Trumpet Lessons Pottawattamie County, IA

Instruments: Piano, Guitar, Voice, Trumpet, Trombone, Drums, Bass Guitar, Synthesizer, Keyboard, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar

Hello! My name is PJ. I was born and raised in Central Florida, and I’ve spent the last 3 years in Central Iowa with my partner Libby, and our lovely and talented 4 year old daughter, Janie Rose. I have been a professional musician for almost 20 years, four of which I spent playing trumpet, guitar, bass, and singing in the US Marine Corp Band. For the last decade, I have made my living as a multi-instrumentalist and singer, entertaining thousands on stages across the country and around the world. Read More

Instruments: Piano, Trumpet, Organ, Accordion, Euphonium, French Horn, Tuba, Keyboard

I am not only a passionate and dedicated performer, but teacher as well. I love to share my knowledge and love of music with students of all ages. I have played music since the age of 4 on a variety of instruments, my main knowledge being in brass and piano. I try to do as many performance opportunities as I can so I can meet more musicians myself, connect with others, and find performance opportunities for my students. Read More

Instruments: Piano, Guitar, Trumpet, Bass Guitar, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar

Music is my first passion and being able to share the experience of learning and instrument is an incredible privilege. This spring I will graduate from the University of Iowa with a Bachelors of Music with a specialty in Music Therapy and Trumpet performance. During my time at the University of Iowa I played jazz shows with combos, big bands, wind ensembles, symphony groups and more. I also played with rock, funk and pop groups outside of school and in my free time. Read More

Instruments: Piano, Voice, Trumpet, Saxophone, Oboe, Keyboard

I truly feel that meeting the students where they are at. At the first lesson I would bring the music necessary for lesson and get to know them. I would introduce solo repertoire and teach notes and musicianship through these lessons. I think that given the opportunity ALL students can succeed. This is done through repetition and practice. I try to find what type of music the students are interested in an first focus on those and then expand their thoughts. Read More

Instruments: Piano, Voice, Trumpet, Trombone, Saxophone, Flute, Clarinet, Ukulele, Recorder, French Horn, Tuba, Music, Keyboard

The most important parts of learning any instrument is reading music and posture/hand positions. On piano I typically use Faber's Piano Adventure series. I've found that this series teaches the fundamentals in a fun and easy way. On brass and woodwind instruments I would start a beginner with the Standard of Excellence series and supplement with the Rubank method books. With ukulele I like to start with Hal Leonard method books and then shift to Johnson's Ukulele Aerobics. Read More