Larry Naylor
began has his music profession at a young age He has been a
woodwind specialist
for over 51 years. As an Air Force Bandsman, during the Viet Nam
era, he realized that music was his life. He served in Air Force
bands in Washington State, Hawaii, and Massachusetts.
Earning a B.A. in music and a M.M. in
woodwind pedagogy, he has taught instrument repair classes, workshops
for band directors, and applied woodwinds at the University of
Colorado at Boulder as well as the Lamont School of Music, VanderCook College, and
the University of Colorado at Denver.
He
currently owns Naylor’s Custom Wind Repair in Centennial, Colorado
and is a Master Clinician for his repair society, the National
Association of Professional Band Instrument Repair Technicians - NAPBIRT.