Oboe Instructors

Students are strongly encouraged to take private lessons on their instruments. The following is a list of instructors with comments initiated by the instructors themselves. Long Reach High School makes no claims on the abilities of any of these instructors. We rely on feedback from the instructors to keep the list current. If you have any comment about this list, find some inaccurate information, or if you are an instructor that would like to be added to the list, let us know by Emailing Us.

There are instructors that we have lost contact with and perhaps are no longer teaching or have left the area. These are still on the list for now. The general rule is that if there is an email address listed, we have made contact with them and they are still teaching.

We really make no claims on the abilities of any of these instructors, but it is clear by gathering this information that there is an abundant amount of musical talent that exists in the area. We encourage you to take advantage of it.

John Barzal
410-544-5438

Arnold, MD
 


johnbarzal@yahoo.com

Barbara Girdler
410-992-4648

 

Ms. Girdler teaches at her home located in Allview Estates, close to the intersection of Route 32 and Route 29. She teaches 6 days a week, no Sundays, $40 an hour; $30 for 45 min; $20 for 30 min.

Ms. Girdler uses the Kenneth Gekeler Oboe Method, book one, to start students. She can recommend sources for oboe reeds.

"I absolutely love teaching."

    Credentials and Experience
  • Studied with Whitney Tustin, first oboist of the City Center Opera Company in N.Y. while in high school.
  • Studied with Bill Arrowsmith, first oboist of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, while attending Manhattan School of Music
  • In Maryland, studied with Fred Gruenebaum, and Rudy Vrbsky, both first oboists of the National Symphony.
  • BS degree in Music Education
  • High school band director for fifteen years(Elizabeth Seton H.S. in Bladensburg Md. for nine years, Perry Hall H.S. in Baltimore for five years, Owen Brown Middle for one year.)
  • Performed in many different places, the most memorable being with the Navy Band in chamber music concerts.
  • Currently teaching a methods course at the Washington Bible College.
  • Work with the Maryland Classic Youth Orchestras.
  • Teach at Howard Community College when they have oboe players
  • Play oboe/English horn with the Columbia Orchestra.
barbaragirdler@verizon.net

Emily Rostetter
410-444-2933

 

Ms. Rostetter is currently an oboist with the US Army field band.

    Credentials and Experience
  • Bachelor's degree from the Eastman School of Music in oboe and music education
  • Masters degree from the Yale School of Music
obemily@aol.com

Richard Spittel
410-242-3395

 


contrareed@aol.com