Shari Heda (apprentice 3) graduated from NIU with a master’s degree in clarinet performance. While at NIU, she performed with the Graduate Woodwind Quintet, the NIU Wind Ensemble and the NIU Philharmonic. She studied with Greg Barrett and Melvin Warner. Her undergraduate degree is from Saint Xavier University. She has five years of private teaching experience in Oak Lawn teaching at Harmony Music Center and various studios and high schools. She doubles on tenor saxophone and plays in an all-female jazz ensemble that performs in the Chicago area. More information about Shari Heda is available at www.shariheda.com.