Student and Parent Testimonials

We would highly recommend Leah Bernstein’s clarinet studio! Our daughter Havely studied with Leah during the latter half of her high school years. Leah’s direct, explicit instruction helped Havely grow in areas of intonation, technique, and artistic expression. These areas of growth ultimately led Havely to serve as principal chair of her high school symphonic band, participate in both regional and state bands, and receive high ratings in both the regional and state solo festivals, including a perfect score at her final state solo festival. Studying with Leah has given Havely the confidence to continue clarinet in both marching and concert bands at Kansas State University. Thank you, Leah!

-Alicia W.

Leah has been an outstanding influence on Sarah, significantly improving her as a player. Under Leah's guidance, she has learned to read and play music proficiently. Leah has been an exceptional instructor for Sarah. During Leah's three years of working with her, Sarah has been thoroughly prepared for all-state auditions and solo festivals. She has excelled, earning chairs in the all-state band and achieving high scores in solo festivals, all thanks to Leah's effective teaching methods. Leah has provided Sarah with the best tools for success and continually challenged her to reach her full potential as a musician.

We have loved having Leah as our instructor!

-Sandy and Sarah B.

Our daughter’s clarinet skills grew tremendously under Leah’s guidance! Leah encouraged her at all levels of development as a musician. Her teaching style was encouraging and appropriate for our daughter’s skill and maturity. They had a lot of fun every week during lessons, not only playing and perfecting the music but laughing and talking about all kinds of things, including school and Harry Potter. Leah exposed her to the standard clarinet repertoire, and her guidance didn’t stop at playing the instrument. From new mouthpieces to cases to a new clarinet, Leah offered guidance on upgrades and accessories. The result was a better instrument with a richer tone that inspired our daughter to work even harder to improve. Thanks to Leah’s guidance, our daughter was a repeat participant in the Kansas John Philip Sousa Honor Band and the Kansas City Youth Symphony. Leah’s guidance helped to prepare her for auditions and, we believe, made our daughter more competitive. Leah challenged her and pushed her to reach the next level. Today, our daughter is a clarinet performance major at the University of Kansas.

-Carol W.