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Dr. Sasha Garver

Flute, Piano Teacher SAA Member

Dr. Sasha Garver is chair of the music program at Northern New Mexico College in Espanola, NM, where she teaches flute, voice, aural skills and music theory. Sasha maintains a Suzuki studio in Santa Fe. She has been a soprano soloist with the Santa Fe Symphony. Sasha performed for two years as second flute/solo piccolo of the Macau Orchestra, SAR China. While in Asia, Sasha studied with Mr. Takahashi and helped to form the Suzuki Association of Hong Kong and Macau. Sasha holds her DMA from CU-Boulder and has her MM from The University of Cincinnati. She received two Bachelor of Music degrees in flute and voice from CU-Boulder. Sasha is a columnist for Flute Focus International Flute Magazine (NZ), and has contributed to the American Suzuki Journal. Sasha has given lectures on topics ranging from pedagogy, Suzuki and performance practice at the Suzuki World Conference, the National Flute Convention and the Suzuki Association of the America’s International Conference. Certified in Suzuki Flute Books 1-8, Practicum, and Orff-Schulwerk level 1, Sasha has been faculty at Regis University, Colorado Christian University, Desert Suzuki Institute, Santa Fe Suzuki Institute, Rocky Mountain Center for Musical Arts, the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music Preparatory Department, and the 2009 Suzuki World Conference in Melbourne, Australia.