Karen Schneider

Karen Schneider has been widely recognized as an excellent teacher and embouchure problem solver.  In recent years, her special interest and unique approach to embouchure issues has been brought to the attention of an ever-growing list of professionals and students.  Because of her expertise in this field, Ms. Schneider was invited to give a lecture on Embouchure Trouble-Shooting at the 2001 International Horn Symposium, and she was asked to join the faculty of the 2001 Kendall Betts Horn Camp.  She has given master classes and conducted horn ensembles at the Southeastern Horn Workshop in Tallahassee, the University of Akron, the International Women’s Brass Conference, the Cleveland Institute of Music, the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, Penn State University, Miami University and the University of South Florida, where she hosted a horn workshop with Philip Farkas. She has recently been invited to do master classes at Rice University and The Eastman School of Music.  Many of her students have received large scholarships to Curtis, Juilliard, Rice, Cleveland Institute of Music, Eastman, New England Conservatory, and University of CincinnatiCollege/Conservatory of Music.  One of her students became the youngest winner of the International Horn Society’s Jon Hawkins’ Memorial Scholarship at age 16, even though the competition is open to age 25. She currently has 40 students in her studio.  Ms. Schneider is also an active performer, playing in the Middletown Symphony, where she is principal horn, the Cincinnati Ballet Orchestra and first call for all Broadway shows and does area commercial recording.  Ms. Schneider has performed and recorded with the Cincinnati Symphony and Pops Orchestras.  She recently formed and is the director of the Cincinnati Horn Connection, an ensemble for professionals, amateurs and advanced students.  This group’s performance received lots of positive attention at the International Horn Symposium in Bloomington.  Ms. Schneider continues to be called upon to solve embouchure problems and is currently writing a book on the subject.