Recorder

All ODU Community Music Division instructors are highly qualified individuals who not only posses the knowledge of the instrument, but also the passion for teaching it. Whether a novice or advanced, our instructors teach students the principals of their instruments that help build a foundation for the rest of their lives.

Below you will find information about instructors for this instrument. Contact us for information on how to contact these instructors and begin private lessons.

TONY AUBY
Recorder

TONY R. AUBY, SR. WAS BORN IN KENTUCKY BUT LIVED IN THE WESTERN STATES OF ARIZONA, CALIFORNIA AND WASHINGTON THROUGH HIS HIGH SCHOOL DAYS.  DURING THOSE FORMATIVE YEARS HE WAS INSTRUCTED IN VIOLIN AND PIANO LESSONS AS WELL AS VOCAL TRAINING AND PLAYING SAXOPHONE IN THE HIGH SCHOOL BAND. 

MR. AUBY HOLDS MUSICAL DEGREES OF: B.A. IN VOICE (UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND); B.S.M. AND AN M.M. IN VOICE AND CONDUCTING (SOUTHERN SEMINARY); AND AN M. ED. IN PUBLIC SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION (WILLIAM & MARY).  HE ALSO DID POST-GRADUATE WORK AT BOTH U.VA. AND YALE UNIVERSITY.  HE IS A RETIRED HIGH SCHOOL CHORAL DIRECTOR (30 YEARS) AND HAS SERVED AS CHOIR DIRECTOR IN A NUMBER OF TIDEWATER CHURCHES FOR OVER 50 YEARS.  PRESENTLY HE SERVES AS CHOIR DIRECTOR AT NOLAND MEMORIAL U.M.C. IN NEWPORT NEWS.

MR. AUBY PLAYS WITH THE OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY COLLEGIUM MUSICUM AND NEWLY FORMED TIDEWATER RECORDER SOCIETY IN WILLIAMSBURG OF WHICH HE IS A CHARTER MEMBER.  HE IS A MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL ORGANIZATION, THE AMERICAN RECORDER SOCIETY, HOLDS A LEVEL II PLAYING CERTIFICATE FROM THE A.R.S., TEACHES RECORDER PRIVATELY AND IS A MEMBER OF THE VIRGINIA CHORAL SOCIETY.