Flute Bio
Flutist and piccoloist Melissa Lindon performs and teaches in the Baltimore/ Washington area. A wind quintet aficionado, she is founder/ flutist of the Patagonia Winds, and flutist of the Georgetown Quintet. She also freelances as an orchestral, chamber, and solo player for concerts and special events.
She has served on the music faculty at Howard Community College and The Music Institute at HCC since 2003. She also teaches privately at her home studio in Takoma Park, Maryland and is co-director of Flute-a-rama, a local summer flute camp for flutists in grades 5-9.
A certified yoga teacher (RYT500), she brings special attention to breathing and body awareness to her flute teaching. She has presented Yoga for Musicians workshops at the Trevor Wye Flute Masterclass at Boston University, and for the Flute Society of Washington.
A Maryland native, Melissa began flute studies with her mother Marlee. She received her BMus and MMus in Flute Performance from Boston University, and an Artist Certificate in Flute Performance from Southern Methodist University. Major teachers include Emily Skala, Marianne Gedigian, Doriot Dwyer, Jean Larson, and Debbie Baron (piccolo).
