Clarinet & Saxophone Lessons

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Ready to sign up for private lessons with Bruce? Please send us an email to lessons@coffeymusic.com with the name of the student, age, the preferred day(s) for lessons, and a short message about why he or she would like to take lessons!

Get to know Bruce Coates:

• Professional Profile

• Saxophone, Clarinet, and Flute Performance and Instruction
• Saxophone Chamber Music Ensembles
• Jazz Improvisation
• Adjunct Faculty Howard Community College for 25 years
• Musician’s Union Local 40-543
• B.S. Music Education
• Graduate Work Music Performance at Towson State University
• Accepted as an undergraduate at North Texas State University, Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, and Towson State University, Maryland
• Studied at Towson University during the Hank Levy years

• Education
  • B.S Music education | towson state university, Towson, md

Distinguished Music Graduate of Towson University.

• • music performance | towson state university, Towson, md

Graduate work in Music Performance.

• • music performance | towson state university, Towson, md

Graduate work in Music Performance.

• Teaching Experience
  • adjunct faculty | howard community college | 1990-present
  • adjunct faculty | towson university | 1990-1992
  • band director | baltimore lutheran schools | 1990-1997
  • maintained large private studion | 1985-present
• Performance Experience
  • former member of us army band

• • 324^th Army Material Command Band
  • 298^th Army Band of Berlin Germany

• • perfomed with:

• • Baltimore Symphony
  • Gettysburg Symphony
  • Maryland  Symphony
  • Towson Chamber Players
  • Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra
  • Johnny Mathis
  • Rhythm and Blues Group –The Moments
  • Pop Group – Professor Louie and the Crowmatix. Members of this band are from The Band, Bob Dylan, Van Morrison, and Joe Jackson
  • Recorded with Hank Levy Alumni Band
  • Founding member of the Chesapeake Saxophone Ensemble which has performed with Young Audiences of Maryland and Jazz Festivals

• Student Awards and Honors
  • honors band 

• • Many students selected to Junior and Senior All States Bands of Maryland and Pennsylvania.
  • Many students selected to All County Bands in Howard, Carroll, and Montgomery Counties.
  • Many first chairs on saxophone, clarinet, and flute.
  • Students have received Maryland Arts Scholarships.
  • Students have received college scholarships at Eastman School of Music, Peabody Conservatory, University of Maryland, Towson University, and Arizona State University.
  • Most students receive superior ratings at solo and ensemble festivals, both district and state.