Linda Dumizo, Flutist

Linda Dumizo began her musical studies at the piano at age 5, and by the age of 9, she felt a deep inner calling to become a flutist. She began studying flute privately with Phil Stenz, then with Jan MacDonald and finally with Dr. Susan Deaver at Long Island University. Linda discovered her passion for teaching at age 15, while teaching her first two flute students from her church. Ms. Dumizo has joyfully influenced and nurtured the lives of hundreds of children and young adults, through her gifts of teaching and encouragement. Linda's top performing flute students have performed with and participated in the Charlotte Symphony Youth Orchestra program, the UNCG Summer Camp, and the Charlotte Youth Wind Ensembles. 

While much of Linda's focus has been on her private teaching career, she has performed with community music groups while living in New York, Florida and North Carolina. She most enjoys playing with small chamber ensembles. As part of a Flute and Guitar Duo, Linda performs at bookstores, senior living centers and art galleries in and around the Lake Norman Area.  She is also a busy guest flutist on Sunday mornings at area churches working alongside choirs, and praise bands. 

Linda graduated Magna Cum Laude from Long Island University with a BFA in Music Performance. She has enjoyed the honor of performing in Flute Master Classes with Ransom Wilson, Bradley Garner, Harvey Sollberger, Alice Kogan Weinreb as well as private lessons with Mindy Kaufman of the New York Philharmonic, and with many other gifted and talented flutists over the years. 

Linda personalizes her teaching approach to fit each child's unique learning style. She truly enjoys the challenge of unlocking the mystery of note reading for each individual student that she teaches.
 

Ms. Dumizo creates her home and private music studio in Charlotte, NC.  She is a proud mom of her two grown children and their spouses.  In addition to teaching music, Linda is available for private art lessons in drawing, working with watercolors and acrylic paints. She enjoys going for long walks to relax her mind, reading at the beach or poolside in the summers, attending live concerts, and laughing with her family and friends.
 

Linda gives credit to her mother, Florence Brady, retired church organist, for teaching her to read music.  She thanks both her mother and late father, Robert Brady, for providing her with music lessons, flutes, and a childhood full of creativity!

Linda Dumizo currently plays a Custom Handmade Sterling Silver Flute made by Verne Q. Powell.

View more of Linda's artwork online:

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