Lisa Carlson has freelanced as a flutist and taught flute in Central Vermont since 1985. A graduate of Oberlin College, her private teachers have included Katherine Borst Jones at Oberlin Conservatory, Jane Ambrose, Mark Sparks, and Jerilee Kechley. She has participated in Master Classes with such world renowned teachers as Robert Willoughby, Toshio Takahashi, and Louis Moyse. Her study of the Suzuki method and philosophy has included classes and/or observations at Suzuki Institutes in Johnson City Tennessee, Hamilton Ontario, Kingston Ontario, Montreal Quebec, Williamstown Massachussetts, and Killington Vermont. Her Suzuki Method teacher trainers have included Kenichi Ueda, June Warhoftig, David Gerry, Pandora Bryce, and Laura Larson. She has observed the teaching of the majority of flute teacher trainers in North America, as well as numerous exceptional traditional flute, violin and piano teachers, and applied these observations toward the development of her own teaching style. She holds memberships in the National Flute Association, the Suzuki Association of the Americas, and the Vermont Association of Wedding Professionals.
	She has performed in a variety of venues in a wide variety of musical combinations, including solo flute, flute and piano, trios and quartets with strings, as accompaniment to choral groups and vocal soloists, in pit orchestra for musicals, and numerous other combinations. Currently, she is most often heard in "Turidae" flute/harp and/or flute/violin duo with her daughter Mariah Carlson-Kirigin, in duo with pianist friends Alison Cheroff, Eliza Thomas and others, with "East Hill Winds" partner, oboist Sandra Cathey, or solo.
	Lisa earned her state certification as a music teacher in 1989 and is experienced as a public school music teacher. She taught through the Preparatory School of Music and Dance at Vermont College for approximately 10 years, from January of 1987 until the fall of 1996, including private lessons, group classes and ensembles, and camps. She was very actively involved with the transitions of the music school in becoming the independent Monteverdi Music School, including serving as treasurer during the interim, contributing the school's slogan, "Bringing Families and Friends Together Through Music," and contributing to the formation of the school's mission statement. Once the new music school was established she opted to teach independently from her home to be near her young children. She has maintained an active independent teaching studio since that time, including group classes, flute choirs, chamber ensembles, and flute camp, while homeschooling her two children.
		For quotes about Lisa's playing and teaching, please see the following pages: Private Lessons, Music for Weddings and Other Occasions, "Turidae" flute/harp or flute/violin duo, or Adult Lessons.
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