Adella Carlson Studios
helping musicians grow with clarity, professionalism, and intention
I’m helping musicians build sustainable careers while spending less time buried in admin, content planning, and decision fatigue.
Working with a fellow musician as your virtual assistant transforms how you operate day to day. Your time goes back to what actually grows your career: teaching, performing, creating, and connecting with your audience. Without support, many important, if tedious, tasks often get rushed, postponed, or dropped entirely — costing you momentum, visibility, and income.
When you work with The Musician’s Assistant, you’re not just outsourcing tasks. You’re gaining a teammate who understands the music industry and can manage both your marketing and behind-the-scenes operations. From content planning and scheduling, to organization, systems, and ongoing support, I handle everything with your goals in mind — so your work stays visible, your business runs smoothly, and your career moves forward, while you work less.
This is how I’m helping musicians grow with clarity, professionalism, and intention.
The Musician’s Assistant
Students will make real progress and enjoying the learning process when they work with teachers who combine strong musicianship with clear structure and support.
Lessons in our studio go beyond weekly practice check-ins. Students build solid fundamentals, confidence, and consistency, while parents gain clarity, communication, and a plan they can trust. Without thoughtful instruction and guidance, students often stall, lose motivation, or practice inefficiently — making progress feel frustrating instead of rewarding.
When you study with our clarinet and piano teachers, you’re gaining a team that understands how students learn. We focus on age-appropriate goals, effective practice habits, and steady growth, whether a student is just starting out or preparing for auditions and performances.
This is where students grow with skill, confidence, and intention — and where music becomes something they’re proud of, not pressured by.
The Music studio
clarinet performance
In chamber ensembles, wind ensembles, orchestras, and solo settings, my playing is grounded in strong preparation, collaborative awareness, and musical intention.
Beyond performance, I bring the same level of care to guest masterclasses and educational engagements — offering students and ensembles practical insight, musical clarity, and meaningful artistic connection.
I also love collaborating with composers and bringing new music to life.
Contact me about solo engagements or my clarinet trio, Chaos Incarné.
About Adella
Clarinetist Adella Carlson is a performer, educator, and entrepreneur passionate about increasing the social relevance and accessibility of classical music while improving the working lives of contemporary musicians. In her primary role, Adella is the CEO of Adella Carlson Studios, LLC. As the creator of The Musician’s Assistant, a virtual assistant service for musicians, Adella partners with entrepreneurial musicians who are building serious, long-term careers via unique paths in the classical music industry. She has previously held positions as the UNCG School of Music Administrative Assistant and the Ensemble Manager for the Greensboro Symphony Youth Orchestras.
As a performer, Adella is equally at home in solo, chamber, and large ensemble contexts. Adella is a founding member of the Chaos Incarné Clarinet Trio and a section clarinetist in the Piedmont Wind Symphony. She also plays regularly with orchestras throughout North Carolina. Adella has been invited to perform at the American Single Reed Summit, the inaugural HERo Conference, the ICA Low Clarinet Conference, and numerous Clarinetfest conferences. Chaos Incarné was one of the first two ensembles to receive the ICA's Loren Kitt Memorial Award, which is given to emerging ensembles demonstrating excellence in chamber music.
As a soloist, Adella enjoys commissioning, performing, and recording new music. Most recently, she commissioned Trojaborg 2 (Ukrainian) (2024) by Svitlana Azarova, and premiered the piece at Clarinetfest 2024 in Dublin, Ireland. Adella’s primary teachers include Christopher Howard, Andy Hudson, and Anthony Taylor.
Adella earned her MM in Clarinet Performance from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and her Bachelor of Arts in Music Performance from Eastern Connecticut State University, graduating summa cum laude from the University Honors Program. As a student at UNCG, Adella was principal clarinetist of the University Symphony Orchestra and Wind Ensemble, a Student Manager in the Harold Schiffman Music Library, the Ensemble Manager for the School of Music, and an intern for the Raleigh-based ensemble earspace. During her time at Eastern, Adella won the New England Intercollegiate Band Festival Solo Competition as well as receiving multiple awards from the music department and university, including the 2019 Undergraduate Creative Activity Fellowship and the 2020 Outstanding Honors Thesis Award for her project, “Leonard Bernstein and the Twentieth Century Crisis of Faith.”
Adella has spent summers at Brevard Music Center and the Philadelphia International Music Festival, studying with Steve Cohen and Ricardo Morales, and interning for the Hartford Symphony Orchestra’s Talcott Mountain Music Festival and the International Clarinet Association.
