Welcome to Private Saxophone Lessons with Scott Campbell!!!
Whether you are a returning or new student, I am excited to have you in my private music studio! This is going to be a great year. I hope you will enjoy your studies, ask lots of questions and experience the success and accomplishment that comes from fun, planned, and goal oriented practicing.
Lesson Times and Places
Lessons are held weekly. They are usually 25 min in duration (or half of a class period if the lesson is during school). Lessons are held before, during, and after school. Most lessons are held on the school campus. If our schedules do not fit during the week, I also teach at my home studio on Saturday mornings and weeknights.
Expectations
I expect students to be prepared for each lesson. At the end of each lesson I email lesson notes to the student and parents. This includes the concepts covered in lessons as well as the weekly assignments to help as a reminder.
Payments
Payments are due the first lesson of each month for the entire month (be sure to check if there are any holidays or no school days during the month).
Payments can be made in the form of Check, Cash, or online through Paypal.
Half Scholarships are available at many of the schools. They are based on financial need. (please see band directors)
Make-up Lessons
If you must miss a lesson (including field trips) please contact me at least 24 hrs ahead of time; by not pre-confirming, you will pay for the lesson. Make-up lessons are available by appointment.
If you wish to discontinue lessons, please notify two weeks prior. I have a waiting list and this gives me time to schedule your lesson time to another person.
I look forward to working with you this school year and helping you achieve success and have fun playing and practicing the saxophone! Feel free to contact me at:
As region season comes to an end, please join with me in congratulating the following students that made jazz and classical all-region and honors bands!
I am proud of every one of my students, including those that did not make region or honors bands this year. All around, this was a tremendous semester of growth. Everybody progressed on the saxophone, musically, and developed grit and a harder work ethic.
Classical High School
Ana Luiza se Oliveira
Dylan Huynh
Carter Buis
9th Grade
Luis Hernandez
Brice Flores
Sofia Reyes
Colby Coppinger
Middle School
Monica Mayer
Jackson Byrd
Dante Olson
Carter Kuehn
Zsander Leslie
Luke Waid
Amaan Reza
Brian Nguyen (alt)
High School Jazz
Ana Luiza de Oliveira
Reese Hyatt
Carter Buis
Dylan Huynh
8th Grade District
Monica Mayer
Dante Olson
Carter Kuehn
Jackson Byrd
Luke Waid
7th Grade District
Donovan Ellery
Alyssa Coppinger
Please join me in congratulating Nick DeWalt, Reese Hyatt, Dylan Huynh, Ian Bassham, Ana de Olivera, and John Pence for being selected as Texas Region Jazz Band members! Congratulations to all of you!
Good luck to Nick DeWalt, Reese Hyatt, and Dylan Huynh who placed first on alto, tenor, and bari, respectively. They will be going on to tape for All-State.
Please join with me in congratulating the following students- In no particular order.I am proud of all of them!
Collin Miller was accepted into the jazz program at the University of North Texas. For those not aware, UNT is the #1 and most prestigious jazz program in America. Great job Collin! I think he had a scholarship to go along with this.
Rayna DeYoung was accepted in to the saxophone and music programs at Harding University and Stephen F. Austin University with professor of saxophone Dr. Nathan Nabb. She has decided to attend Harding University with a nice scholarship to boot!
Jeffrey Meyer earned a $6k a year scholarship as a music minor at the University of Tulsa. Nice scholarship as a music minor!
Nick DeWalt has been accepted in the prestigious Interlochen Preparatory High School of the Performing Arts with scholarship! Great job!
Additionally, I am proud to teach everyone in the studio. You are all great students and progressing so much. A special congrats to the many, many students who earned a 1 (and beyond) on the solo contests during spring term!
Congratulations to Ian Bassham on his placement in Region 5 Honors band and Joel Blanton on his placement in Region 5, 9th Grade Honors Band!
Please join with me in congratulating the following on the placement in Region 2 Bands
Altos
Nick DeWalt
Rayna DeYoung
Collin Miller
Tenor
Luke DeWalt
Good luck to Nick DeWalt as he moves to Area!
Please join with me in congratulating the following on their placement in HEB ISD Honors Band!
Altos
Juno Sivilay
Maddie Morrison
Sam Fincher
Joel Blanton
Tenors
Devon Armstrong
Demien Castro
Baritone
Austin Allred
Audrie Hackett
Alternates
Brock Trail- Alto
Jared Grady- Alto
Joey Gutermuth- Tenor
Congratulations to the following students on their Region band auditions!
