Emily Buehler
About
I have been playing the horn for 11 years! I have an undergraduate degree in Horn performance and music education from the Eastman School of Music where I was also nominated for and won a Performance Certificate. I continued on to become the teaching assistant for the Pennsylvania State University (PSU) horn studio and taught undergraduate and non-major lessons while working to achieve my master’s degree in Horn performance and pedagogy.
You can currently find me performing in the horn section of The Orchestra Now (TON), a training orchestra in the Hudson Valley centered around audience engagement, interaction, and innovation. This is my second year with TON and have been performing at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and our very own, Fischer Center.
I have been teaching privately for almost 6 years. I have started young beginners along with adult beginners, worked with middle school and high school students on district, region, and state band/ orchestra auditions, and helped high schools with the entire college audition process. I have also loved teaching at the college level in varying degrees.
I have experience giving masterclasses at the middle and high school level, and have recently published an article in the Horn Call about my experience with commissioning a work for American Sign Language, percussion, and horn. I love giving chamber and solo recitals, and am familiar with a variety of repertoire.
I would describe my teaching style as Jump Right In. I believe that beginning music instruction is best when taught through songs familiar and relevant to the student. With young beginners, we will develop technique through folk songs, pop songs, scales, and echoing patters/ written music. I have prepared many students for college level auditions, district/regional/state band and orchestra auditions, along with adult beginners and horn enthusiasts!
Bachelor in Horn Performance and Music Education, The Eastman School of Music
Performer’s Certificate, The Eastman School of Music
Master of Music and Horn Pedagogy, The Pennsylvania State University
Master in Orchestral and Curatorial Studies, The Orchestra Now
For beginning students, I design weekly plans and music that I write out and send. For the advancing beginner, I use Melodious Studies, Kopprasch, and Getchel. With advanced and pre professional students, we work together to develop a plan and materials to cater to your needs.