Private Woodwind Lessons

Lesson times available now for in-person and remote students!

My youngest is 8 and my oldest is in her 70's. They come from multiple states around the US and also overseas. Remote lessons work and are totally doable - even if you’re on another continent!

If you are in north Indianapolis, IN or Charlotte, NC, there are in-person lessons available, too.

“I knew what to practice, but now, I feel like
I know how to practice it.”
— Jill, clarinet student


Private lessons are for ANY student who wants to improve:  

  • Adult students will find that they really can learn to play, or find enjoyment in picking up the instrument they haven't touched in years.  

  • School-aged students who are ahead of their class will enjoy the challenge, while those who feel like they are behind will be encouraged by the extra help.

  • Any student can relax and focus on working through curriculum at their individual pace. In my studio, students are not ranked and I have never fired a student based on their performance.  When a student enters my classroom, it is because they want to be a better musician, so that’s what I do: work to make the student a more proficient (and confident) musician.  That may involve challenging the student to work above grade-level, or encouraging them to catch up to their grade-level.  I am interested in my students’ ensemble placements, but I’m more interested in their persistent effort over time.  I’m more interested in their ability to take in and process the art form.  I’m more interested in their willingness to make decisions about the music they play.  I’m more interested in their courage and poise in presenting their work to an audience.

    Because when the student eventually moves on, I want them to be that much more confident in their role as a musician, as an artist, as a creator and that much more appreciative of music, of art, and of creation.

“You are doing such a great job teaching Cam saxophone.
You are patient and work with his anxiety, and he trusts you for it.”
— Michelle, saxophone parent
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Remote Lesson Setup

David has nailed the remote lesson setup! He’s in good light with his music and a pencil at the ready. His iPad is set far enough back and angled so that I can see his face AND his hands. Thanks for letting me use you as a demo, David! :-)

For more on setting up for your remote lessons, click here or visit the Advice page.

“Thank you for making sense of college auditions and
addressing my concerns so eloquently.
I wish Teresa and I had met you sooner
but I am grateful that she is working with you now.”
— Alison, clarinet parent
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Meet Katherine

A veteran teaching musician for over 20 years, Katherine Peters helps students, teachers, and fellow musicians learn, teach, and play better. She excels at packaging concepts into practical, applicable, useful strategies that can be delivered one-on-one in the studio or to a lecture hall full of musicians. The underlying message in her teaching: you can do this. Katherine is also a published composer/arranger. Her arrangements have been performed by middle and high school students, community ensembles, and church ensembles.


Katherine, her husband Matthew, and their daughter live in central Indiana. They sponsor a beautiful little girl in Nicaragua through Compassion International. Find out about Compassion here, and please consider releasing a child from the financial and emotional bondage of poverty.