Gina Moore is a freelance bassoonist, educator, and diversity advocate, who specializes in working with minority students. She completed her Bachelor of Music in Music Education at James Madison University with Dr. Susan Barber and her Master of Music with Dr. Eric Stomberg at the University of Kansas, both with honors. Moore is a passionate pedagogue and a champion for social change in the music world. Throughout her bassoon education, Moore championed underrepresented composers and students with lower socioeconomic privilege by creating impactful music-making experiences through various musical mediums.
Moore’s community engagement and outreach began during her undergraduate career at James Madison University, where she founded JMUke, a community music-making group that provided ukulele learning and performance sessions on 3D printed instruments.
During her Master’s career in Lawrence, KS, Moore worked with The Boys and Girls Club and Lawrence Public Schools USD 497 to create a chamber music concert series that allowed students to engage in interactive chamber music concerts throughout the spring semester. She was also a liaison between the general student body and the IDEA Committee for the KU School of Music, where she created and implemented strategies for the establishment and creation of more inclusive music spaces for students on and off-campus.
Moore’s advocacy and work for diversity continued as she participated in the Music and Munchies program associated with the Bayview Music Festival in 2019. There she worked with the Bayview Wind Quintet faculty to create music-based programs for students and parents of all ages. Projects included narrative storytelling, non-traditional music programming (e.g. hip-hop beat making and ensemble roles), and traditional woodwind quintet performances on site and at local community centers in Petoskey, MI.
Gina Moore currently serves as a Double Reeds Private Instructor in the Greater Dallas/Fort Worth area and runs a variety of diversity advocacy projects. She was a panel moderator at the 2021 Meg Quigley Vivaldi Competition and Symposium and her current projects include commissions for works by Black women, outreach studios that provide double reed education for low-income students in the Greater Dallas Ft. Worth area, and an R&B/Gospel/Hip-Hop inspired bassoon method. She also runs The Moore Bassoon Studio, an outreach studio that provided lessons and resources to bassoonists of all ages on a sliding scale basis.