Woodwind Program
Now Welcoming Students-All Levels
Program Overview
SAM Academy’s Woodwind Program provides individualized instruction focused on tone development, breath control, technique, and performance skills. Students receive comprehensive training on woodwind instruments in a supportive learning environment.
Hours: M-F | 2:00 PM — 7:00 PM (Class times based on instructor availability).
Lessons Offered: Drums and Percussion.
Lesson Length: 30 Minutes.
Cost: $35 per lesson.
Age Range: Preschool & up — tailored lessons are available for young children.
Beginning Woodwind
- Instrument assembly and care
- Proper embouchure and breath support
- Basic tone production
- Introduction to note reading and rhythms
- Finger placement and basic scales
- Simple melodies and exercises
- Foundations of effective practice habits
Intermediate Woodwind
- Expanded range and scale studies
- Improved tone consistency
- Articulation and tonguing techniques
- Intermediate-level music reading
- Dynamics and musical phrasing
- Introduction to ensemble playing
- Style studies (jazz, classical, regional styles)
Advanced Woodwind
- Advanced tone and embouchure refinement
- Complex rhythms and extended techniques
- Advanced articulation and phrasing
- Improvisation and stylistic interpretation
- Solo and ensemble performance preparation
- Audition and competition readiness
- Stage presence and performance confidence
Meet Our Instructors
Our teachers bring years of professional performance and teaching experience. Lessons are built around each student’s goals — whether that’s confidence on stage, school audition prep, or creative exploration.
Nestor Cerda
Advanced Instruction
Vanessa Lomeli
Advanced Instruction
Interested in joining one of our music programs?
Contact us today by filling out a general inquiry form.
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Located in downtown Sanger, SAM Academy is a 7,500-square-foot building that houses a Science Workshop, Art Studio, and Music Studio.
Have questions about our programs? We’d love to hear from you and help you get started.
750 N St. Sanger, CA 93657
(559) 399-3090
Monday - Friday | 2 PM - 7 PM
Info@cvsamacademy.org