Trumpet Lessons Nassau County, FL

Instruments: Piano, Voice, Trumpet, French Horn, Music

I think real-world application is the most important part of any educational curriculum. No matter the subject or the age/experience of the student, I begin with the traditional structures taught by universities and personalize the curriculum based on my students' learning/application goals--i.e. to teach, perform, or compose professionally/as a hobby in different formats/genres. In group teaching situations, I ensure a wide variety of approaches to each subject and encourage students to choose the approach that works the best for them. Read More

Instruments: Trumpet, Trombone, Euphonium, Tuba

I am a passionate and motivated teacher of of trumpet and jazz improvisation. I have contributed articles on jazz studies and trumpet fundamentals for the International Trumpet Guild Journal. I have performed all over the world in a variety of musical settings from salsa to jazz to classical. I have performed artists such as Ricardo Lemvo and Makina Loca, Chris Calloway and Cab Calloway's Legacy of Swing, jazz saxophonist Teddy Edwards, the Los Angeles Opera, and the Los Angeles Southeast Symphony. Read More

Instruments: Trumpet, Trombone, French Horn, Tuba

My methods are based on proper and correct techniques gained over many years of experience in teaching and studying the trumpet. Arbans, clark and collin flexebilities are used with my students to a great success. As time has passed my focus has improved and i teach beginners and advanced students how to focus. Weather it is practice or performance focus is an integral part of music and the better you learn to focus the greater levels of achievement are reached and the greater the success becomes. Read More

Instruments: Piano, Trumpet, Trombone, Euphonium, French Horn, Tuba, Music, Keyboard

My methods definitely vary depending on the level and experience of the student. However, the fundamental exercises and order of warming up is very similar throughout the different levels of experience. It would start with long tones, then we would move on to lip slurs, then scale exercises and after that we would love on to music and etudes. For beginners I would work on embouchure technique and figure out what works best for them, and at the same time is also efficient in improving. Read More

Instruments: Trumpet, Trombone, Drums, Euphonium, French Horn, Tuba

My teaching experience began in college as an arranger, and in assisting staff at Rickards high school in Tallahassee I later became the percussion instructor at Deerfield beach high school, and the brass director at Miami carol city senior high, I am currently the assistant band director, and assistant conductor at Miramar high school. All my students have gone on to obtain partial and full music scholarships to prestigious universities. Read More