I used to go here and took clarinet lessons back when I still played.
I tried about 6ish different people to take lessons from (other private tutors, and people in major music companies), and Marla was my favorite one of them all- the one that really seemed to know her stuff AND had a great personality.
Marla teaches violin and clarinet (maybe piano? I don't quite remember) and was basically right down the road from my middle school.
She named her small business "Sandpiper Studios", if I remember correctly, because she was on a beach and her friends remarked at how successful the tiny birds were at catching fish. Thus, she wanted to be as successful. (I think it's really cute, ok?)
I remember Marla did a really good job in teaching- how to tune the clarinet (the reed and mouthpiece only way!), customize/shave down store bought reeds, and music from a diversity of pieces, styles, and theory. I think classes were 13-15 per 30 minute lesson? I don't quite remember.
Recitals were at the end of the year at a nearby church (the sounds are just gorgeoussss).
Marla is a total sweetheart and though she isn't the absolute best you can get, I think most people would be able to benefit from her and enjoy not paying 100+ for lessons. read more