of their double reed pedagogy.

Lee Quick teaches acoustic guitar, electric guitar, songwriting, bassoon, music theory and live performance, using a holistic and minimalist musical approach. Lee has also led week-long seminars in acoustic guitar, music theory and songwriting for the National Guitar Workshop summer programs in New Orleans, Austin, Chicago and Nashville.

Ben Baron served as the Assistant Principal / Second Bassoonist with the Orquesta Sinfónica del Estado de México (OSEM) from 2013 - 2014. Ben received his Bachelor of Music degree from The Juilliard School in 2012, having studied with Patricia Rogers.

Chad Smith has spent the last 25 years performing in prestigious orchestras, Broadway shows and recording sessions. Enjoying a bicoastal career in New York and Los Angeles Chad has appeared with the Metropolitan Opera, Philadelphia Orchestra and Los Angeles Philharmonic as a saxophonist and major motion pictures, Family Guy and American Dad as a bassoon doubler.

Contrabassoon and bassoon player with the Noord Nederlands Orkest, with a vast experience freelancing in orchestras such as the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester Hamburg, Orchestre National de Lille, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Orquestra Gulbenkian among many others, Winner of the first "Low BB Cluster Contrabassoon Competition" in Italy 2024, I…

Shannon has numerous years of experience teaching all skill levels on woodwinds, and beginning-intermediate piano & classical strings, using various approaches to best suit the student's learning style, personality, and needs. Shannon is an active musician, who has been featured as a soloist, and in the flute and woodwind sections with various orchestras, chamber ensembles, opera…

Margali Grenier (she/her) is Founder, President, and Executive Director of the nonprofit ensemble Plattsburgh Community Clarinet Choir, Incorporated (PCC), and Founder and Owner of Major Fifth Music. She is an active performer, educator, and instrument repair technician specialising in the curation and production of concerts featuring newly commissioned music.