Private Lesson Staff
Flute
Christian Loaiza
Christine Cleary
Flute
Christine Cleary is a freelance flutist and private flute teacher in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. She has taught flute in Texas since 1997. Christine earned a BM and MM in flute performance from Kent State University and Ohio University. Her teachers have included Julie Sarver, Diane McCloskey, Janet VanGraas and Terri Sundberg. Christine is a past President and festival co-chair of the Texas Flute Society. She also served the National Flute Association as the flute clubs coordinator for five years. She is married to saxophonist Mark Dooly and helped him in the development of the Win-D-Fender and the Picc Pocket. They have two children, Angela and Nathan.
Oboe
Melissa Bosma
Melissa Bosma is Adjunct Assistant Professor of Oboe at the University of Texas at Arlington. Prior to this appointment, Ms. Bosma served as Lecturer of Oboe at Oklahoma State University, where she also served as Director of the OSU Summer Music Camp. She also served as Adjunct Instructor of Oboe at Heidelberg University, where she performed with the faculty woodwind quintet, regularly performed at the New Music Festival, and commissioned new solo works for oboe and piano.
Ms. Bosma has taught extensively in Texas, Michigan, and Oklahoma through her studio and master classes at many local middle and high schools. Passionate about sharing oboe pedagogy with other educators, Ms. Bosma has given presentations at the Texas Music Educators Association Convention and the Midwest Clinic International Band and Orchestra Conference. Ms. Bosma is an active orchestral musician who has performed with groups such as the Fort Worth Opera, Fort Wayne Philharmonic, Toledo Symphony, Tulsa Symphony, and Oklahoma City Philharmonic. Also an accomplished chamber musician, Ms. Bosma attended the Sarasota Music Festival and was a Fellow at Music Academy of the West where she was a featured soloist under the baton of Grammy-nominated conductor Nicholas McGegan.
Melissa Bosma graduated with Master of Music degrees in both Oboe Performance and Chamber Music from the University of Michigan. She graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Music degree in Oboe Performance from Southern Methodist University. Her primary teachers include Erin Hannigan and Nancy Ambrose King
Victoria Donaldson
Bassoon
Victoria Donaldson is a bassoonist, educator, and avid chamber musician. A DFW transplant from Charleston, South Carolina, Victoria is excited about growing her teaching studio while she completes her Masters of Music in Performance at the University of North Texas. As a chamber musician, she has served as a guest artist at the Saarburg International Chamber Festival in Saarburg, Germany, and has advanced with the UNT Center Woodwind Quintet to the finals of the Music Teachers National Association Chamber Music Competition. When she is not making reeds, Victoria enjoys spending time with her cat, Raymond.
Dr. Karen Andreas Bronson is adjunct clarinet professor at Texas A&M University-Kingsville. She is the host of the podcast “The Clarinet Pedagogue.” In 2019, she founded The Avenue C Project, a collaborative platform for wind musicians and composers, and has commissioned five pieces for reed trio and one for bass clarinet. She is the founder/co-educator of Virtual Clarinet Camp, online group learning for middle/high school clarinetists.
Dr. Bronson has lectured at National Association of College Wind & Percussion Instructors Conference, Texas A&M Clarinet Colloquium, and ClarinetFest. She's earned a Doctor of Musical Arts from UNT with a related degree in Wind Band Conducting, a Master of Music from University of North Carolina School of the Arts and a Bachelor of Music degree from University of North Carolina at Greensboro.
Dr. Karen Bronson
Dr. Karen Andreas Bronson is adjunct clarinet professor at Texas A&M University-Kingsville. She is the host of the podcast “The Clarinet Pedagogue.” In 2019, she founded The Avenue C Project, a collaborative platform for wind musicians and composers, and has commissioned five pieces for reed trio and one for bass clarinet. She is the founder/co-educator of Virtual Clarinet Camp, online group learning for middle/high school clarinetists.
Dr. Bronson has lectured at National Association of College Wind & Percussion Instructors Conference, Texas A&M Clarinet Colloquium, and ClarinetFest. She's earned a Doctor of Musical Arts from UNT with a related degree in Wind Band Conducting, a Master of Music from University of North Carolina School of the Arts and a Bachelor of Music degree from University of North Carolina at Greensboro.
Clarinet
Kristen Boulet
Clarinet
Kristen Boulet is a 1990 graduate of Texas Tech University in music education. Kristen currently has a studio with over 70 students in Carroll, Northwest, and Lewisville. Her clarinet choirs have gone on to perform at the Music for All festival in Indianapolis and the International Clarinet Festival.
