Claudia Tulip, a Music Together^® Center Director since 1999 directs Under One Common Sky featuring Music Together, KidStrums, Indigo Rhythm, Family Jazz Jam, private lessons in flute, guitar, piano and songwriting and has recently joined faculty of Desert Foothills Theater Conservatory of Performing Arts. Classically and jazz trained, she has written music for dance companies, documentaries and theatre. Claudia was a contributing musician to Jerry Jacka's Emmy award winning documentary "Beyond Tradition", PBS Mystic Lands (Peru, Bali and Anasazi segments) and the NAMA award winning CD 'Colors of My Heart' by Sharon Burch. Claudia's artistic life has always been a blend of performance and innovative teaching. Her roots include Flute Master Classes with Marcel Moyse who is considered to be one of the greatest flute masters of the 20th century.

In addition to her B.A in music performance and study of the Dalcroze and Orff methods, Claudia has attended jazz band directors' intensives at Eastman School of Music and Toronto's York University and had years of study with "Coach" Barry Harris at the Jazz Cultural Theatre in New York City. Since 1988, Claudia has been the flutist of the William Eaton Ensemble, a world fusion quintet, having released five albums for Canyon Records. 'Where Rivers Meet' earned a Billboard Critic's Choice and 'Sparks and Embers' garnered top ten play list in the World Music catagory in Japan and Canada in 2006. The Ensemble has performed for Princess Ann, opened for James Taylor, Kenny Loggins, Diana Krall, John Couger Mellancamp, Thunderbirds, Dana Carvey, Sinbad, the Drepung Monks and has performed innumerable concerts and festivals throughout the western United States.

During Claudia's time of tenure at New York's famed Saint Ann's School, she conducted the Middle School Chorus, Chamber Ensemble, Flute Ensemble and Jazz Ensemble while teaching Orff-inspired classes in Improvisation-Composition. She was one of 10 Music Faculty members at Saint Ann's. The Indigo Rhythm and KidStrums programs grew out of Tulip's desire to share the naturalness of learning an instrument and using it as a creative vehicle for improvisation, composition and ensemble work. Classes, lessons and workshops embrace the understanding that the muse within each of us need only be recognized and cultivated to express works of great beauty in resonant concert with others, Under One Common Sky*. Tulip is known for diving deep into the heart of music and creativity with people of all ages and many cultures.

*Our studio name, Under One Common Sky was inspired by a song composed by William Eaton with that title. In this song, William recognizes and celebrates the oneness of us all. 

At Under One Common Sky, you are invited to express a deep connection to everything through your unique expression of creativity. Please take it wherever you go.