Sara Cichon has been a trained musician and saxophonist since 2002. She has performed in concert bands, jazz bands, orchestras and small ensembles in Columbus, OH, Huntington, WV and Lexington, KY.

She has been teaching private lessons and master classes since 2008. Her favorite pieces to perform are Gillingham's concert band piece With Heart and Voice and Debussy's Rapsodie for saxophone and piano and almost any trio/quartet literature. She enjoys spending time with family, reading, cycling and training for half marathons.

Mrs. Cichon received a Bachelor of Arts in Music Education at Marshall University, studying under Dr. Edwin Bingham. She currently resides with her husband and two sons in Westerville, OH.

Sara's Experience

Teaching Record

• Private Lessons
• Growing Notes, Westerville, OH
• Growing Notes, Lexington, KY
• Note by Note Lessons, Huntington, WV
• Marching Band
• Olentangy Orange, Columbus, OH
• McNick, Cincinnati, OH
• New Albany, Columbus, OH
• Elementary School Band Director (Lexington, KY)
• Sandersville Elementary School
• Yates Elementary School
• Maxwell Elementary School
• Master classes - Various Schools in Lexington and Columbus

Performance Record

• Westerville Community Band - Alto Saxophone
• Central Kentucky Concert Band - Alto Saxophone
• Central Kentucky Saxophone Trio and Quartet - Alto and Tenor Saxophone
• New Albany Community Band - Alto Saxophone

Education

• Bachelors of Arts in Secondary Education - Music (Magna cum Laude)
  • Marshall University, Huntington, WV
• High School Diploma
  • Westerville North High School, Westerville, OH

Saxophones

• Alto: Yamaha Custom EX, Vandoren Optium mouthpiece, Gonzalez reeds
• Tenor: Buescher "400," Sigurd Rascher mouthpiece, Gonzalez reeds
• Baritone: Selmer Bundy, Holton Mouthpiece, Gonzalez reeds