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Summer Music Lessons with Dennis Tischhauser - Orchestra, Band and Piano


Arts Programs / Discovery School of Music -
Summer 2025

Summer is a great time to start learning to play an instrument or improve your skills. We offer 30-minute private lessons for a variety of band and orchestra instruments as well as piano. Weekly summer lessons are offer June 9 - August 15. Review each instructor's biography and available schedule. Choose the instructor and lesson day and time that best fits for you. There is a $15 nonrefundable registration fee.  Lessons are billed monthly.  Lessons are held at the Discovery Center in Maple Plain. No lessons on June 19, July 4 and July 21-25.

Dennis offers lessons in orchestra, band instruments and piano, and teaches primarily on Mondays.  Review his biography for more details.  

Music students need to provide their own instruments for lessons, with exception of piano lessons 

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Instructor

Dennis Tischhauser


In Person Lessons
Teaches piano, band instruments and violin 
Availability varies, teaches primarily on Mondays

Dennis teaches a variety of disciplines including piano and all band instruments as well as violin, and percussion. Mr. Tischhauser graduated with a Bachelor of Music Education Degree from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire in 1983. Since then he has completed graduate work at ten Universities in three states. Mr. Tischhauser's major instrument is trombone (Bass Trombone Specialist) and his minor areas are percussion, (Mallet Specialist), violin, and music composition. He also has studied flute, oboe, bassoon, clarinet, saxophone, trumpet, horn, euphonium and tuba. In 2000-2001, Mr. Tischhauser was Director of Instrumental Music Activities at John F. Kennedy High School in Bloomington, MN. Prior to that, he successfully directed the Instrumental Music Program at Sisseton High School in Sisseton, SD for 16 years. While at Sisseton High School, his Jazz Ensemble accumulated numerous titles including six consecutive South Dakota Jazz Festival First Place finishes. Presently, Mr. Tischhauser is an active music studio teacher in the Twin Cities and guest conductor. Mr. Tischhauser adjudicates music contests in three states and is a member of numerous professional music associations, He presently performs as a tubist with Minnesota Brass (which won DCA's World Championship in 2011), and Minne-Brass (Which won DCA's Mini Corps competition in 2005). Other active performing groups include principal trombonist of the Kenwood Symphony Orchestra, bass-trombonist in the Minneapolis Trombone Choir, Baritone Saxophonist with the West Central All-Stars Big Band and herald trumpeter at the Minnesota Renaissance Festival

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5:00 PM - 5:30 PM
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Jun 9 - Aug 11
7:00 PM - 7:30 PM
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