Recorder Teachers
Members of CRS who offer individual lessons in the Chicago area.
Seven Dinda
sevenrecorder@gmail.com
Rogers Park, Oak Park, Hyde Park, and online
Seven Dinda is a recorder player and woodwind specialist in Chicago, IL. A self proclaimed musical explorer, Seven uses the recorder as a means to explore flute music from around the world including Brazilian choro, traditional Irish music, European early music, and American Jazz. Having studied with Mary Halverson Waldo and Anne Timberlake, Seven is active throughout the Chicagoland area sharing his passion for recorder through performance and teaching the Suzuki recorder method. He currently plays with the Chicago Choro Club, the Recorder Orchestra of the Midwest, the Early Music Ensemble at the University of Chicago, the Chicago Recorder Association, and with various chamber ensembles around the city. Seven accepts adults and children (starting at age 5) as students and teaches Suzuki recorder as well as traditional lessons.
Lisette Kielson
lisettekielson.com
lisettekielson@gmail.com
Winnetka, Bloomington IL, Chicago, and online
Lisette loves the recorder! When asked if she prefers teaching or performing, she feels so fortunate and is thrilled to be active in both realms. She embraces teaching with great joy and enthusiasm. Heartfelt humor and encouragement are the mainstays of her approach to the study of technique and musical expression with her students of all levels. Past President of the American Recorder Society and former Director of Bradley University’s Collegium Musicum, Lisette continues her love of teaching by serving as Music Director of the ARS Chicago Chapter, as faculty member of the Whitewater Early Music Festival, and by maintaining a private studio and an active schedule as workshop presenter across the country.
Patrick O’Malley
patrickrecorder@mac.com
northern suburbs, Chicago, and online
Patrick O’Malley plays many instruments (brass, winds, strings, etc.) but the recorder is special. “It’s like there’s a spotlight in my head that zooms toward the recorder sound, even in big mixed ensembles.” A founding member of the Chicago Recorder Trio, Patrick performs and presents workshops across the U.S. In addition to his private studio, Patrick teaches Suzuki recorder, coaches chamber music, and is Evanston Campus Director at the Music Institute of Chicago.