Lenni Green

Bio

Lenni Green began her musical journey playing the clarinet and guitar at age 11 in Atlanta, GA. Guitar and singing were primarily self-taught, and she intuitively began writing songs as soon as she could strum and play chords. Throughout grade school, she studied and practiced clarinet diligently until her dedication landed her a music scholarship at the University of Miami in 2013. There she received her bachelor’s degree in Music Performance with a focus on classical clarinet. She performed in a variety of ensembles, including orchestra, wind ensemble, small group and contemporary music ensembles, and choir. She also spent this time developing the art of composing, music theory, songwriting, and improvisation, attending open mics, jam sessions and sitting in with folk bands.

In 2017, Lenni started a Master’s program at the University of Oklahoma after being recruited for a scholarship to continue her classical clarinet studies. At the same time, she was increasingly taking interest in folk songwriting and musical improvisation, which led her to change course from the classical academic path. She moved to Pittsburgh, PA, where she spent eight years building a freelance music career. She formed and participated in many creative projects over the years, including alternative folk rock, singer-songwriter, traditional jazz, klezmer, cumbia, sound healing, and psychedelic progressive rock. In these music projects, she played clarinet and bass clarinet (sometimes with electronic effects), guitar, flute, synthesizer, banjo, saxophone, voice, and beyond.

During her time in Pittsburgh, Lenni worked as a music instructor at the School of Rock, where she taught students of many ages how to play voice, keys, guitar, and bass to prepare them to perform in large group rock music ensembles. She performed full-time in a top 40’s cover band at a piano bar called Howl at the Moon in downtown Pittsburgh, playing piano, saxophone, drums, voice, flute and bass guitar. She learned how to record and produce music, and has since produced an EP and full-length album of original songs (with more on the way). She has recorded as a session musician for many artistic collaborations.

Lenni is a recent resident of Asheville, having moved here in October of 2026. She is eager to offer her broad and versatile skillset to people of many ages and interests. She hopes to empower students to find their own distinct groove in creative self-expression, in whichever instruments and styles feel the most natural and inspiring.

Lessons with Lenni

Lenni’s primary goal as an instructor is facilitating enjoyment of the experience of creating sound. She believes in the importance of building technique and structure as a musician, and never at the expense of fun! While music can be very intellectual and mechanical, fundamentally it is a series of vibrations that can be felt on a deeply physical and emotional level. She encourages students to listen deeply to their senses while exploring feeling and expression through sound. Lessons are custom-tailored to the unique interests and learning styles of each student.

Lenni believes that music should be a tool for creative self-expression regardless of the technical goals on the instrument. She will facilitate the learning of scale patterns, chords, music theory, rhythm, and tone formation, while also teaching somatic awareness of the body, assisting the student to be relaxed and at-ease physically and mentally while playing. She teaches the student how to listen to oneself and to other musicians who can inspire with their own distinct styles and voices. Attentive listening and ear training inform the practice of playing coherently with other musicians, as well as the development of skills such as composing, improvising, and learning to play music written by others.

One of the most beautiful things about music is the limitless learning that can take place in the evolving exploration of the student’s relationship to themself and the world through sonic expression. Lessons with Lenni will include a development of positive and affirming relationship to oneself and to the world, as well as an appreciation for the profound value that art offers to individuals and to society.