Trumpet Lessons Alexandria County, VA

Instruments: Piano, Guitar, Trumpet, Saxophone, Flute, Clarinet, French Horn, Oboe, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar

For beginning students I start with basics: learning how to hold the instrument, put it together, etc. Then when that is solid we learn a few notes. From there we go to the Rubank books. At the same time, we start reading music that I find appropriate for them. For adults, it depends on what they want to learn. Popular songs or songs they request. But I also push for technical mastery of the instrument so I push for knowledge of scales and then keep pushing with more challenging/fun pieces. Read More

Instruments: Trumpet, Ukulele

I'm a passionate educator and musician who enjoys sharing my love for music with students. I have experience with Trumpet performance in a wide range of settings from Orchestral brass sections to Jazz combos. My graduate studies were completed in New York at SUNY Purchase under the tutelage of Jon Faddis. I have been fortunate to have many amazing performance opportunities, including: Tour of England and Wales, Tour of Austria and Germany, 5 National Brass Band Competitions, performances at Dizzy's Coca Cola Club and The Bluenote. Read More

Instruments: Trumpet, Music, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar

Because of how unique and diverse a student's goals, needs, and experience are, my teaching style varies greatly between student to student. The work we typically do is a combination of working on fundamentals, etudes, solo repertoire, sight reading, basic music theory, listening skills, improvising, and composition. Through engaging with music in these different ways of thinking and processing information students gain perspectives from various different sources, making practice efficient and effective, their understanding of the content deep, and performing fun. Read More

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

The first lesson I ever gave was my junior year of high school. It was to a younger student down the hill at the middle school. A trombone lesson. At that moment I knew I wanted to teach. But not just music. I try to teach lessons of life as well. How to better yourself, how to help others, how to make people happy or remorseful, laugh, cry, dance, sing! Read More

Instruments: Piano, Trumpet, Trombone, French Horn, Tuba

For the very beginners, I like to use Essential Elements 2000 or Standard of Excellence Book. Depending on the student's development the next step will be H.L Clarke's Technical Studies. After this, I would find easy music that the student can identify with and be interested in, such as Disney books, Harry Potter,etc. For the more advanced high school students, they will also use Clarke's Technical Studies, Arban's Complete Conservatory Method for trumpet, and Rubank Method Books which come in Elementary, Intermediate and Advanced levels. Read More