Trumpet Teaching
I help students of all ages and ability levels achieve greater ease of playing, enjoyment and self expression on the trumpet. Every student is unique. It is my goal to help students bring a personal approach to their trumpet playing while honoring accepted principles of style and tradition.
These are some of the things I work on with my students:
-Sound
-Musicality
-Range
-Articulation
-Style
-Reading and transposition
-Solos
-Etudes
-Orchestral repertoire
Jazz Teaching
I am experienced as a jazz player, composer and arranger. I can help students to understand the fundamentals of jazz style, harmony and improvisation.
These are some of the things I work on with jazz students.
-Swing
-Improvisation
-Theory and harmony
-Composition
-Arranging
-Rudimentary keyboard skills
-Transcription
-Technique and lines
-Tunes