About Terry Thompson

Terry Thompson teaches beginner to advanced saxophone, flute, and clarinet, creating fun, engaging lessons that emphasize strong fundamentals and expressive musicianship. His encouraging approach explores classical, jazz, and other musical styles while developing proper technique, tone production, music theory, and effective practice habits. Terry incorporates etudes, duets, and detailed musical exploration to help students build confidence and bring their music to life. He encourages students to enjoy playing while discovering their full musical potential. Terry holds a Bachelor of Music from Berklee College of Music, has over 40 years of private teaching experience, and has performed thousands of shows, including opening for legendary artists such as Ray Charles, Tina Turner, and Tower of Power.