At ÈâÈ⴫ý State’s Bailey School of Music, we seek to a provide a comprehensive and stimulating musical education, preparing our woodwind players with all the tools they need to thrive in the fields of both music performance and education.

The woodwind area at ÈâÈ⴫ý State is a robust program designed to unlock the potential that lies within each and every student. Our faculty are among the finest performers in the country, with an equally strong commitment to teaching and mentoring our woodwind students. As a KSU woodwind student, you will experience a highly personalized musical education and a wide range of opportunities both onstage and in the classroom.

Our curriculum is designed to equip you will the knowledge, experiences, and skills needed to succeed in the rapidly changing field on music. In addition to studies on your chosen instrument, you will receive a thorough grounding in music theory, aural skills, and piano. Our diverse class offerings range from music entrepreneurship and music technology courses to Survey of African American Music, History of Rock and Roll, and Music and the Holocaust. 

Woodwind students participate in weekly lessons, studio classes, studio recitals, woodwind symposia, chamber music, wind ensembles, orchestra, a wide range of chamber music experiences, and masterclasses with notable guest artists. 

The woodwind faculty at the Bailey School of Music serve as  members of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, The Georgia Symphony Orchestra, and the Atlanta Opera Orchestra. They regularly perform in some of the finest concert series and venues regionally and nationally. 

 

ksu woodwind section

Faculty

For more information about our woodwind program please contact Professor Warren.

Name
Position
  • kelly bryant flute

    Part-Time Instructor of Music

    kbryan88@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-6151
    WB 111

    Flute

  • anthony georgeson bassoon

    Artist in Residence -- Bassoon and Part-Time Instructor of Bassoon Performance

    ageorg50@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-6151
    WB 111

    Bassoon

  • sam skelton saxophone

    Director of Jazz Studies and Senior Lecturer of Saxophone

    sskelton@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-7762
    WA 1110

    Saxophone

  • justin stanley clarinet

    Part-Time Assistant Professor of Music

    jstanl53@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-6151
    WB 111

    Clarinet

  • Part-Time Professor of Music

    ekoch@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-6151
    WB 111

    Oboe

  • john warren clarinet

    Professor of Clarinet

    jwarre35@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-2870
    WA 2230

    Clarinet (area coordinator)

  • luke weathington saxophone

    Artist in Residence and Part-Time Instructor of Music

    lweathin@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-6151
    WB 111

    Saxophone


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