Carter Buis- Honors Band, Alto (Fossil Hill Middle School)
Natanael Monroy- Honors Band, Bari (Fossil Hill Middle School)
Abilgail Corona- Symphonic Band, Alto (Trinity Springs Middle School)
Rahul Gopalan- Symphonic Band, Bari (Trinity Springs Middle School)
Catie Faubel- Alternate, Alto (Timberview Middle School)
Serena Shabout- Alternate, Alto (Timberview Middle School)
Congratulations to the following on their placement into the Keller ISD Honors Band:
Catie Faubel, Alto (Timberview Middle School)
Serena Shabout, Alto ( Timberview Middle School)
Rahul Gopalan, Bari (Trinity Springs Middle School)
Carter Buis, Alto, Alternate (Fossil Hill Middle School)
Natanael Monroy, Bari, Alternate (Fossil Hill Middle School)
Congratulations to following students in their Region Jazz Audition and entrance into TMEA Region 2 Jazz Band. Good luck as they prepare to record for All-State Jazz Auditions!
Nick DeWalt- 1st Alto Saxophone
Luke DeWalt- 1st Tenor Saxophone
Devin Acre- 2nd Tenor Saxophone
Dylan Huynh-1st Baritone Saxophone
Congratulations to Julie Song on her acceptance to the following university music programs.
Berklee College of Music
UNT College of Music
SMU Meadows School of the Arts
Baylor School of Music
Texas Tech School of Music
Congratulations to Teylor Patak on being accepted into the College of Music at the University of North Texas. She will be studying under the tutelage of renown saxophonist and pedagog Dr. Eric Nestler.
Please join with me in congratulating Nick DeWalt on placing 2nd at Texas All-State! Great job Nick!
-Scott Campbell
Congratulations to Nick DeWalt for making All State this year on alto!
Special mention goes to Teylor Patak who placed 3rd overall on alto.
Please join with me in congratulating the following from the Region 2 Auditions.
1st- Nick Dewalt
2nd- Teylor Patak
4th- Julie Song
7th- Luke DeWalt
Good luck to Nick and Teylor as they move on to Area!
Best wishes,
Scott Campbell
Please help me in extending congratulations to Nick DeWalt for placing first chair in Region 2 band and Ian Bassham for placing second chair, second band in Region 5.
Special mention also to Teylor Patak (3rd place) and Luke DeWalt (5th place) in Region 2.
Congrats!
Scott Campbell
Congratulations to Teylor Patak for making the 5A Texas All-State band.
Special mention goes to Adi Hernadez who tied for second place at Area.
Congratulations to the following students-
Teylor Patak- 1st chair region 2 honors band auditions (good luck at area!)
Adi Hernadez- 2nd chair region 5 honors band auditions (good luck at area!)
Nick DeWalt- 3rd chair region 2 honors band auditions.
Yohan Moon- 1st chair region 5 nineth grade honors band auditions.
Also, congratulations to those who earned possitions in HEB District Junior High Honors Band-
Alto's
1st Yohan Moon
2nd Ray Criswell
3rd Ty San Andres
4th Mustafa Sadriwala
5th Michael Christopher
7th Viet Luong
1st Alt. Kevin Kim
2nd Alt. Drew Finsher
Tenors
Tenor 1 Wesley Junell
Tenor 2 Stephen Thomas
Tenor alt. 3 Zach Miller
Baritone
Bari 1 Mathew Longwell
Congratulations to Chance Kraus (Tenor Saxophonist) for making it to All State! Great job Chance,
Congratulations to the following students for winning a position in a region 5 honors band:
-Brandon Cerda
-Adi Hernandez
A special recognition to Adi Hernandez for winning top chair and moving on to Area tryouts!
Congratulations to HEB honors band members. I am pleased to announce that 9 of the 12 saxophone positions in this years HEB honors band belong to my studio.
Brian Kim- Bari 1 (Central)
Hunter Vogt-Bari 2 (Euless)
William Race Hodges- Tenor 1 (Central)
Rainey Greaner- Tenor 2 (Bedford)
Jeffery Meyer-Alto 1 (Bedford)
Yohan Moon- Alto 2 (Central)
Ray Criswell- Alto 3 (Central)
Yunuen Avila- Alto 5 (Central)
Kevin Cho- Alto 7 (Euless)
Cole Kirkman-3 Alternate Tenor (Euless)
Kevin Robles -1 Alternate Alto (Bedford)
Nicholas Dillard-3 Alternate Alto (Central)
Congratulations are due to saxophonists Cameron Yun and Edward Hwang for earning first and second alternate in their region honors band.
Congratulations to Fossil Ridge HS students who made region band or alternate positions:
-Alyssa Brown
-Michael Coleman
-Shawn Duncan
-Connor Hoseney
-Teylor Patak
-Brian Vu
Special congrats to Brian Vu and Teylor Patak for moving on to area.