Education

Laura Dreyer is available for private instruction and can assist you in realizing your potential no matter what your age or current level of ability. Her years of experience, thoughtfulness, and insight into every student's specific strengths and challenges have been invaluable to many. Laura will custom design a practice regimen and help you to set attainable musical goals, while having fun at the same time!

Lessons can be on a regular or as needed basis and can be given at her studio or your location (if you are in the NYC area) Price varies according to the specific details of your needs, so please contact Laura to discuss this.

Laura Currently teaches the following instruments:
• Saxophone
• Flute
• Clarinet
• Beginning Piano
• Recorder

And for any instrument, including voice
• Jazz Improvisation
• Jazz Theory & Harmony
• Composition and Arranging, and more

Contact Laura NOW to schedule your first lesson!

Check out Laura's newest workshop "Improv Soup!" Dates for upcoming workshops will be posted on this site so check back soon!

This intensive improvisation workshop will focus on learning the fundamentals on comedy/theatrical improvisation as applied to jazz improvisation. We will learn many different theatre games that facilitate group communication, how to mirror energy and emotion, how to pay attention and listen on a deeper level, how to cooperate and support your fellow players, and much more. We will be improvising verbally and musically so be prepared to act as well as play your instrument. This workshop will focus on deeper ways to generate musical information form your own solos as well as from those with whom you are playing, how to become more conscious of exactly what information you are transmitting musically to your fellow players, and to create your own process that will give you access to deeper parts of your creative mind and expand your self expression. When you are able to draw in your fellow players with your improvisation you will become a more magnetic performer and the audience will be drawn into your music as well. Everybody wins! All instruments are welcome. Laura has presented "Improv Soup" at The Berklee College of Music BTOT, The 2007 Jazz Improv Convention in NYC, and for the faculty of The NY POPS Salute to Music Program.



"The Improv Soup clinic was a blast! The games were so fun, and they helped us focus on communicating with each other. It was exciting to hear how those skills translated, quite immediately, to a playing (musical) context."

--Rebecca Cline, Professor/Berklee College of Music

"Laura Dreyer possesses all of the qualities a great teacher should have; talent, mastery of the instrument, good communication skills, and a caring compassion for those who want to learn. I've done clinics with Laura and I give her my highest recommendation."

Jody Espina -President
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Jazz Dept. Coordinator - Hoff Barthleson Music School

"As an adult student who returned to playing the saxophone after many years, I have found Laura to be an excellent teacher. She has a limitless supply of musical knowledge and skill, and the patience and encouragement to impart it to others. Laura's musical wisdom has guided me through my rediscovery of my instrument, and brought me to new levels of technical expertise and creative jazz improvisation. My 9-year-old son is now also taking clarinet lessons with Laura, and making great strides in his musical learning. I would recommend her to anyone I know as a woodwind/jazz teacher."

Eric Buonamassa - Student

"Laura's deep and varied musical education and wide experience informs her teaching. She is extremely generous and conscientious: the exercises she uses to address tone, articulation and rhythm are well thought out and effective."

Isis & Elijah Shiffer - students