Mary Sanchez is a private flute instructor working with Coppell Middle School West Band students. Contact her directly to schedule lessons.

Kira Woodfield Leeper graduated with her bachelor’s degree in Oboe Performance from Brigham Young University where she studied with Dr. Geralyn Giovanetti. She has taught private oboe lessons for the past ten years. In addition to teaching privately, Kira has worked in Arts Administration most recently as the Education & Community Engagement Director for the Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra. A graduate of Hebron High School in Carrollton, Kira also studied with long-time Coppell ISD oboe teacher Sally Bohls and is excited to now join the Coppell Bands teaching oboe.

Victoria is a Denton-based bassoonist whose primary interests lie in building community through chamber music, exploring the limits of her instrument with contemporary repertoire, and helping her students grow into well-rounded musicians. Her teaching philosophy comes from her experience with performance anxiety and the life lessons she learned in music school. While working on technique and fundamentals, her students are also taught the importance of having pride in making beautiful music, rather than focusing on the few minutes in an audition room.  Victoria received her Bachelor of Music in Bassoon Performance with a concentration in chamber music from the University of South Carolina and Master of Music in Bassoon Performance with a related field in contemporary performance from the University of North Texas. Victoria can be heard in the orchestral sense as the principal bassoon of the New Texas Sinfonia in Tyler, Texas, in the new music setting as a member of the Black House Music Collective and occasional helper/player for Sounds Modern, and in the avant-garde and experimental scene as an improviser, where she can be seen at various venues around DFW. 

Jakob Lumadue is a private clarinet instructor working with Coppell Middle School West Band students. Contact him directly to schedule lessons.

Margret Chen is a private clarinet instructor working with Coppell Middle School West Band students. Contact her directly to schedule lessons.

Calvin Wong is a private saxophone instructor working with Coppell Middle School West Band students. Contact him directly to schedule lessons.

Jenna Zelasko is a private trumpet instructor working with Coppell Middle School West Band students. Contact her directly to schedule lessons.

Tyler Wang is a private horn instructor working with Coppell Middle School West Band students. Contact him directly to schedule lessons.

Dr. ShuoJung (Nick) Hsueh is a native of Taipei, Taiwan. He earned his DMA in Horn Performance from Texas Tech University. As an orchestral musician, Dr. Hsueh has performed with many orchestras including the Dallas Asian Winds, Amarillo Symphony Orchestra, and Taipei Philharmonic Orchestra. He currently holds positions at the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma and several schools in the DFW area.

Isaiah Vasquez is a private trombone instructor working with Coppell Middle School West Band students. Contact him directly to schedule lessons.

Patrick Geren earned his Master’s in Performance from the University of Georgia and his Bachelor’s from Illinois State University. He is a freelance music educator, performer, and composer in the Dallas-Fort Worth area working in the Coppell, Lewisville, and Prosper ISDs. He is an active brass instructor in the Drum Corps International activity currently working with the Blue Devils brass program.

Jung Moo Lee is a tuba player of Center Stage Brass, music director of Dallas Asian Wind Ensemble, and tuba instructor of Coppell ISD and Prosper ISD, where he maintains a studio of over 85 tuba students weekly. His students are selected consistently and placed in the region, area, and state bands. He holds degrees from Kei-Myung University, UNT, and SMU.

Doug Bush received his bachelor’s degree from University of North Texas in music education. His marching performance career includes seasons with the Phantom Legion, Madison Scouts, and UNT Drum Line. Mr. Bush has been teaching percussion at several schools in the North Texas area for the past ten years. He is an educational endorsee for Remo Drum Heads, Mapex Marching Percussion, and Pro-Mark Sticks and Mallets.

Patricia Islas is a performer, composer, arranger, adjudicator and educator in the Dallas area. She is a graduate of the University of North Texas and holds a bachelor’s degree in music performance. In 2004, she was a winner of the UNT Concerto Competition which led to performing as a soloist with the Richardson Symphony Orchestra. She is an endorsee of Pro-mark Sticks and Mallets and Mapex/Majestic Concert Percussion.