Meet My Students
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Meet My Students
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jayden liu
Jayden Liu is a sophomore at Oakton High School, where he is a member of the symphonic band and marching band. Outside of school, he is part of the Capital Symphonic Youth Orchestra. He enjoys tennis, learning about history, drawing, movies, and writing/designing narratives. This is his sixth year with Mr. Lee and his seventh year playing the clarinet.
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ryan phillips
Ryan Phillips is a senior at Fairfax High School and is in his sixth year with the studio. Ryan enjoys watching movies, reading about history and mathematics, and spending time with friends and family. He is excited to learn even more from Mr. Lee this year
elliot lee
Elliot Lee is a 10th grader at the Thomas Jefferson High School and he has been studying clarinet with Mr. Lee for 3 years. Apart from clarinet, he enjoys being in Quizbowl and History Bowl at his school.
kevin phlips
austin hegedus
Austin Hegedus has been studying with Mr. Lee for 3 years. He is a junior at James Madison High School where he enjoys being a part of their Marching Band. He also plays soccer on a travel team for Vienna.
Varenya Rao-Mallela
“Varenya is a 7th grader at Kilmer Middle School, where she plays clarinet in the symphonic band. Varenya also plays the piano and guitar, and sings. Varenya enjoys playing softball on her VGSL team Pink Panthers, and spending time with her sister. She has been a student of Mr. Lee for almost 2 years, and is looking forward to learning more from him.”
OWEN SUN
My name is Owen. I am in 8th grade and I go to school at Jackson Middle School. I am also first chair in the top band (Wind Ensemble). I like to play the clarinet and the piano too. My favorite subject is math. My favorite sports are swimming and hockey. I also have a younger sister who plays piano.
Yulania Wang
bryan gao
Bryan Gao is a sophomore at James Madison High School and has been a student of Mr. Lee for 4 years. Outside of playing clarinet, Bryan likes to do Kung-Fu and play video games.
CAVANAGH KEELIN
Cavanagh is a sixth grader who has been studying with Mr. Lee for a year. He enjoys exploring all kinds of music, is an avid reader and history buff, recently earned his black belt in karate, and plays soccer and basketball. He loves learning the clarinet with Mr. Lee.
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Kenneth's students excel as leading musicians in the Washington DC. regional area. Kenneth's students include National High School Woodwind First Place Winners, and National Junior High School First Place Winners. Graduating high school seniors have been awarded major scholarships as clarinet performance majors by Juilliard, the Cleveland Institute, Eastman, Michigan, Oberlin, New England Conservatory, Rice University, and many other institutions. His students have been featured as Concerto Soloists with the National Symphony Orchestra and the United States Air Force Band. Many of his students have gone on to become clarinet teachers themselves.
Kenneth's students excel as leading musicians in the Washington DC. regional area. Kenneth's students include National High School Woodwind First Place Winners, and National Junior High School First Place Winners. Graduating high school seniors have been awarded major scholarships as clarinet performance majors by Juilliard, the Cleveland Institute, Eastman, Michigan, Oberlin, New England Conservatory, Rice University, and many other institutions. His students have been featured as Concerto Soloists with the National Symphony Orchestra and the United States Air Force Band. Many of his students have gone on to become clarinet teachers themselves.
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In October 2000 he was designated by the Virginia Music Teachers Association as its nominee for the first national “Music Teacher of the Year” selection of the Music Teachers National Association. From 2001 to 2003 he served as National Chair of the Independent Music Teachers Forum of the MTNA, with bi-monthly columns appearing in The American Music Teacher. He is a frequent speaker at MTNA National Conventions. His article on “Developing the Independent Studio” appears in Woodwind Players Cookbook: Recipes for a Successful Performance, published by Meredith Press.
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In 2019 Kenneth completed writing his Method Book entitled "Clarinet Express" which is now on sale.