Emily Gurwitz Flute Studio - Flute Lessons, San Antonio, Texas

Emily Gurwitz - Band director and teaches flute lessons and flute choir in San Antonio, Texas. Emily Gurwitz is a private flute instructor in San Antonio, Texas, and teaches mainly high school students. She received her Bachelor of Music in Music Education from Trinity University in San Antonio and her Master of Music in Flute Performance from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. She is currently the head band director at Ed White Middle School in North East ISD and teaches flute choir at Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas.

Her teaching philosophy is to never set limits on what a student can achieve. If a student has high aspirations on his/her instrument and is willing to practice consistently, many things are possible with proper instruction.

Emily Gurwitz has had one or more of her private flute students qualify for the Texas All-State Band or Orchestra since 2001, having students place first chair in the state of Texas in the 4A division and first and second chair in the 5A division (5A Texas All-State flute players are approximately the top 35 flute players selected from the state of Texas from a series of District, Region, and Area Competitions. 4A includes the top 12 flute players).

There is usually a waiting list for private lessons. Open auditions/trial lessons are held during the Summer to determine the students who will be accepted into the studio for the upcoming school year. If you are a dedicated flute student and are interested in private flute lessons, please contact her and include some information about yourself. She is also available for masterclasses and clinics, including teaching the Region band music at the middle school level and All-State band music at the high school level.

Our Web site includes an Online Practice Record which allows music students to keep track of their daily practice time. You can view and print your past Practice Records, and even e-mail them directly to your music teacher. You may also view Practice Record statistics to see how your practice time compares to others using the program.

Emily Gurwitz Flute Studio News

January 5, 2008: Two students from our studio qualify for the Texas All-State Bands! The Area/All-State qualification round is very competitive and consists of students from San Antonio, Houston, and Austin Regions. Four students from our studio competed at Judson High School for the Area/ All-State tryouts. Congratulations to the students from our studio who placed first and fourth to qualify for the 5A All-State Band (only five are selected). This year, four of the top five flute students who made the All-State Band were from the San Antonio area. All four of our students placed in the top 12 of 23 students competing. Congratulations again to all of the students who competed at this very rigorous competition. Your many hours of hard work paid off! In February, the students who qualified for the All-State Band will compete for chair placement at the TMEA convention held in San Antonio.

November 27, 2007: At the Region XII Band and Orchestra Competition, students from our studio placed first, second, fourth, fifth, tenth, thirteenth and sixteenth chair out of twenty-three students. The first and second chair players have qualified for the All-Region Orchestra. Congratulations to the four students (who finished in the top six) who made the Area Band and will be competing in January 2008 to qualify for the Texas All-State 5A Band.

November 13, 2007: Since Region XII is quite large, the 5A High School Band Competition is split in half. One part took place at Reagan High School and the other part took place at MacArthur High School. Congratulations to all of the students who competed. At Reagan High School, the students from our studio placed first, second, fourth and fifth chair (the top nine qualified for the Region Band). At MacArthur High School, congratulations to the students from our studio who placed first, sixth, and tenth chair out of about 50 flute students competing (the top nine qualified for the Region Band and the top eighteen qualified for the District Band).

November 18, 2006: Region XII competition was held at Bush Middle School for the West Zone and Driscoll Middle School for the East Zone. At Bush M.S., congratulations to the 8th grade students from our studio who placed second and seventh out of over 90 flute students to qualify for the 7th and 8th Grade Region XII Middle School Band. At the other competition, congratulations to the 7th grade student who made twelfth and has also qualified for the Region Band.

November 16, 2006: Since Region XII is quite large, the 5A High School Band Competition is split in half. One part took place at Lee High School and the other part took place at MacArthur High School. Congratulations to all of the students who competed. At Lee High School, the top students from our studio placed first, second, seventh and twelfth chair (the top nine qualified for the Region Band). At MacArthur High School, congratulations to the student from our studio who placed third chair and also qualified for the Region Band. Each location had about 55 flute students competing.

February 15, 2006: The results are in!!! Congratulations to the three students from our studio who competed for chair placement at the TMEA All-State Band and Orchestra Competition. One student made 22nd chair in the state of Texas and will sit first chair in the All-State "Concert Band." The second student finished 7th and will sit second chair in the "Philharmonic Orchestra." The third student from our studio placed FIRST out of the top 35 students in the state of Texas! This student will sit first chair in the "Symphony Orchestra."

January 7, 2006: Three students from our studio qualify for the Texas All-State Bands! The Area/All-State qualification round is very competitive and consists of students from both San Antonio and Houston Regions. Four students from our studio competed at Judson High School for the Area/ All-State tryouts. Congratulations to the students from our studio who placed first, third, and fifth to qualify for the 5A All-State Band (only five are selected). This year, all five flute students who made the All-State Band were from the San Antonio area. All four of our students placed in the top 9 of 18 students competing. Congratulations again to all of the students who competed at this very rigorous competition. Your many hours of hard work paid off! In February, the students who qualified for the All-State Band will compete for chair placement at the TMEA convention held in San Antonio.

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