Colorful Clef Flute Studio

Private Flute Lessons - Great for anyone wanting to learn flute and/or piccolo! If you've never picked up a flute and want to start or you've got years of practice under your belt, these lessons are for you, no matter what the age. ~ Recommended Lessons Lengths:

♫ Elementary School - 30 minutes
♫ Middle School - 45-60 minutes
♫ High School - 60 minutes
♫ Adults - 30-60 minutes

Private lessons allow flutists study with an experienced teacher who can give tailored advice and instruction in a positive, helpful way. It is the most efficient way to learn an instrument because time is spent strengthening individuals weaknesses and strengths.

These are group classes (called masterclasses) where students play individually for a teacher in front of other students. They help flutists learn in a different way than in private lessons. Listening to other players is useful because you can learn what to do and not to do from others, it allows you to see how others perform, and it is a good opportunity to perform in a low-key, relaxed setting. Group flute lessons are best in conjunction with private flute lessons, not on their own. ~ Group Lessons are 60 minutes long, once a week.

Individual theory lessons are for anyone wishing to learn how to read music and the basics of theory. Learn with a piano in front of you to grasp topics like note names, clefs, staves, key signature, time signature, chords, intervals, scales, musical form, rhythm, phrases, and cadences. ~ Individual Theory Lesson Length Recommendations:

♫ Elementary School - 30 minutes
♫ Middle School - 45-60 minutes
♫ High School - 60 minutes
♫ Adults - 30-60 minutes

Dr. Stephanie Hoeckley is an award-winning flutist and teacher in the Phoenix Metropolitan area. Recognized as a skilled performer, Dr. Hoeckley placed 1st in the Arizona Flute Society’s 2017 Young Artist Competition and has been a finalist in the Florida Flute Association’s College Young Artist Competition and Advanced Masterclass. She performed in Carol Wincenc’s recital at Arizona State University; having the time of her life performing a trio with two of her all-time favorite flutists, Carol Wincenc and Elizabeth Buck.

Despite having degrees in Music Performance, Dr. Hoeckley is a passionate and engaging music educator. She is the Flute Instructor at Phoenix College and completed her tenure as ASU’s Flute Graduate Teaching Assistant, where she taught for 3 years. She is routinely an instructor at the both the Arizona Flute Society’s and Musician Enrichment Foundations’ flute summer camps, and has an active private studio called the Colorful Clef Flute Studio, with members ages 9-70+. She is on the board of the Arizona Flute Society, and is a member of the National Flute Association and the National Association for Music Education.

Dr. Hoeckley holds a Doctor of Musical Performance degree and a Master of Music degree in Music Performance from Arizona State University, and a Bachelor of Music in Music Performance from the University of Central Florida. Her flute instructors and mentors include Elizabeth Buck, Carol Wincenc, Nora Lee Garcia, and Ernie Brock.

As an orchestral musician, she frequently subs with the West Valley Symphony and Symphony of the Southwest. She has been the principal flutist of ASU’s Symphony Orchestra, Wind Orchestra, and Lyric Opera Theater Pit; also principal flutist of UCF’s Wind Ensemble, Flute Choir, Wind Quintet, and Chamber Orchestra; and a member of the Desert Echoes Flute Project and the Florida Bandmaster Association’s Intercollegiate Band. She also performs with the Musicfest Woodwind Quartet, aand subs with chamber ensembles, such as the Mill Ave Chamber Players and the Echo Canyon Chamber Ensemble.

Her interests include music gamification, Alexander Technique and physiology, acoustics, flute repair, performance psychology, and reducing the stigma and myths around autism. In her spare time, Stephanie enjoys movies, making polymer clay art, learning, reading, and playing with her two rescue dogs.