Breneman, Marianne – Clarinet

Marianne Breneman, a native of the Detroit area, discovered the joy of making music at the age of 4, when she began piano lessons with her mother.  Clarinet studies followed at the age of 9, primarily because there were 4 clarinets in the house already. To this day, Marianne dreams of studying the cello but would admit that clarinet worked out just fine!

Ms. Breneman holds degrees from Michigan State University, Wayne State University, and the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (CCM).  During her undergraduate and graduate programs, she was the recipient of several awards including the Grace Taylor Johnson Music Scholarship, the Tuesday Musicale of Pontiac Competition, and the Detroit Symphony-Wayne State University Bradlin Award for Outstanding Orchestral Musician.  Marianne was also a featured soloist with the CCM Repertory Orchestra, performing the Mozart Clarinet Concerto.

She has participated in many summer festivals including the Aspen Music Festival and School, The Banff Centre for the Arts, The Apple Hill Center for Chamber Music, Le Domaine Forget, the Scotia Festival of Music, the ARIA Academy, and the Grandin Chamber Music Festival at CCM.

Currently the second clarinetist with the Kentucky Symphony Orchestra, Marianne is also an active recitalist and chamber musician.  She has performed across the United States in many memorable places including  Detroit, Cincinnati, Salem South Carolina, Fresno California and at Bargemusic in Brooklyn, NY.  Marianne is a founding member of Conundrum, a unique chamber music ensemble of soprano, flute, clarinet, and piano that specializes in new and often ignored music.

Ms. Breneman was appointed to the faculty at Northern Kentucky University in the fall of 2009.  She teaches applied clarinet, aural skills, and conducts the NKU Clarinet Choir.

In addition to her duties at NKU, Marianne is on the music faculty at The College of Mount St. Joseph and The School for Creative and Performing Arts – the country’s only K-12 arts magnet school. She also maintains a private studio of advancing clarinet students at her home studio.

Marianne and her husband Brian live in Cincinnati with two exuberant golden retrievers.  In her spare time, Marianne is a competitive age-group triathlete and runner and she volunteers with the Cincinnati Parks Board.

Fees:
30 minutes – $25
45 minutes – $35
60 minutes – $45

Location of lessons:
3009 Fairfield Ave
Cincinnati OH 45206

My street is off of Madison Road just east of Woodburn Ave and just west of the O’Bryonville Business District.

Teaching Philosophy:
Music should be fun but it is also a pursuit to be taken seriously. I expect my students to practice outside of their lesson with me and also to participate in extra-curricular activities like OMEA contest, Honor Band auditions, and ensembles like CYWE and CSYO.  Lessons will always be tailored to the student’s specific needs; you will have to purchase a “lesson specific” method book and a dedicated notebook for assignments. I will help you reach your goals!