teaching background

“I wanted to let you know how impressed I am with [your student’s] training. I’ve never encountered a high school student with such a well-stocked toolbox! ...Many congratulations!”

— Linda Chesis, Woodwind Department Chair, Manhattan School of Music

Katrina Walter Flute Studio students benefit from my decades of experience performing with world-class orchestras combined with 25 years of teaching. I currently work with advanced junior high and high school students; adult amateurs; and professional doublers (saxophone/clarinet/oboe players who also play flute).

Members of the studio have been accepted as music majors into prominent undergraduate degree programs: New England Conservatory with flute icon Paula Robison; Manhattan School of Music; San Francisco Conservatory of Music; USC Thornton School of Music; Northwestern University; Carnegie Mellon University; and many others.

KWFS student accomplishments include:

principal flute of the World Youth Symphony at Interlochen;
participant in the prestigious Boston University Tanglewood Institute (BUTI);
member, San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra;
principal flute, Oakland and Berkeley Youth Orchestras;
concerto competition winner, Berkeley Youth Orchestra;
multiple Junior Bach Festival winners; and
winning the National Flute Association Adult Amateur Competition.

Regardless of age or level, I try to see each student for who they are, focusing on each student's individual strengths, goals, and needs. I tailor my teaching style to students’ goals and interests while imparting the fundamentals of good musicianship and proper flute playing. (You may not want to apply to Juilliard right now, and that’s fine with me! But if you change your mind, I want you to be able to.) I teach all of my students ways to practice so that they progress as quickly as possible. Students participate in a yearly solo recital and have opportunities to perform in small group studio classes and masterclasses with visiting flutists.

As a parent myself, I understand how vital having a personal connection is to learning. I feel deeply privileged to develop connections with students that span many years.

Please contact me if you have any questions!

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