Southport Studios
             Beth Owen, NCTM                                Southport Baroque Ensemble
Basic Facts
Flutist (Modern & Baroque) & private flute, piano, & recorder teacher
Columbus, OH
My Favorite Places
My Hobbies & Interests
Computers, reading, photography, traveling, &, of course, music

Favorite gadgets:
Sony VGC-RA828G*; Sony VIAO LX900, Sony VIAO PCV-RX670, Sony PCG-V505BXP*, Mac desktops & laptops
Clié PEG-UX50U*
Nikon 8700, 5700, & S3; Sony DCR-TRV70

Modern Flutes:
Muramatsu DN (C# trill & D# roller one in silver & one in 14k gold); Powell piccolo; Gemeinhardt alto flute; Artley bass flute.

Baroque & Irish Flutes:
Rod Cameron Ivory Scherer (@ 392); Rod Cameron Baroque piccolo (@ 392, 415, 430, & 440); Rod Cameron blackwood Grenser @ 415, 430, & 440; Rod Cameron blackwood & ivory & ebony and ivory Hotteterres @ 392; Folkers &  Powell ebony & ivory I.H. Rottenburgh (@ 392); Rod Cameron boxwood Denner @ 392 & 415; Folkers & Powell ebony Palanca @ 415;  Patrick Olwell blackwood Irish flute @ 440 (keyless Pratten Perfected); Rod Cameron Rudall & Rose; Chris Abell whistles in blackwood & silver.

Historical Woodwinds:
vonHeune Baroque Denner alto recorder @ 415; vonHeune Baroque Stanesby Jr. alto recorder @ 415; vonHuene Baroque Scherer alto recorder @ 392; vonHuene Rippert alto recorder @ 440; vonHuene Ganassi soprano recorder @ 440 & 415; Moeck Rothenburg Baroque recorders @ 440 (sopranino, soprano, alto, tenor), Moeck standard bass recorder, Moeck Renaissance alto recorder, Moeck Renaissance flute, Moeck/Steinkopf soprano, bass, & great bass Krummhorns.

Keyboard instruments:
Dowd French double harpsichord after Blanchet, Op. 355 (392 / 415); Steinway 7’ & 5’2” grand pianos; Yamaha DX7 & PSR 2100

Favorite toy: BMW Z3, license plate Flute I
Education & Professional Activities
Bachelor of Music, cum laude (flute performance), Master of Music (flute performance), Master of Arts (Music History), Doctoral studies (Music History)

41 years teaching experience
Southport Studios / Studio One
Capital University Community Music School
National certification (permanent), MTNA (Music Teachers National Association)
2004 OMTA Central East District Certified Teacher of the Year
2004 OMTA State Certified Teacher of the Year - Independent Music Teacher Division
MTNA presenter on Teaching the Gifted Child - 2000
Adjudicator – MTNA and Federation of Music Clubs
OMTA (Ohio Music Teachers Association) Woodwind Chairman;Buckeye Auditions Chairman; former State Theory Chairman, District Publicity Chairman
Graduate Teaching Associate Award in Music History OSU - 1979
Pi Kappa Lambda, National Music Honorary
Pi Kappa Phi, National Academic Honorary
NFA (National Flute Association) - performer 2000
COFA (Central Ohio Flute Association) - Presenter, How to Win Chairs & Influence Band Directors
National Guild of Piano Teachers
Congregation Beth Tikvah accompanist
Southport Baroque Ensemble
Southport Chamber Ensemble