Trumpet Lessons West

Instruments: Piano, Trumpet, Trombone, Bass Guitar, Synthesizer, Euphonium, Tuba

I enjoy motivating without fear or guilt. I push students to grow and redefine what they are capable of. I love to see students progress from lesson to lesson. My all time favorite quote in lessons is "in Music nothing is difficult it is just unfamiliar." This means anything can be achieved with practice. Slow, careful, intentional and methodical practice. I am particularly interested in Neuroscience and how it can be applied to music. Read More

Instruments: Piano, Trumpet, Trombone, Euphonium, Tuba, Keyboard

My teaching experience first began on the marching band field for my local high school. It admittedly was a welcome challenge, yet it also helped me realize how important music education is to our lives. After that I found myself as an on-site substitute teacher at the Saturday Conservatory of Music in Pasadena, CA. These engagements were all the more based on individual curriculum, and I embraced my most valuable assets, being patience and understanding. Read More

Instruments: Piano, Guitar, Voice, Trumpet, Trombone, Saxophone, Clarinet, French Horn, Piccolo

I am currently employed in East County as the choral and band director for an incredible middle school. Before that I was the director of music, bands, choirs, and performing arts in Harrison, New Jersey, right outside New York City. I have a Bachelor of Music and Theatre Arts from New Jersey City University where I also performed as a graduate student enrolled in Music Education with a concentration in French Horn Studies.My pedagogy in both instrumental and vocal studies has allowed me to bring a unique and diverse perspective in the both vocal and instrumental ensembles. Read More

Instruments: Trumpet

My teaching style is very meticulous and detail oriented in order to assure that my students avoid developing bad habits that will effect their playing in the future. I hope to promote excellence in my students no matter the level of their playing or the pace of their progress. The most important thing to me, however, is that they enjoy playing trumpet and that they put in the effort to improve. Read More

Instruments: Piano, Voice, Trumpet, Trombone, Saxophone, Flute, Clarinet, Drums, Synthesizer, Recorder, French Horn, Tuba, Piccolo, Mallet Percussion, English Horn, Conga, Latin Percussion, Music, Keyboard

I have been teaching since 1990 while at Cal Poly University. I am also professionally sanctioned to provide music instruction [by Lori J.R. Huff/Cal Poly University]! I have provided instruction for Ontario Music, All That's Music/Chino, Arise Academy of the Arts/Pomona on various instruments! I can professionally provide quality musical instruction on the following: Flute, Piccolo, Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Soprano/Alto/Tenor/Bari Saxophones, Trumpet, French Horn, Tenor/Baritone Horn, Trombone, Mellophone, Sousaphone/Tuba, Marching Drums, Drum Set, Percussions, Piano/Keyboards/Synthesizers, as well as beginner to advanced theory [focusing on modal counterpoint, rhythmic patterns, and harmony structures!]. Read More