Spencer Hartman

Dr. Spencer Hartman is an active pedagogue and performer in the West Texas and Eastern New Mexico communities. He currently serves as Instructor of Flute at Texas Tech University and Lecturer of Music at Eastern New Mexico University.

Dr. Hartman earned the Doctor of Musical Arts Degree in Flute Performance at Texas Tech University, where he served as a Graduate Teaching Assistant in the flute studio of Dr. Lisa Garner Santa. While attending TTU, He performed regularly with the Lubbock Symphony Educational Outreach Woodwind Quintet and the Texas Tech Graduate Woodwind Quintet. He earned the Master of Music degree in Flute Performance and Pedagogy from Memorial University of Newfoundland under the tutelage of Dr. Michelle Cheramy, and the Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Music Performance from Indiana University of Pennsylvania where he studied with Dr. Therese Wacker. In addition, he has received influential mentorship from Carol Wincenc and Gretchen Pusch.

As a Licensed Body Mapping Educator and Training Mentor, Dr. Hartman studied Body Mapping with Jennifer Johnson, ABME Sponsoring Teacher. He has been featured discussing Body Mapping on the Flute 360 Podcast. Dr. Hartman is also a certified Franklin Method Educator, incorporating imagery into his music and movement education. He integrates Body Mapping, the Franklin Method, and Yoga into his teaching and daily life, fostering kinesthetic awareness in his students and himself while addressing performance-related repetitive strain injuries.