Amy McCann, Clarinet
Bio
Amy McCann, DMA
Dr. Amy McCann is currently Associate Professor of Music at Murray State University where she teaches clarinet and aural skills. Dr. McCann is also a former military musician and active freelance performer and teacher. She has played with the United States Air Force Heritage of America Band, La Crosse Symphony Orchestra, Wheeling Symphony, Johnstown Symphony, and the West Virginia Symphony. She also served on the faculty of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, the University of Wisconsin- Stevens Point, Miami University in Oxford, OH, Lawrence University in Appleton, WI and Concord University in Athens, WV.
Dr. McCann is a Sponsored Artist and Reed Making Specialist with Precision Reed Products, the maker of the Reedual single reed machine. She is also a Rice Clarinet Works Performing Artist.
Dr. McCann has studied reed making techniques with both Dr. John Weigand at West Virginia University and Mr. Keith Hill, an instrument builder who has done extensive studies on the physical vibrating properties of wood and cane.
Dr. McCann regularly performs and presents clinics nationally and internationally. She has been an invited performer and presenter at the International Clarinet Association's annual ClarinetFest, the Midwest ClarinetFest, the National Association of College Wind and Percussion Instructors conference, the International Double Reed Society Conference, and more.
Dr. McCann holds degrees from West Virginia University and Indiana University. She has studied with Steve Barta, Eli Eban, Howard Klug, and John Weigand.