Laura teaches an active studio at the Pasadena Conservatory of Music, with students ranging from early elementary age to adults. Students each perform in one or more recitals each year, as well as in guest masterclasses, and outreach community concerts. Recent student accomplishments include students earning positions in the Pasadena Youth Symphony Orchestra (PYSO) Philharmonic and Symphony level orchestras, as well as earning a Center Certificate of Excellence from the Royal Conservatory of Music examination.
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Pasadena Conservatory of Music Clarinet Camp
Pasadena Conservatory of Music, Clarinet Camp 2024,
Yehuda Gilad masterclass
Laura and her colleague, Micah Wright, who is also a clarinetist and teacher at the Pasadena Conservatory, direct a clarinet camp each summer at PCM. The camp is designed for students ages 13 and above, and each year, has had an exciting variety of intermediate students in their teens, college music majors, and adults who are serious about becoming better musicians and players. Students improve foundational skills such as breathing, embouchure, and articulation, perform solos with a pianist, perform in masterclasses with world-class guest teachers, and students perform chamber music together. Some years, students have performed in a final concert at the end of the week.
Guest artists giving masterclasses have included Yehuda Gilad, Burt Hara, Michele Zukovsky, and
Donald Foster.