For Potential Students
4/13/26
The studio is currently at full capacity.
If you’d like to be placed on the wait list, please fill out the form below.
Ariel teaches in-person and online lessons for students of all skill levels and all ages.
Study with Ariel
Detwiler Studio prides itself on its incorporation of flexibility, adaptability, and personal learning goals in every lesson. Every student learns in a different way, moves at their own pace, maintains different goals, and has a unique sound, which provides endless possibilities for improvement. Ariel meets each student where they’re at, and strives for a fun, positive experience in lessons, paired with an expectation for proper technique and consistent growth.
Scheduling and Invoicing
Ariel uses My Music Staff software to create invoices, payment options, schedules, Zoom links, lesson notes, and helpful documents — everything is in one place! When you sign up for lessons, you’ll receive a login to set up your account, and you’ll be able to see Ariel’s entire schedule, register for lessons, and pay online. Invoices are automatically generated and sent every month, and autopay is available.
Need Reeds?
Ariel processes all her reeds from raw tube cane, and sells about 1500 professional-quality bassoon and contrabassoon reeds to bassoonists around the country each year. ACDC Reeds has risen to become one of the most popular names in the bassoon reed community, hailed for consistency and sound quality.
Find ACDC Reeds in my store.
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Philosophy.
Ariel's philosophy centers around fundamentals of positive mindset, fluid technique, developing problem solving skills, and students are actively encouraged to set goals, perform frequently, and apply for learning and performance opportunities. Ariel makes a point to play for her students as needed in order to provide a basis for great quality sound in every musician. Bassoonists in Detwiler Studio are molded into problem solvers of every kind, given the ability to understand why mistakes happen and how to fix them in the future without the negative stigma of perfectionism. All students in Detwiler Studio are known for their rich, warm tone quality, musical definition, technical abilities, and confidence in their craft.
Student Success.
Many Detwiler Studio students currently hold positions in local youth ensemble programs such as the Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphonies (GTCYS), Minnesota Youth Symphonies (MYS), All-State ensembles, Solo-Ensemble competitions at local schools, and summer programs and workshops around the country. Ariel also offers lessons to local adult bassoonists who play with multiple local ensembles, and she serves on the faculty at local universities.
Opportunities.
Students in Detwiler studio enjoy:
Personalized support for specific interests
A shared folder of references: bassoon techniques, reed help, practice techniques, and more!
Incorporation of Music Theory concepts
Help with arranging music for chamber groups
Audition help
Recommendations to high quality musical workshops and masterclasses
Access to high quality handmade, personalized reeds -- and reed making skills to learn!
Guaranteed 2.5 octaves (low B-flat up to high F) in the first 3 months of weekly lessons
Curated list of current scholarships and competitions for students of all ages
Pricing.
My pricing is in the form of monthly flat rates, allowing for weekly lessons throughout the year,
with 8 weeks off per year built in for both my vacations and student illness/vacation.
All lessons are held at my home studio.
60 min weekly lessons = $300/mo
45 min weekly lessons = $230/mo
30 min weekly lessons OR 60 min bi-weekly lessons = $150/mo
45 min bi-weekly lessons = $115/mo
One-time lesson (not recurring) = $80/hr
**Reeds are discounted for active studio members.