GENERAL INFORMATION

Our teachers who teach one-on-one private lessons are private contractors. We refer students to them, and they rent teaching space from us. We will give you a telephone number and you will contact the teacher directly.

For a referral to any of these flute teachers, email oaklandharmonyroad@yahoo.com or call 510-652-1222.

Please contact us for information on our new woodwinds teachers as well.

MaryClare Brzytwa
MaryClare Brzytwa is a flutist/composer/teacher currently living in Oakland Ca. Her work explores the microtonal sound structure of the flute and other wind objects and concentrates on extending technique though, electronics, and vocalization. As a teacher, Mary Clare's focus is to instill the fundamentals of music and playing through extended techniques and improvisation as well as traditional methods of solfege, rhythm training, and notation. Ms. Brzytwa specializes in preschool musical development by utilizing a multi instrumental approach to musical exploration and preparation. Most important to her teaching is fostering a sense of confidence and creative freedom in students of all ages. In addition to her Music Composition BA studies at Mills College, MaryClare also had 4 years of Psychology study at Cleveland State University. During the summer of 2005 MaryClare, presented her composition "Maxy Waxy" for laptop and flute at the Pantasmagoria 2005 Flute Festival in Buffalo New York, performed with guitarist Antoine Berthiaume at SHARE in New York City, and toured Japan with her trio "Slow Children" (Shayna Dunkleman/ percussion, Kanoko Nishi/Koto.) Miss Brzytwa has been the recipient of the 2005 Mills College UROP grant, Donner Music Scholarship, Hellman Award for lessons. Miss Brzytwa has studied improvisation with Joelle Leandre, Composition with Fred Frith; flute with Michelle Ciamotto, Steve Adams of the Rova Saxophone Quartet, and Angela Korogolos and Robert Dick. She has also studied voice and piano with Molly Holm.

Steve Parker
Clarinet, Flute, Oboe, Saxophone
Steve Parker is a professional musician freelancing in the San Francisco Bay Area. He has played with professional name acts like Natalie Cole, Tony Bennett, and Johnny Mathis, in national tour shows such as Cats, Les Miserables, and Phantom of the Opera, and with the Oakland and San Francisco Symphonies. Mr. Parker began playing flute, clarinet, and saxophone 25 years ago and majored in oboe at Cal State Hayward.