Meet Our Brass and Woodwind Staff

BETSY SCHEU

Flute Instructor

*Betsy Scheu is the flute instructor for Dakota High School. Betsy graduated from Clarkston High School and went onto study music education for 3 years at Central Michigan University until she switched her major to Broadcasting and Cinematic Arts, with a minor in music! Betsy's marching experience includes marching 4 years at Clarkston High School and 4 years with the Chippewa Marching Band where she was both a squad leader and rank captain for the piccolo section! 

​When Betsy isn't practicing and doing homework, she really enjoys working for Centrals School of Music where she works with a team of AV specialists to produce broadcasted concerts and helps music students professionally record all the concerts that they perform in. Outside of school and work, Betsy loves to hang out with her friends and family, watch TV and movies, make videos, read, and most of all loves to crochet! 

GARRET KLAUSS

Woodwind Caption Head, Saxophone Ensemble Director, &
​Private Saxophone Instructor

*Garret is a dynamic saxophonist from southeast Michigan with a passion for solo and chamber music performance. A prize-winning saxophonist, he has performed at the United States Navy Band Symposium, the BGSU New Music Festival, and the North American Saxophone Alliance Biennial Saxophone Conference. He was also featured in New Music On The Point’s 10th Anniversary Commissioning Project, where he performed on their first virtually streamed concert. Garret has also worked with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra’s Civic Youth Ensembles as a woodwind mentor, worked as a quartet coach at the Assembly Saxophone Quartet Workshop, and continues to work as a saxophone instructor at both Dakota High School and L’Anse Creuse High School. He holds a Master’s degree from Bowling Green State University and a Bachelor’s degree from Oakland University. 

​JACOB STEINBERGER 

Brass Instructor

*Jacob will be returning for his second year with the Marching Band! He is currently the Band Director at Malow Junior High and has amazing groups of students. He is a passionate musician who loves learning about how things work and how to better perform a musical instrument. His ability to teach different instruments in a highly effective manner is outstanding! Oh yeah, he's also an alumni of Dakota High School!​​

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JOHN ANDERSON

Brass Instructor

Coming Soon!

LORENZO MACUJA

Clarinet Instructor

​Coming Soon!

NICHOLAS VOISICH

Trumpet Instructor

Nick is a trumpet player and educator, in and from, Southeast Michigan. He has a wide ranging experience in teaching and performing in Chamber Ensembles, Jazz Ensembles, Orchestras, Solos, Big Bands, British Brass Bands, and Marching Bands, both competitive and non-competitive. Nick currently works closely with Dakota High School, L’Anse Creuse High School, Seaholm High School, and Armada High School. He is currently looking forward to finishing his degree in Trumpet performance from Oakland University. In Nick’s free time he enjoys reading, playing golf, hiking, and camping.​​

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NOAH DYER

Brass Caption Head

Noah’s competitive marching experience spans 30+ seasons in over a decade of involvement in marching band, winter percussion, and drum corps. He has won four championships in that time. Outside of band, he works as an audio professional running recording sessions,  providing mixing/mastering services for recorded material, and designing sound effects and music for multimedia.​

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