Private Lessons
Ms. Lopez currently teaches students in the Leander Independent School District for Cedar Park & Leander band programs. Lessons are held weekly & start on a mutual start date. She is also available & experienced in teaching masterclasses, sectional/ensemble coaching, Region Band judging, Solo & Ensemble judging, competition judging, single lessons (ie, for Region music, TMEA convention audition music, or UIL solo), & other related events. She has been a faculty member for the Floot Fire Austin summer camp from 2015 to 2024. Lesson spots fill up quickly. For all inquiries, email at rlopezflute@yahoo.com, &/or call/text her cell phone at 713-927-3558. To learn more about Rachel & her teaching history, please view About & Musical Background pages.
Since the start of Region 32 in 2016, student accomplishments in Austin include Texas 6A All-State Band members, Region Band members (including 1st chairs), HS & MS Region Orchestra members, UIL State Solo Gold medals, CPHS & LHS Solo Contest Finalists & Semi-Finalists, UIL Outstanding HS State Soloists, & MS Outstanding Soloists. In 2020, a high school was student named as a Finalist & Semi-Finalist in the Austin Flute Society & Floot Fire Virtual competitions, respectively. In recent years, 2 students earned 1st chair & 6A Area honors for Region 32 High School Bands, & 3 were named semi-finalist & finalists for HS Solo Contest Competitions. This school year, congrats go to Hannah & Haley for both performing in the Region 32 Middle School Concert Band, & also to Angie (flute) & Moriah (piccolo) for High School Region 32 Bands with both advancing to Area Band. Extended congrats go to Angie & Moriah for earning TMEA All-State ensemble spots in the 6A Symphonic Band (flute) & Sinfonietta Orchestra (piccolo)!
Payment and scheduling:
Lessons will be scheduled to try to accommodate both of our schedules. I will be available during class, after school, & weekends. I may be available to teach in your home in nearby areas. Lesson rates at your home are $55 an hour for individuals, or if in the school, rates will vary by location. Please note that lessons in your home are available only for 45 minute or hour lessons. Lessons are to be paid at the first lesson of the month (usually 4). If you know for sure you cannot make a lesson (holidays, Dr.'s appt., field trip, etc.), just adjust the month's number of lessons accordingly & let me know. If you must miss a lesson due to illness, please notify me 24 hours in advance via email &/or cell phone. Makeup lessons will be given to individuals that give sufficient notice and may be rescheduled (if possible), or additional time can be added to other lessons.
Music Materials to Purchase:
Here are several books I frequently use during lessons that I encourage students to buy, bring to their lesson, & to use in their own practice. You do not have to get all books, but do get one or more that you want that you think suits your needs, playing level, and interests. You may order these & many more through:
Strait Music (Austin)
Carolyn Nussbaum's Flute Shop (Dallas)
Flute World (Michigan)
In addition to some music books listed below, students are required to have their own metronome & tuner, which you can buy through the above sources. Also have a binder with notebook paper or a spiral notebook. I also highly encourage students at all levels to purchase a breath builder, which helps immensely with breathing & tone (purchase at Carolyn Nussbaum).
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Beginner Level (1 year; up to 7th grade):
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Rubank - Elementary Method
Rubank Book Of Flute Solos, Easy Level
Trevor Wye: A Beginner's Book for the Flute Part One
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Intermediate Level (7th-9th grade):
Rubank - Intermediate Method
24 Short Concert Pieces (Cavally) -
Concert & Contest Collection (Rubank/Voxman)
Rubank - Selected Duets Volume 1 {yellow} - for middle school
Rubank - Volume 2 {orange} - for high school
Any other etudes & solos you find or have that you would like to work on! For an extensive list of solos to consider playing for solo contest, view the UIL solo list above.
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Advanced (advanced junior high, high school & beyond):
in addition to some books mentioned in the Intermediate level
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Rubank - Advanced 1 & 2 Methods: level suggestion, Advanced 1 for 8th-10th, & Advanced 2 for 11-12th
Trevor Wye - Practice Books for the Flute
1. Tone *suggested for students at all levels*
2. Technique
3. Articulation
4. Intonation & Vibrato
5. Breathing & Scales
Voxman - Selected Studies: junior high and high school level etudes
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Flute Etudes Book (European American Music Corporation): TMEA high school flute etude book; similar to Voxman with some of the same etudes
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Melodious and Progressive Studies for Flute by Robert Cavally, Book 1 {blue}, Book 2, & Book 3 {yellow}: advanced junior high, high school & beyond level etude books
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Anderson - 24 Studies, Opus 33: high school level etudes