Began playing clarinet in 6th grade through the Plano Public School System. Played in All-state or All-region all four years of high school. Attended University of North Texas for my undergraduate degree. Was a graduate assistant at Kent State. Created a wind quintet at the university. Played with them for about a year after graduation until it disbanded. Then I was sad, moved back home to Texas and joined the staff at Music Learning. Now, my life has meaning and all is well.
What you should know
Full Name:
Cindy Hallo
Favorite instrument:
Clarinet
other instruments I play:
Flute, Saxophone, just enough Trumpet to be dangerous
Years experience in music:
16
Average weekly practice:
4 - 7 Hours
Mac or PC?
Mac
College(s):
University of North Texas
Kent State University
ensembles i have played with:
Regazze Lauriate Wind Quintet, Kent State Wind Ensemble & Symphony Orchestra
Favorite part of the band year:
The beginning of the year, when everyone is learning their new instruments!
favorite part of band camp:
The final concert. It is great to see how excited all the kids are to show their parents how hard they’ve been working all week.
Favorite band trip ever:
San Antonio, 2008 - BUS 7 Rocks!
Cheese or no cheese?
Extra Cheese
Hobbies:
Traveling, reading, Guitar Hero on DS
Pets:
3 Cats: Mozart, Mendlessohn, & Picasso
favorite artists:
Classical - Reginald Kell, Larry Combs, & Artie Shaw (clarinet players)
Pop - Incubus & Mingo Fishtrap
Favorite album:
Classical - Sheherazade by Rimsky-Kosakov, performed by the Philadelphia Orchestra under Eugene Ormandy (to be specific)
Pop - “Make Yourself”, by Incubus
Interesting fact:
I was once in a movie when I was a kid.
Cowboys or giants?
They’re not clarinet players. Is that baseball?
Stars or redwings?
Stars
Mavs or spurs?
Mavs for sure. It’s their year. I can feel it.
All About Me
