Woodwind Instructors

Matt earned his B.A. Degree and his Masters Degree in Woodwind performance from the University of Akron. He is currently the Assistant Marching Band Director for the Aurora City Schools. In addition to his duties in that capacity, he is one of Northeast Ohio’s sought after free-lance musicians and a teacher with a private studio as well as several other schools and studios. Matt is a young, personable, and knowledgeable instructor in the areas of orthodox performance as well as Jazz, Rock, and popular music. His teaching is very student oriented and customized toward the needs of the individual student’s age, level of playing, and goals.

Sally Kish earned her Bachelor of Music in Education from the University of Akron. She has been teaching music lessons for over 10 years for clarinet and piano. Since graduating college, she has played in numerous community bands and festival orchestras including the Canfield Community Concert Band, Three Rivers Community Band, and the Symphonic Anime Orchestra. For the past 5 years, Sally has been teaching music to students in grades K-8 in Youngstown area charter schools for band, choir, strings, and general music. Sally started her Master's of Music Performance in Clarinet at Kent State University.