Artichoke Community Music Teachers

Joan Harrington

Music Bio

I am Joan Harrington, a local musician with a varied background in teaching and performance. I play with a local band, Maggie's Parlour, on the recorder and several other instruments. I have worked with children and adults as an instrumental instructor since my high school days, giving lessons, teaching general music and band in a private school, and directing children's musicals for school and church. Presently I teach recorder privately and in classes at Alliance Charter Academy in Oregon City. I enjoy imparting the love of music to my students.

I began learning music in grade school, first on the alto saxophone and then guitar and recorder. By high school's end I was a performing soloist on all the woodwind instruments, and won several trophies for jazz solo work at stage band contests.

As an adult I took fiddle and bluegrass performance classes at Clackamas Community College. While at CCC, I met a few other like-minded souls and we became Maggie's Parlour, an Irish/folk band that plays in the Portland Metro area. I perform on soprano and alto recorder as well as being the lead singer. In the band, I also play backup fiddle/guitar, flute, and electric bass. I am presently taking lessons on the Irish pennywhistle and picking up pointers on the mandolin to increase my musical versatility.

I take great pleasure in teaching the love of music to students of all ages and abilities. I look forward to enlarging the talents of my new students!

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