Flute Lessons 

Areas served: North Austin, Cedar Park, and Round Rock area

Age Groups: Elementary, Middle School, High School, College, Adults

Ann Kjerulf Knien holds a M.M. from Boston Conservatory and a B.A./B.M. from University of Washington in Flute Performance, with additional studies at El Conservatorio de Granada. She is the Adjunct Professor of Flute at Concordia University, heads the KjKn Flute Studio, and is a former Austin Flute Society President. An enthusiastic music educator, Mrs. Kjerulf Knien is passionate about teaching, leading masterclasses, and coaching chamber ensembles.

Areas served: Texas State University

Age Groups: College

Adah Toland Jones is Professor of Flute at Texas State University and Principal Flute of Austin Opera. She holds BM and MM degrees and a Performer's Certificate from the Eastman School of Music and a DA degree from Ball State University where she was awarded the Outstanding Alumni Award. She has also been the recipient of the Presidential award for Scholarly/Creative Activity from TX State. Dr. Jones is an active member of the National Flute Association having served on numerous panels, as a judge, performer, committee member, and conductor of flute choir events.

Areas served:  Northwest Austin

Age Groups: Elementary, Middle School, High School, College, Adults

Dr. Jasmine Kienne has a doctorate in flute performance from the University of Oregon. She plays with the Corpus Christi Symphony Orchestra as second flute/piccolo (since 2005) as well as the Victoria Symphony (2003) and Temple Symphony (2021) as third flute/piccolo.  She currently teaches private flute lessons for Round Rock Independent School District and Leander Independent School District teaching beginner through high school.

Areas served: Austin, Round Rock

Age Groups: High School, College, Adults

Ms. Keeney, "Creative Flutist" has been joyfully teaching the flute for over 30 years. She was principal flute with the New World Symphony, Hong Kong Philharmonic, Second flute in the Detroit Symphony, River Oaks Chamber Orchestra and Houston Grand Opera. Former flute professor University of Houston. Now loves teaching High School and Professional students along with her Creative Flutist Classes. Her degrees are from Univ. of Michigan, USC and Rice University.

Areas served: Leander

Age Groups: Middle School, High School, College, Adults

Jolene Madewell's teaching incorporates principles of the Alexander Technique and Body Mapping, and she is currently a licensure trainee for the Association for Body Mapping Education. She teaches privately in Leander, TX and RRISD schools. She has presented masterclasses for UT Arlington, Florida State University, the Texas Flute Society, and Floot Fire Austin, and she is on the faculty for the University of New Hampshire's SYMS summer program. Jolene received a Master of Music from Florida State University and a Bachelor of Music from the University of New Hampshire.

Areas served: Round Rock ISD, Georgetown

Age Groups: Elementary, Middle School, High School

A lifelong flutist with a passion for teaching middle school and beginners and intermediate students. I attended the University of North Texas and studied with Dr. Mary Karen Clardy.

Areas served:  Leander ISD, North & Central Austin

Age Groups:  Middle School, High School, College, Adults

Nicholas Goodwin is a professional performer and educator based in Austin, Texas. In 2025, he was appointed Principal Flutist of the San Antonio Philharmonic, and has played piccolo and flute with the Central Texas Philharmonic since 2018. Nick is a frequent substitute with the Austin Symphony Orchestra and has also performed with the Austin Opera, the Waco Symphony, and the Ohio Light Opera.

Originally from Middleton, Massachusetts, Nick received a Bachelor of Music degree from The Hartt School (University of Hartford), and a Master of Music from The University of Texas at Austin, studying under Janet Arms and Marianne Gedigian, respectively. 

Nick currently teaches private flute lessons for the Leander Independent School District and during the summer serves on the faculty for Floot Fire Austin. He enjoys mentoring young musicians, leading them to foster a love of music and develop confidence as performers. His students have earned placements in TMEA All-State Band and have been prizewinners in local and regional solo competitions. He was Vice President, Competitions Coordinator, and Flute Festival Co-Chair for the Austin Flute Society during the 2018-19 academic year, and currently serves on the Central Texas Philharmonic Players Committee. Apart from his professional activities, Nick enjoys playing video games, hiking, bouldering, weight training, singing, and learning to speak different languages.

Areas served: Central East Austin (Mueller area)

Age Groups: Middle School, High School, College, Adults

Seetha has over 25 years teaching experience in flute and chamber music. She holds a Master’s Degree in Flute Performance from the University of Texas at Austin and is a RYT 500 Certified Yoga Teacher from Colleen & Rodney Yee of NYC. She intertwines her knowledge of music, breath, & posture throughout her challenging, yet kind approach to teaching. Her philosophy is ‘one size does not fit all’ and each lesson is uniquely personalized to each student’s goals. She enjoys working with all ages and levels..

Areas served:  Tyler, TX; Arlington, TX

Age groups:  High School, College, Adults

Dr. Anne Dearth Maker is a flutist and music educator based in DFW. She is on faculty at the University of Texas, Tyler, and Dallas College, and she maintains a private studio in Arlington, TX.

