Coffee & Conversations with Special Guest Dr. Sasha Garver

Coffee & Conversations is a time for flute teachers to catch up and chat! This series is hosted by Dr. Judy Johnson.

Schedule:

9:30-10 AM Coffee & Conversation

10-10:45 AM Special Presentation on Online Teaching with Dr. Sasha Garver

Dr. Sasha Garver has been teaching lessons online since 2009. She currently teaches at the Preucil School in Iowa City. Previously she was faculty at Community School for Music and Arts (Mountain View) and Dominican University of California from 2012-2015. She is the former chair of the music program at Northern New Mexico College, where she taught Music Theory, Music History, Flute, Choir and Voice.  An active performer, she has been a soprano soloist, chorister, as well as 2nd flute/piccolo with the Santa Fe Symphony. Sasha performed as second flute/solo piccolo of the Macau Orchestra, SAR China. Sasha has been a concerto soloist with the Denver Philharmonic, the Santa Fe Community Orchestra, and the Longmont Symphony.

Dr. Garver holds her Doctorate in Flute Performance and Pedagogy from CU-Boulder and MM from The University of Cincinnati. She has two Bachelor of Music degrees in flute and voice. Dr. Garver has studied with flutists Alexa Still, Bradley Garner, Randy Bowman, and Jack Wellbaum. She is a columnist for Flute Focus International Flute Magazine (NZ), and has contributed to the American Suzuki Journal. Dr. Garver has lectured at the Suzuki World Conference, the National Flute Convention (2009 and 2015), the Suzuki Association of the America’s International Conference, and the Albuquerque Flute Fiesta.