Teaching Philosophy: "My teaching philosophy really revolves around working with students in a way that helps them grow in not only music, but in life. Music can represent and encompass a lot of aspects in life, but it’s not something that supersedes life in any way. A lot of the time in music, students can be overwhelmed by the amount of learning and work that can be done and what it takes to master music. However, I don’t think that’s truly the best way to approach teaching music. The true purpose of teaching music is sharing the joy of creating music with others and looking at it on a deeper level past listening to it on a foundational basis. My teaching style and methods are aimed at engaging students in a way that they feel both inspired and challenged to learn more about what aspects of music that makes them excited, and guiding them towards a path of creating and appreciating music that is sustainable and will last a lifetime. I aim to ignite a passion of learning that burns throughout that person’s life."
Biography: Wren first began teaching in high school when their enthusiasm and excitement for improvised music rubbed off on their classmates, as a lot of people can struggle with having the confidence and the ideas to play when there’s no notes that are written on the page. They taught the fundamentals that they were grappling with at the same time, things like chord-scale theory and transcription to others that felt like they had no idea what they were doing.
Wren continued to learn and share more with others when they went to Berklee and studied Contemporary Writing and Production, as they learned more than just the saxophone as an instrument. Wren had a firmer grip on some of the newer things in music like using music notation software (Finale, Dorico, Musescore), digital audio workstations (Logic, REAPER, Pro Tools), and different aspects of composition. They helped people working at the Berklee Library with software and music questions that often were intertwined. Wren has had a very varied teaching experience that’s been mostly private, but they hope to expand upon what they’ve been able to do and to help more people along their musical journey.
Wren began teaching in 2018 and joined Note-worthy Experiences in October 2024, where they teach tenor, alto, soprano, and baritone saxophone, along with flute, beginner clarinet, and electronic wind instrument.
Biography: Wren first began teaching in high school when their enthusiasm and excitement for improvised music rubbed off on their classmates, as a lot of people can struggle with having the confidence and the ideas to play when there’s no notes that are written on the page. They taught the fundamentals that they were grappling with at the same time, things like chord-scale theory and transcription to others that felt like they had no idea what they were doing.
Wren continued to learn and share more with others when they went to Berklee and studied Contemporary Writing and Production, as they learned more than just the saxophone as an instrument. Wren had a firmer grip on some of the newer things in music like using music notation software (Finale, Dorico, Musescore), digital audio workstations (Logic, REAPER, Pro Tools), and different aspects of composition. They helped people working at the Berklee Library with software and music questions that often were intertwined. Wren has had a very varied teaching experience that’s been mostly private, but they hope to expand upon what they’ve been able to do and to help more people along their musical journey.
Wren began teaching in 2018 and joined Note-worthy Experiences in October 2024, where they teach tenor, alto, soprano, and baritone saxophone, along with flute, beginner clarinet, and electronic wind instrument.
