Studio Location, Teacher Highlights and Bio
Studio Location
Clark’s Music Class is located at 2003 N. Mays St., Suite 102 in north Round Rock. It’s about 12 minutes away from the Teravista, La Conterra, Pinnacle, and Vizcaya neighborhoods, close to 35 North and Old Settlers Blvd, 1 minute away from Meridian World School. You’ll find it’s within twenty minutes of the North Austin, Pflugerville, Round Rock, Hutto, Georgetown, Cedar Park, and Liberty Hill communities.
Teacher Highlights and Bio
- Former Austin ISD Teacher of the Year
- Implemented award-winning Orffesstra (instrumental ensemble) program from scratch for 2nd-6th graders
- Placed 1st in Schlitterbahn Soundwaves competition
- Were invited to perform at 2010 TEA convention
- Placed 1st in Schlitterbahn Soundwaves competition
- BA in Music from the University of North Texas
- Producer/Composer for dozens of media productions – www.carlclarkmusic.com
- Two state of Texas certifications, an Early Childhood through 4th grade Generalist certification, and an Early Childhood through 12th grade Music certification
- Years of training in the Kodaly Method (A sound to symbol approach to music)
Hi! I’m Carl Clark. I’ve been blessed to have quite the musical life. Back in my elementary school days, I sang with the Fort Bend Boys Choir, where I was immersed in advanced choral music with multi-part harmonies. Then, in middle school, I picked up the upright bass and played in orchestral, jazz, and other musical ensembles. By the time I finished high school, I attended an orchestral workshop at Harvard, toured Europe with the Kinkaid Concert Band, played jazz around the city of Houston, performed in the pit for many musicals and stage plays, was selected for the Virtuosi Youth Orchestra of Houston and multiple ensembles at American Festival of the Arts, and lastly served as the Principal Double Bass of the TPSMEA (Texas Private School Music Educators Association) orchestra.
At the renowned music college of the University of North Texas, I began producing Hip-Hop and R&B music while studying classical music theory, aural skills, and keyboarding. I partook in the Men’s Chorus, Symphonic Band and Lab Band further developing my musicality in the genres of classical, jazz, and choral literature. Serving as a recording studio engineer at UNT’s College of Music, I learned many technologies that help in my music creation and started composing professionally for media and music libraries. Being in a sea of talented musicians, I was influenced to pick up guitar, ukulele, drum set, and electric bass before embarking to Austin and becoming a teacher.
My mother is an educator and so was my grandmother, so I was no stranger to teaching and the learning process. However, while teaching in Austin ISD, I acquired specific methods and strategies that help learners achieve goals. I was even blessed to be Teacher of the Year at my campus. Outside of performing with and leading musical ensembles of young musicians, I’ve also served as a bassist with the Central Texas Medical Orchestra.
Music has always been and will always be a focal part of my life and I can’t wait to help others in their own musical journeys!
