CCM Prep offers lessons for all ages and abilities. There is a Suzuki flute option for young beginners. All of the faculty are both experienced teachers and performers. Students who study through the wind and percussion division follow a curriculum developed by the CCM Prep faculty. Students are evaluated each semester and are encouraged to perform on department and studio recitals.

Wind and percussion students are encouraged to audition for and to participate in the Cincinnati Jr. Youth Wind Ensemble (Jr. CYWE), Cincinnati Youth Wind Ensemble (CYWE), the Accent Chamber Music Program (ACMP) or chamber music and jazz programs, as well as theory classes, to augment their musical studies.

Most students in the wind and percussion division start their private studies later than string and piano students, generally beginning during the middle school years. Suzuki flute students can begin at an earlier age. Beginners of all ages are encouraged to participate in departmental recitals and the Achievement Festival with the support of their studio instructor. Students who are serious about their instrument are encouraged to participate in the honors program.

Faculty

Winds

Carol Aufmann (Bassoon)
-+Ron Aufmann (Clarinet)
Amy Dennison (Oboe)
*Betty Douglas (Flute)
Diana Gipson (Clarinet)
Peggy Grant (Oboe)
Jennifer Grantham (Saxophone)
Jennifer King (Flute)
Heather Verbeck (Flute)

Percussion

Erica Drake
Brady Harrison

Brass

-+Tim Anderson (Trombone)
+Paul Hillner (Trumpet)
-+Tim Northcut (Tuba)
Wesley Sparkes (Trumpet)
Audrey Zinninger (Trombone)

+ = Master teacher
* = Suzuki
- = CCM Faculty

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