1^st lesson free

Sarah

Rate $80
Response 1h
Students
Number of students Sarah has taught since their arrival at Superprof
6
Number of students Sarah has taught since their arrival at Superprof

$80/h

1^st lesson free

Oboe
English horn

Graduate of The Juilliard School, teacher of all levels. Offering oboe lessons as well as music theory. Looking forward to working with you!

Oboe
English horn

Lesson location

- At Sarah's house: New York
- online

About Sarah

Oboist Sarah Williams experienced love at first sight at the age of four when her parents introduced a piano into their home. Displaying a natural artistic intuition and an emotional investment in the study of music, weekly piano lessons quickly grew into a hunger for a comprehensive dive into the art of interpretation.

A native of Atlanta, Georgia, Sarah joins the Hudson Valley Symphony Orchestra in 2025 as Principal Oboe. An active performer, she has appeared with numerous ensembles, including the Richmond Symphony, the Virginia Symphony Orchestra, the Chelsea Symphony, the Jackson Heights Orchestra, the Hunter Symphony Orchestra, and at Lincoln Center for the New York premiere of John Luther Adams’ Crossing Open Ground. As a devoted teacher, she maintains a private oboe studio, makes and sells oboe reeds, and is on the faculty at the Lucy Moses School at Kaufman Music Center. In June 2025, she served as the Teaching Assistant at the Apple Hill Center for Chamber Music.

Sarah received her bachelor’s degree from The Juilliard School as a student of Elaine Douvas, receiving additional instruction from Nathan Hughes, Linda Strommen, Scott Hostetler, Julia DeRosa, and Melissa Hooper. She regularly performed with the Juilliard Orchestra and was a Teaching Assistant for the Oboe Class. She had the pleasure of serving as Principal Oboist of the New York Youth Symphony for their 2019-20 season and was featured on CNN’s “The Fourth in America” with Billy Ray Cyrus. When she is not practicing or making reeds, Sarah enjoys sampling coffee shops, reading, and writing for her Substack publication, The Listening Diary.

About the lesson

As musicians, perhaps the most impactful part of our journey is the time we spend with our teachers. With this in mind, I tailor each lesson to the needs of the student, meeting them at their necessary pace while continuing to build confidence and ask for more. I believe that musicality should be at the forefront of every goal and therefore should be involved in every part of our practice, no matter how technical or routine. This will be the focus of most lessons, with the understanding that musicality can always be used as a means to an end in our playing.

Teaching is the most rewarding part of my life as a musician, and I look forward to every lesson. I can’t wait to work together and help each other grow.

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5h: $400
10h: $800

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$80/h

Travel

+ $$10

free lessons

This first lesson offered with Sarah will allow you to get to know each other and clearly specify your needs for your next lessons.

30mins

Graduate of The Juilliard School, teacher of all levels. Offering oboe lessons as well as music theory. Looking forward to working with you!

Lesson location

About Sarah

About the lesson

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online

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Graduate of The Juilliard School, teacher of all levels. Offering oboe lessons as well as music theory. Looking forward to working with you!

Lesson location

About Sarah

About the lesson

Rates

Rate

Pack rates

online

Travel

free lessons

Other tutors in Oboe

Frnakiee

Ethan

Orton

Mason

Davies

Davies

Grant

Joseph

Jacob

Aaron

Jill

Elise

Luca

Aubrey

Bryan

Isaiah

Shannon

Rose

Kearsen

Dane

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