Kaitlyn Beasley-Zeitler

Kaitlyn Beasley-Zeitler is a second year master’s student at Arizona State University, studying bassoon performance under Dr. Albie Micklich. While she is originally from Leander, Texas, Kaitlyn received her undergraduate degree in bassoon performance and graduated summa cum laude under the instruction of Dr. Christin Schillinger at Ithaca College. Ithaca, being just South of Cayuga Lake in Central New York, is home to a plethora of beautiful gorges and trails which Kaitlyn frequented in her free time. 

Throughout her four years at Ithaca College, Kaitlyn developed her own private studio and local bassoon reed business, held sub positions with the Cornell and Binghamton University Symphony Orchestras, and taught children’s music classes at The Community School of Music and Arts in downtown Ithaca. As Kaitlyn continued her professional development, she began seeking opportunities to hone her skills outside of Ithaca. This led her to attend the Imani Winds Chamber Music Festival during the summer of 2024. Following this, Kaitlyn accepted a Junior Faculty position with Bocal Majority for their 2025 Summer season, teaching reed classes and chamber music to a group of 7th grade bassoonists. In the same summer, she attended the Madeline Island Chamber Music Festival, where she was offered instruction by each of the members of the WindSynch and WindScape woodwind quintets. 

Since beginning her studies at ASU in 2025, Kaitlyn has served as one of the teaching assistants for the bassoon studio, been invited to participate in the Akropolis Chamber Music Institute, and spent the rest of the Summer on the residential staff for the string program at Madeline Island Chamber Music. As she receives more and more training in developing her musicianship, community has grown into a large part of what drives her to not only continue working hard toward personal endeavors, but also in providing support for her students and colleagues.

Motivated by the teachings of each musician she has met during her studies, Kaitlyn has been able to discover her love for new music, chamber music, and simply making music with other talented individuals. It is because of them that she is able to look forward to all of the exciting things that ASU has to offer!