Kristen is an Artist Clinician for Vandoren and Selmer-Paris. She is in her 17th season as a founding member with the Lone Star Wind Orchestra. Kristen founded the North Texas Clarinet Academy and has worked the Tech Band & Orchestra camp for 40 years.
She lives in Roanoke, Texas with her husband and their two children Grace and Michael.
Mike Oien
Trumpet
Kristen Boulet is a 1990 graduate of Texas Tech University in music education. Kristen currently has a studio with over 70 students in Carroll, Northwest, and Lewisville. Her clarinet choirs have gone on to perform at the Music for All festival in Indianapolis and the International Clarinet Festival.
Kristen is an Artist Clinician for Vandoren and Selmer-Paris. She is in her 17th season as a founding member with the Lone Star Wind Orchestra. Kristen founded the North Texas Clarinet Academy and has worked the Tech Band & Orchestra camp for 40 years.
She lives in Roanoke, Texas with her husband and their two children Grace and Michael.
Mike Oien is currently a freelance musician and educator in the DFW metroplex. He began teaching in 1994 while attending graduate school at The University of North Texas and has been teaching trumpet lessons in Southlake since 2004.
Over the years of performing, he has played with a wide variety of groups including The Dallas Jazz Orchestra, The Irving Ballet, The Nevada Opera Association, and The Guy Lombardo Orchestra. With one highlight performing with Cab Calloway.
When he is not practicing, educating, or performing he enjoys woodworking and hanging out with his cat, Fitz.
Trumpet
Grayson Gayle
Trenton Carr
Horn
Trenton Carr is a horn player based in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. He holds degrees in performance from both the University of North Texas (Bachelor of Music) and Southern Methodist University (Master of Music). His performance experience covers a wide range, spanning from jazz big bands to symphony orchestras.
Carr has performed with many professional ensembles including the Plano Symphony Orchestra, the Irving Symphony Orchestra, the McKinney Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Dallas Symphony Orchestra. When he is not performing, he finds great meaning in teaching private horn lessons and masterclasses, an endeavor he describes as, “meaningful, fulfilling, and a great opportunity to inspire the musicians of the next generation.” Outside of the concert hall and practice room, Trenton can be found hanging out with his cat Plum, exploring the great outdoors, and spending time with his family whenever he can.
Mark Scott
Trombone
Mark Scott earned Bachelor of Music degrees in performance and composition at the UNT, and a Master of Music in conducting at the University of New Mexico.
Mark’s broad musical background forms the foundation of a well-rounded curriculum. Lessons balance fundamentals with repertoire to instill a lifelong enthusiasm for music, and include elements of composition, music history, and theory to deepen students’ connections to their music. Mark conducts a trombone choir to supplement lessons, and provides extra performance opportunities for a complete studio experience.Born in Houston, Mark lives in Trophy Club. He spends his free time watching sports, running, and traveling with his wife Sara.
Joel Grizzelle
Trombone
Grant Jameson
Euphonium
Euphonium & Tuba
Ron Von Dreau
Ron Von Dreau earned his Bachelor of Music in Performance from the Eastman School of Music and a Master of Music Performance from University of Colorado. Ron has held several positions with symphony orchestras and brass quintets throughout various parts of the US. He can be heard as a featured artist on the UNT Wind Symphony’s Convergence recording and has recorded with British contemporary artist John Grant on the track Pale Green Ghosts. Ron is currently a free-lance educator and performer in the DFW area. He began private teaching in the early 90’s and has continued in many facets of education over the years. His students have accomplished many great achievements including positions at the region and all state level. Ron has several students performing at the professional level today and has sent students to such prestige programs as Interlochen Arts Academy and the Tanglewood Institute. Ron spends his free time with his wife Megan (long time music teacher at Eubanks Int) and their two daughters Ella and Lilly
Nick McConnaughey
Percussion
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Jim Boulet
Percussion
Jim Boulet is a private percussion instructor and freelance performer in the DFW area. He retired in May of 2022 from band directing after spending 29 years in the profession. He was the Director of Bands at Northwest High School in Justin, TX for seven years, and directed bands at Byron Nelson High School, Grapevine High School, Carroll High School and Carroll Middle School.
Mr. Boulet holds his degree in Music Education from the University of Texas at Arlington, where he studied with Ray Lichtenwalter, Bobby Francis and Dr. Mike Varner. He is currently the percussion manager for the Lone Star Youth Winds.
He is married to woodwind specialist, Kristen, and have two children Grace and Michael. In his free time, he enjoys walking his dog Mo, watching the Dallas Mavericks, and floating in the pool.