Her degrees are from the University of North Texas, New York University, and the University of Michigan where she studied with Elizabeth McNutt, Robert Dick, and Amy Porter.

In addition to general flute/piccolo, and music pedagogy, she is a specialist in new music, extended techniques, and the low flutes. She also has experience teaching improvisation, and composition.

Areas served: Austin/Pflugerville

Age Groups: Middle School, High School, College, Adults

Dr. Hilary Janysek is an active flutist and educator specializing in entrepreneurship, group creativity, and positive psychology. She currently serves as the assistant professor of flute and music history at Texas Lutheran University and the flute instructor for Lake Travis ISD. Her students have advanced to region, area, and state competitions, and have placed in local Young Artist Competitions. Dr. Janysek holds a B.M. in Music Education from Texas State University and a D.A., M.M., and Entrepreneurial Music Certificate from Ball State University. Her primary teachers include Dr. Adah Toland Jones and Dr. Mihoko Watanabe.

Areas served: Austin ISD, Hays CISD, Lake Travis, West Lake Hills, and online

Age Groups: All - Elementary, Middle School, High School, College, Adults

Originally from Chicago, Dr. Julie Koidin teaches for the Austin and Hays ISDs as well as at her home studio in S. Austin and online. Prior to moving to Austin in 2020, she was on faculty at the University of Illinois-Chicago and formerly, Loyola University Chicago, where she developed a “flute pedagogy” program.  She is the founder and director of the Central Texas Flute Camp for middle-schoolers (offered in the summer) and is also trained in “Kinderflute®,” a game-based teaching approach for very young students ages 4-8.   

Through the U.S. State Department’s Fulbright program, she has taught and performed in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Serbia, Sweden, Norway and New Zealand. Other international work includes 24 Brazilian tours and 3 German tours. She has a passion for Brazilian “choro” music and her recordings in that genre received Latin Grammy and Grammy nominations. Her doctorate and master’s in flute performance are from Northwestern University and BM from the University of Illinois. 

Her students consistently advance in the TMEA high school and middle school region auditions, as well as in other competitions such as the Walgreens Concerto Competition.  Her students have attended summer programs ranging from Blue Lake to Interlochen, and higher-education institutions such as the Oberlin Conservatory, Manhattan School of Music, and the Paris Conservatory. Her aim in teaching is opening doors for each student to explore the array of music’s amazing communicative and stylistic possibilities and discover their own creative voice.

Areas served: Bastrop, TX

Age Groups: Elementary, Middle School, High School, College, Adults

As a certified Texas Music teacher with Kodaly training, Jessica brings years of experience teaching elementary school music in NYC and Texas. She offers private lessons in the Bastrop area and virtually. Jessica studied at Juilliard and holds a B.M. in Flute Performance from CUNY Brooklyn College Conservatory of Music, an M.A. in Flute Performance from Monclair State University and the Conservatorio di Milano in Italy. With a warm, engaging approach and deep musical knowledge, Jessica brings the joy of music to each student's journey, helping them grow with confidence and creativity.

Areas served: Hays CISD

Age Groups: Middle School, High School

Katelyn Hernandez is a flutist from Phoenix, Arizona. She completed her Bachelor of Music in Flute Performance from Arizona State University and her Master of Music in Flute Performance from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She teaches privately in Hays CISD at both middle schools and high schools. Her students are regularly chosen for TMEA region band and orchestra, and earn 1's in solo and ensemble. She has performed for flutists including Carol Wincenc, Jim Walker, Marianne Gedigian and Brandon Patrick George. Her primary teachers include Elizabeth Buck and Conor Nelson.

Areas served:  Georgetown

Age Groups: High School, Middle School, Elementary

I have a bachelor's degree in music education and have spent 5 years teaching full time in public elementary schools. In 2024 I will be teaching lessons in the schools for Round Rock ISD.

Areas served: South Austin and surrounding areas

Age Groups: Elementary, Middle School, High School, College, Adults, Improvisation and Theory classes too!

Sarah Jane Hargis is an internationally-acclaimed performer, teacher, and composer of classical, modern, and improvisational music. She is an artist for Altus Flutes and Earthquaker Devices. Sarah Jane has been a university professor/lecturer, guest lecturer, and performer in schools and universities around the U.S. for over twenty years. Sarah Jane's adventurous spirit has brought her to take a full, rich, classical flute tone and combine it with a passionate exploration of electronic sound effects creating compositions like none other. Sarah Jane continues to keep a full teaching studio as well as performs actively around the world as a soloist and with various groups.

Areas served: online only

Age Groups: Middle School, High School, Adults

Thomas Horter is an accomplished flute performer, teacher, and repair technician based in Austin, Texas. He is currently the principal flutist of the Williamson County Symphony Orchestra. Thomas is a former "Talent Grant" student of the Conservatorium van Amsterdam in the Netherlands. He has performed a variety of works ranging in style from Marin Marais to Maurizio Pisati. As a soloist, chamber, and orchestral musician, he has performed in venues all over the world from the 89.5 KMFA Draylen Mason Music Studio in Austin to the Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ in Amsterdam.