Dr. Moria Tunison is the Affiliate Instructor of Clarinet and Woodwind Methods at Bradley University,
the Adjunct Instructor of Clarinet at Illinois Wesleyan University, and the
Adjunct Professor of Clarinet at the University of Illinois at Springfield.
Moria also teaches clarinet lessons at the Woodwind Preparatory Program at IWU,
the UIS Community Music School, and the Klepak Scholars Program.
An active performer, Moria performs regularly with the Millikin-Decatur Symphony Orchestra and the Heartland Festival Orchestra and has performed with the Franco-American Vocal Academy Opera Chamber Orchestra in France, the Urbana Pops Orchestra, the 2017 National Intercollegiate Band,
and with the Eastern Symphony Orchestra as the 2010 Concerto Competition Winner.
In addition to teaching and performing, Moria frequently publishes and presents on topics
related to the clarinet. She recently presented "Creating a Meaningful Studio Class for a Small Studio"
at the 2021 NACWPI conference. Her publications in various academic journals include her article,
Lefèvre’s Third Concerto Viewed Through the Lens of His Méthode de Clarinette: An Argument for Historical and Pedagogical Performance Practice (published in the March 2021 edition of The Clarinet journal),
her editorial Creating a Meaningful Studio Class for a Small Studio (published in the Spring 2021 edition of the NACWPI journal), and her article Teaching Younger Students During Covid (featured as a part of the “Clarinet in
the Time of Covid Series” on The Clarinet [Online]). Moria was also chosen as a Finalist in the 2020 International Clarinet Association Research Competition for her research on Jean Xavier Lefèvre and his Third Concerto.
the Adjunct Instructor of Clarinet at Illinois Wesleyan University, and the
Adjunct Professor of Clarinet at the University of Illinois at Springfield.
Moria also teaches clarinet lessons at the Woodwind Preparatory Program at IWU,
the UIS Community Music School, and the Klepak Scholars Program.
An active performer, Moria performs regularly with the Millikin-Decatur Symphony Orchestra and the Heartland Festival Orchestra and has performed with the Franco-American Vocal Academy Opera Chamber Orchestra in France, the Urbana Pops Orchestra, the 2017 National Intercollegiate Band,
and with the Eastern Symphony Orchestra as the 2010 Concerto Competition Winner.
In addition to teaching and performing, Moria frequently publishes and presents on topics
related to the clarinet. She recently presented "Creating a Meaningful Studio Class for a Small Studio"
at the 2021 NACWPI conference. Her publications in various academic journals include her article,
Lefèvre’s Third Concerto Viewed Through the Lens of His Méthode de Clarinette: An Argument for Historical and Pedagogical Performance Practice (published in the March 2021 edition of The Clarinet journal),
her editorial Creating a Meaningful Studio Class for a Small Studio (published in the Spring 2021 edition of the NACWPI journal), and her article Teaching Younger Students During Covid (featured as a part of the “Clarinet in
the Time of Covid Series” on The Clarinet [Online]). Moria was also chosen as a Finalist in the 2020 International Clarinet Association Research Competition for her research on Jean Xavier Lefèvre and his Third Concerto.
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