Janet Thomas began working with young clarinet students in Florida after moving to Gainesville with her family.  She worked as  clinician and clarinet sectional instructor with several Gainesville area band programs, most notably with Buchholz High School Band under the direction of Paula Thornton.  Between 2002 and 2008, students from Mrs. Thomas’s Gainesville studio were selected for Florida All-State Bands and Orchestras forty-three times, including five principal (First Chair) positions and four placements in All-State Orchestras.  During 2008, Mrs. Thomas relocated to Jacksonville, Florida, and began working with clarinet students in the Jacksonville area.

Mrs. Thomas strives to instill a love for music and an enthusiasm for the clarinet while tailoring her clarinet curriculum (at all levels) to ensure that students are successful both individually and in their school band programs. Her private lesson curriculum includes coaching for honor band and all-state band auditions, camp auditions, college auditions, and Solo and Ensemble performances.

In her clarinet private lessons and clarinet master classes, Mrs. Thomas focuses on fundamental skills to include air support, tone production, tuning and intonation, technique, articulation, style, and musicianship.  Clarinet choir rehearsals and clarinet sectionals at area schools are geared to improve the quality of the clarinet section within the school wind band.  During these sessions, ensemble performance skills including precision, intonation, balance, blend, style, and musicianship are emphasized.  Selected clarinet choir repertoire includes a wide range of musical styles. 

Mrs. Thomas holds a current Florida Professional Teaching Certificate for Music K-12 and is a Certified Adjudicator for the Florida Bandmasters Association. She is a member of the Florida Bandmasters Association, the Florida Music Educators Association, and the Music Educators National Conference.  Mrs. Thomas has been a Solo and Ensemble Adjudicator at the District level in Alabama and Florida and adjudicated at the State level Solo and Ensemble in Florida in 2007, 2010, and 2011.  She has taught middle school Band, Chorus, and Music Appreciation in the Duval County Public Schools (Jacksonville, Florida).  Mrs. Thomas conducts the Clarinet Choir at Douglas Anderson School of the Arts in Jacksonville, Florida and  teaches music full time at Brentwood Elementary School of the Arts, also in Jacksonville.

                                                                                            Please email or call Mrs. Thomas for more information about clarinet lessons!

Phone (904) 730-3530

Cell phone (352) 316-3155

RATE: $40 per hour

Suggested lesson lengths:

Beginner (6th to 7th Grades): 30 minutes ($20)

Intermediate: (7th to 12th Grades): 45 minutes ($30)

Advanced, or very competitive students:  60 minutes ($40)

Thomas Woodwinds

John Thomas and Janet Thomas           Jacksonville, Florida

(904) 730-3530           (352) 316-3155           (352) 316-2476

website     www.thomaswoodwinds.com

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