degrees in Clarinet and Wind Conducting Performance in 2018. Joanna received her training at the University of Delaware (UD), where she received M.M. Her other work includes serving as the conductor of the New Horizons Bands of Winston-Salem and Greensboro. She has also participated in multiple local pit orchestras in addition to being first call clarinet substitute for the Durham Symphony Orchestra. She has played with Piedmont Wind Symphony as a section clarinetist, the Salem Band as a section first clarinetist and Eb clarinetist, and Salem Saxophone Quartet as a tenor saxophonist. In addition to her work as a clarinet and saxophone instructor, she is also an active performer in the Piedmont Triad. She currently works as a clarinet instructor at the UNCSA Community Music School in Winston-Salem, Upbeat Music Company in Lewisville and maintains an active private studio. Joanna McCoskey is a clarinetist, teacher and conductor based in Winston-Salem, NC. Joanna is currently accepting new students at Upbeat Music Company. Meet our clarinet and saxohone instructor, Joanna McCoskey! She is also available as a band clinician, and for conducting and music theory. She was involved in a variety of artistic outlets-ballet, martial arts, painting, knitting-which she believes have all shaped her identity as a musician. A former homeschooler, Shauna grew up in Monterey, California and on the coast of North Carolina. She was awarded the Henry Schumann Prize in Music Composition for this work and highest distinction in the music major for her senior piano recital of Haydn, Chopin and Debussy. In 2018, she directed her own ensemble and premiered her first major original composition, MemoriALZ-music about a life with Alzheimer’s Disease. She has held a private piano studio, mentored young musicians at the Green Mountain Chamber Music Festival, and served as a guest speaker/performer for undergraduate arts festivals and open houses at Duke. A graduate of Duke University, she has studied piano and music composition in the U.S. Shauna’s abilities range from solo classical piano and accompanying to improvising renditions of pop songs and choreographing “musical katas” (martial arts through music). Offering piano lessons at Upbeat Music, she is excited to help children and adults journey through the inspiring world of music. Shauna Bierly is passionate about arts education and believes creating music is a crucial aspect of personal and intellectual growth. Meet our new piano teacher, Shauna Bierly!
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