Eileen Kane is a horn player and music educator currently residing in Austin,Texas. Ms. Kane has cultivated a strong, extensive horn studio of roughly 60 students, from the Round Rock, Lake Travis, and Leander Independent School Districts. Over the past twelve years, Ms. Kane has taught private horn lessons to a wide variety of students ranging from the beginner to collegiate level in the states of Texas, Michigan, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. Students from Ms. Kane’s horn studio have experienced success at regional, state, and international levels.
Ms. Kane is very dedicated and invested in her role as a music educator. She teaches horn with the goal of fostering a sense of curiosity, discipline, patience, persistence, and teamwork that can not only be applied in a musical setting, but also to other facets of life. Private lessons are meant to empower students with new strategies and individualized goals that can propel their learning and understanding of the horn and music as a whole. Ms. Kane believes that with proper guidance and efficient practicing habits, the horn can be an accessible medium of artistic expression for anyone, regardless of age, skill, background, etc.; and she is grateful to have the opportunity to help so many students find enjoyment and success through horn playing.
She earned a master’s degree in Horn Performance at the University of Akron, studying horn under Dr. Margaret Tung and Professor Lisa Fink. As a graduate teaching assistant at the University of Akron, Ms. Kane taught horn lessons, coached chamber ensembles, taught music history classes, directed horn choir rehearsals and studio classes, and managed marketing and recruitment. Additionally, Ms. Kane holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Music Education and a minor in English from Indiana University of Pennsylvania, where she studied horn with Dr. Heidi Lucas and Dr. Jack Scandrett.
Also, Ms. Kane has gained experience mentoring high schoolers while working as a full-time Residence Hall Coordinator at the internationally-renowned Interlochen Arts Academy in Michigan. In addition to her Residence Hall Coordinator duties, she also taught a Horn Choir class as part of the 2017 Interlochen Intermester Series. Ms. Kane is a huge advocate of providing valuable chamber music experiences for horn players of all ages. She has directed numerous horn choirs, created an annual “Horn Day” in RRISD, directed the winning high school quartet of the 2022 International Horn Society Youth Day Quartet Competition, and performed in countless educational outreach programs with various professional chamber ensembles. Ms. Kane is also a co-founder and faculty member for the Austin Horn Camp, which is a summer camp that provides a creative outlet and invaluable learning experiences for middle and high school horn players in the area.
Q360, subbing with the Austin Brass Collective, and freelancing in various other local ensembles. Ms. Kane also held the honor of performing as a brass finalist in the 2015 Music Teachers National Association Solo Competition in Las Vegas.
Email: eskane20@gmail.com