For over a decade, riders have trusted the dressage freestyle design team at Woodwind Studios to meet the challenge of recording music and designing choreography for high-scoring programs. We specialize in higher level freestyles, from FEI Junior to Grand Prix, NAJYRC to Pan Am and Olympic Games. For clients in twelve countries, our know-how supports winning freestyles around the world!
"I love my music... I feel it's a great piece of musical work." Dr. Cesar Parra
How does Woodwind Studios give you the competitive edge in freestyle music? University trained musicians handle every aspect of your design project. Your freestyle is always in the hands of the most skilled person for the job, allowing us to fully control the quality of the final product. Our staff are specialists in their fields of expertise.
"The music is unbelievable. I LOVE it!!'' Julie McKean
The artistic and technical skills of our freestyle design team - from dressage riding, training and judging to advanced education in music and sound engineering - combine to help our clients typically score from four to ten or more percentage points higher than their test scores.Go to Our Clients page to read a sampling of results and comments from satisfied riders.
"The reason I chose to work with you is the combination of your experience and education in dressage and music." Mindy Elgart
Woodwind Studios specializes in editing pre-recorded music to perfectly fit your choreography. Our Custom Freestyles interpret music to international standards with world-class editing and engineering. We can also put a band in the studio to record popular songs or create a symphonic score. Our connections throughout the music industry allow us to work with top musicians in all fields, including the Hollywood music studio responsible for such film trailer music as Spiderman, National Treasure, and Band of Brothers.
Contact music director and choreographer, Beth Hall, for a personalized consultation and get started on your musical freestyle today. Beth can be reached by phone at 251-550-1952 or by e-mail bethhall@woodwindstudios.com.
"I will certainly come to you with all of my freestyles and recommend you to EVERYONE!!" Tessa Dick
Woodwind Studios News & Happenings
We're starting work on Dr. Cesar Parra's Grand Prix freestyle as he makes a bid for the London Olympics with his new horse, Van the Man. We'll be working in conjunction with a major Hollywood film music studio to compose music for a very special freestyle.
Watch for Beth's new article in Dressage Today magazine, due for publication in the fall of 2012. The article is entitled "Freestyle Cross-Training" and will be of interest to every dressage rider.
Welcome to new client, Helen Kearney of Ireland. Helen was an Individual Bronze Medalist at last year's European Para Equestrian Championship. We're producing music for her new freestyle as she works to fulfill her dream of competing at the London Paralympics.
Endel Ots and Toscano were selected as first alternates to the U.S. team for the Pan Am Games. Endel scored 71.4% on his freestyle at the national championship with an excellent ride. Toscano belongs to Kristin Cooper, owner of Lamplight Equestrian Center in Chicago. Watch video of his freestyle on our Client Video page.
Dr. Cesar Parra and Grandioso represented America as U.S. team members for the Pan American Games. Dr. Parra earned 72.5% in his freestyle at the national championship as the final score needed to place him on the team. His Latin and disco music freestyle was scored by Beth Hall and recorded in the studio by A-list musicians in Austin, Texas. Watch his freestyle below and enjoy the music!
