abby
Flute, Saxophone, Clarinet & Piano Teacher
Abby began her studies on the flute at age 12 in the small, rural community of Poplar Bluff, Missouri. After only a year of playing the flute, Abby was invited to begin private studies at Southeast Missouri State University with Paul Thompson. While studying with Mr.
Thompson, Abby’s technical and lyrical skills developed and allowed her to become competitive during her four years in high school. After increasing her proficiency on the flute, Abby also included piccolo in her studies. She competed at both the district and state levels for flute and piccolo, winning awards and positions in select ensembles with both instruments.
Since her acceptance into Belmont University’s School of Music, where she began her private studies with Dr. Carolyn Treybig, Abby has continued to excel at the flute. In the fall of 2012, as a freshman, Abby auditioned and obtained the principal position of the Belmont University Wind Ensemble and Assistant Principal/Piccolo position in the university’s premiere ensemble, the Belmont University Symphony Orchestra. Abby continued to hold the Principal position in the
Wind Ensemble and then held the Principal position in the Symphony Orchestra for two years.
Abby has also been a performer in the first and second annual Instrumental Honor Recitals at Belmont, was one of the first two Belmont students to be selected to perform a duet arrangement of Borne’s Carmen Fantasie with the Wind Ensemble, and the Vivaldi Concerto in C major for two flutes with the Belmont University Chamber Orchestra, in addition to being a finalist in the Nashville Philharmonic Orchestra’s 2015 and 2016 concerto competitions. Abby had several private flute students in the Nashville area, in addition to the children’s choir she taught weekly.
She resides in Chandler, Arizona with her husband and cat. Abby is a May 2016 graduate of Belmont University, with an undergraduate degree in Music Education with an emphasis in Flute Performance. She is currently studying with Dr. Elizabeth Buck at Arizona State University, pursuing a Master of Music in Flute Performance. Abby has been instructing at Music Makers since summer, 2016.
Thompson, Abby’s technical and lyrical skills developed and allowed her to become competitive during her four years in high school. After increasing her proficiency on the flute, Abby also included piccolo in her studies. She competed at both the district and state levels for flute and piccolo, winning awards and positions in select ensembles with both instruments.
Since her acceptance into Belmont University’s School of Music, where she began her private studies with Dr. Carolyn Treybig, Abby has continued to excel at the flute. In the fall of 2012, as a freshman, Abby auditioned and obtained the principal position of the Belmont University Wind Ensemble and Assistant Principal/Piccolo position in the university’s premiere ensemble, the Belmont University Symphony Orchestra. Abby continued to hold the Principal position in the
Wind Ensemble and then held the Principal position in the Symphony Orchestra for two years.
Abby has also been a performer in the first and second annual Instrumental Honor Recitals at Belmont, was one of the first two Belmont students to be selected to perform a duet arrangement of Borne’s Carmen Fantasie with the Wind Ensemble, and the Vivaldi Concerto in C major for two flutes with the Belmont University Chamber Orchestra, in addition to being a finalist in the Nashville Philharmonic Orchestra’s 2015 and 2016 concerto competitions. Abby had several private flute students in the Nashville area, in addition to the children’s choir she taught weekly.
She resides in Chandler, Arizona with her husband and cat. Abby is a May 2016 graduate of Belmont University, with an undergraduate degree in Music Education with an emphasis in Flute Performance. She is currently studying with Dr. Elizabeth Buck at Arizona State University, pursuing a Master of Music in Flute Performance. Abby has been instructing at Music Makers since summer, 2016.
