Flute, Piccolo
Tisa McDougald Schuurman is a graduate of the Hugh Hodgson School of Music at the University of Georgia, where she earned a Bachelor's Degree in Music Performance while studying under Dr Ronald Waln. Other teachers include internationally renowned performer and recording artist, Amy Porter, as well as graduate-level studies with Paul Brittan, formerly of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, who has given countless masterclasses and recitals across the southeastern United States.
Since completing her studies, Mrs. Schuurman has played professionally in the Atlanta area for many years, in styles as varied as musical theater, jazz-funk fusion, and rock. In 2018, she performed as the featured soloist on Alberto Ginastera's Impresiones de la Puna with the Atlanta Community Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of Maestro Juan Ramirez.
Currently, Tisa enjoys a busy concert schedule serving as principal flute for the Atlanta Community Symphony Orchestra, a cornerstone of the Atlanta music community since 1958; and as principal flute for the newly-founded Gwinnet Symphony Wind Orchestra, under the direction of Dr Robert Dunham of Georgia Southern University.
Mindful of the enjoyment and meaning that music has given her over the years, it is Tisa's sincere wish to instill in her students a deep and abiding love and enthusiasm for music that they will carry with them throughout their lives. She brings her years of experience as a sensitive and expressive performer, and her own passion for flute, to her students.