Tadeu Coelho

A recipient of the coveted Board of Governors Excellence in Teaching Award, flute professor Tadeu Coelho is the creator of an incredibly effective pedagogical system of teaching music to instrumentalists. Called "3 Steps to Glory," this system has aided hundreds of aspiring musicians to overcome technical difficulties on their instrument, achieving a more fluid and musical approach to performance.

In his classroom, students learn not only their part, but work with the full score. They discuss composers, works and the importance of their art to their audiences. Tadeu Coelho's students are highly communicative and independent thinkers. They become self-motivators with a zest to their art and work.

Credentials

  • Former Principal Flute of the Hoffer Synphniker, Germany
  • Former Principal Flute, Santa Fe Symphony
  • Former Flute Section, São Paulo Municipal Orchestra
  • Former Associate Professor of Flute at University of Iowa (UIOWA)
  • Former Assistant Professor of Flute at University of New Mexico

Career Highlights

  • Has released eight CDs:
    • "Quarteto Vivace Brasil: Live from New Orleans"
    • "Azules: Enchanting Latin Music for the Soul for Flute and Harp"
    • "Nocturnes: Romantic Works for Flute and Piano"
    • "Modernly Classic: Mid 20th Century Works for Flute and Piano"
    • "Eighteenth-Century Flute Sonatas"
    • "Life Drawing: Works for Solo Flute"
    • "¡Rompe!: Chamber Music for Flute and Clarinet from Mexico"
    • "Tadeu Coelho Plays Flute Music from Brazil"
  • Has published the complete works of Pattápio Silva

Awards, Recognitions and Honors

  • UNC Board of Governors Excellence in Teaching Award, 2014
  • UNCSA Excellence in Teaching Award, 2013, 2020
  • Rockefeller Foundation Scholarship
  • Fideicomiso para la cultura México/EUA Grant
  • USIA/Fulbright Scholarship
  • LASPAU/CAPES Scholarship

Organizations

  • Life member of National Flute Association
  • Life member of Raleigh Flute Association

Education

D.M.A. Flute PerformanceManhattan School of Music

M.M. Flute PerformanceManhattan School of Music

B.F.A. Flute PerformanceState University of New York at Purchase